The family of the detainee Basil Khartabil al-Safadi (1981) have come to know that he was killed whilst detained by the Syrian regime intelligence. According to the announcement made by his fiance, Noura Ghazi, the intelligence killed al-Safadi days following his transferal to Adra Prison in Damascus on 3/10/2015. A Syrian of Palestinian origin, Safadi […]
Suicide Bombing in Rural Idlib
A suicide bomber detonated himself in the headquarters of one a battalion of the armed opposition in Tal al-Tuqan village (rural Idlib), killing 16 people and injuring several others. The channel “A’maq”- which belongs to ISIS- announced that the organisation were responsible for the bombing. According to a press release of Ahrar al-Shaam, the bombing […]
Agreement Reached to Forcibly Remove Residents of al-Wa’er
The negotiating committees of those representing the residents of the al-Wa’er district of Homs and the Syrian regime have reached an agreement to forcibly remove a section of the residents of the district in exchange for the lifting of the siege and handing it over to the Russian side presiding over the agreement. The agreement […]
International Women’s Day: Syrian Women are Victims of Systematic violations
Since 2011, Syrian women have paid a very high cost as a consequence of the violations and crimes committed continuously in the country. An indispensable part of the Syrian tissue, women have been exposed to violations which do not distinguish between men and women, young and old, such as random bombardment, forced displacement and besiegement. […]
Nurse Kidnapped, Tortured and Killed in Aleppo
On Wednesday morning, an armed group kidnapped the nurse Khalid Eskief, who works in the Daqqaq hospital in the al-Sha’aar district of Aleppo which falls under the control of the armed opposition, returning him seven hours later with signs of torture through the use of electricity and sharp tools visible on his body. He died […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 15/10/2015
The death toll in Syria on Thursday 15/10/2015 reached 102 deaths including 26 children, 14 women and two killed under torture. A staggering 66 civilians were killed in Homs; 35 in al-Ghantou (the majority children and women) in Russian airstrikes on one of the shelters, 19 in the town of Tirma’la in Russian airstrikes on […]
Egyptian Security Forces Raid and Seize Syrian Channel
State Security forces in Egypt have raided the headquarters of a Syrian opposition channel based in Cairo and closed it without providing any reasons for doing so. A group of around ten people dressed in civilian clothes arrived at the headquarters of the “Sooriya al-Ghad” (Syria Tomorrow) channel in the 6th October district of Cairo, […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 5/01/2015
The total death toll in Syria on Monday 5/1/2015 reached 20 deaths including two children, two women and one killed under torture. In the capital Damascus and its suburbs eight were killed; one found shot dead in one of the parks of the region, two were killed in shelling, one in clashes with government forces […]
After 699 days of Siege and continuous Shelling: An agreement allowing Fighters to leave Homs
An agreement reached between opposition groups in Homs and the Syrian Regime, under the auspices of the United Nations, has allowed fighters inside the city of Homs to leave. This agreement however, does not include the neighbourhood of al-Wa’ar, which is controlled by opposition fighters. The reaching of this agreement was announced on 4/5/2014, after […]