Executive Summary: In mid-March 2023, Nisreen Mohammed, an alias, was astonished when a group of armed men stormed her house in Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê City, blindfolded her husband, handcuffed him…
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Complaint to the United Nations Regarding the Crime of Arbitrary Detention and Torture in Northern Syria
by editorTo the attention of mandate holders: Working Group on arbitrary detention; Special Rapporteur on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; Special Rapporteur on minority issues; Special…
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Northern Syria: Documentation of 82 Arrests in “Olive Branch” and “Peace Spring” Strips During the First Quarter of 2023
by editorIntroduction: Arrests and arbitrary detention committed by Turkish forces and Turkish-backed factions of the opposition Syrian National Army (SNA) continue to take place in the regions of Afrin, Ras al-Ayn/Serê…
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Thematic Reports
Northern Syria: Kurds in Afrin Victims of Lack of Accountability and Continued Impunity
by editorIntroduction: Four Kurdish civilians of the same family were killed and three others were injured, as they were directly shot by fighters of opposition Syrian National Army (SNA) backed by…
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Syria/Afrin: 155 Syrian Organizations Condemn the Killing of Kurdish Civilians on the Eve of Celebrating Newroz
by editorOn the eve of Newroz, corresponding to March 20, 2023, some fighters of Jaysh al-Sharqiya Faction/The Construction and Liberation Movement, affiliated with the Turkish-backed opposition Syrian National Army (SNA), killed…
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118 Syrian Organizations Call on the International Community to Assume Responsibility towards Afrin and all of Syria
by editorFive years have passed since Turkish military forces and a coalition of Türkiye-backed Syrian armed groups took over the entire district of Afrin in northern Syria. Living under occupation, locals…
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Thematic Reports
Where is My Home: Property Rights Violations in Northern Syria Perpetuate Demographic Change
by editorExecutive Summary: Illegal destruction, occupying and property appropriation belonging to civilians, as well as preventing the return of Kurdish families who displaced due to Turkish military operations or blackmailing and…
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Introduction: During 2022, Hevdesti-Synergy Association for Victims documented the arbitrary arrest of at least 633 people, including 40 women and 21 children, in Syria’s Kurdish region of Afrin, at the…
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The Documentation of 135 Arrests in “Peace Spring” and “Olive Branch” Strips during September and October 2022
by editorIntroduction Hevdesti-Synergy Association for Victims documented the arrest of at least 135 persons, including 12 women and 10 children during September and October 2022 in Afrin, Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê and…
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Executive Summary The presence of Yazidi (Ezidi) communities in Syria and the region dates back to ancient times.[1] As a result of multiple genocides, their once-large communities have diminished and…