{"id":2898,"date":"2023-02-26T18:42:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T17:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/?page_id=2898"},"modified":"2026-02-20T20:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:37:45","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]            <div id=\"pencifeatured_cat_56850\" class=\"penci-featured-cat-sc\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <section class=\"home-featured-cat mag-cat-style-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"penci-border-arrow penci-homepage-title penci-magazine-title style-5 pcalign-left pciconp-right pcicon-right\">\n                                <h3 class=\"inner-arrow\">\n                                    <span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/news\/\">NEWS<\/a>                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"home-featured-cat-wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"home-featured-cat-content pwf-id-default style-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                    <ul class=\"penci-grid penci-grid-maglayout penci-fea-cat-style-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"grid-style\">\n    <article id=\"post-6115\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cover24012026-585x390.jpg\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/kobani-under-siege-rapid-humanitarian-deterioration-amid-road-closures-and-restricted-access\/\"\n                       title=\"Kobani Under Siege: Rapid Humanitarian Deterioration Amid Road Closures and Restricted Access\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"grid-header-box\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/kobani-under-siege-rapid-humanitarian-deterioration-amid-road-closures-and-restricted-access\/\">Kobani Under Siege: Rapid Humanitarian Deterioration Amid Road Closures and Restricted Access<\/a>\n            <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-25T00:49:03+01:00\">January 25, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Saturday, 24 January 2026 The Kurdish city of Kobani, in the eastern countryside of Aleppo governorate, is facing a rapid and alarming deterioration in its &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-url url fn n\">editor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-25T00:49:03+01:00\">January 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"grid-style\">\n    <article id=\"post-6088\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cover23012026-585x390.png\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/en-widespread-public-rejection-of-government-forces-entering-al-hasakah-and-kobani\/\"\n                       title=\"Deep Distrust and Fear of Abuses: Widespread Public Rejection of Government Forces Entering al-Hasakah and Kobani\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"grid-header-box\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/en-widespread-public-rejection-of-government-forces-entering-al-hasakah-and-kobani\/\">Deep Distrust and Fear of Abuses: Widespread Public Rejection of Government Forces Entering al-Hasakah and Kobani<\/a>\n            <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-23T16:24:52+01:00\">January 23, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Friday, 23 January 2026 Northeast Syria is experiencing a rapidly escalating and deeply alarming situation, marked by ongoing military confrontations and their severe humanitarian and &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-url url fn n\">editor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-23T16:24:52+01:00\">January 23, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"grid-style\">\n    <article id=\"post-6064\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cover20012026-585x390.png\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/en-dangerous-military-escalation-and-worsening-humanitarian-crisis-in-nes\/\"\n                       title=\"Human Rights Briefing: Dangerous Military Escalation and Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Northeast Syria\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"grid-header-box\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/en-dangerous-military-escalation-and-worsening-humanitarian-crisis-in-nes\/\">Human Rights Briefing: Dangerous Military Escalation and Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Northeast Syria<\/a>\n            <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-20T20:54:39+01:00\">January 20, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Northeast Syria is witnessing a dangerous military and security escalation, accompanied by a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation. Within only a few days, these developments have &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-url url fn n\">editor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-20T20:54:39+01:00\">January 20, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"grid-style\">\n    <article id=\"post-6017\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cover14012026-585x390.png\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/briefing-on-grave-violations-and-humanitarian-conditions-in-sheikh-maqsoud-and-ashrafieh-aleppo\/\"\n                       title=\"Briefing on Grave Violations and Humanitarian Conditions in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh, Aleppo\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"grid-header-box\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/briefing-on-grave-violations-and-humanitarian-conditions-in-sheikh-maqsoud-and-ashrafieh-aleppo\/\">Briefing on Grave Violations and Humanitarian Conditions in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh, Aleppo<\/a>\n            <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-14T17:13:36+01:00\">January 14, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Verified information indicate that civilians in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo have been subjected to serious violations, including public humiliation, threats, arbitrary &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-url url fn n\">editor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-14T17:13:36+01:00\">January 14, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                    <\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/section>\n\t\t\t\n            <\/div><!-- penci-featured-cat-sc -->\n\t\t\t            <style>\n                            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    <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta mag-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-23T01:07:26+02:00\">April 23, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-url url fn n\">editor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-23T01:07:26+02:00\">April 23, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mag-photo\">\n    <div class=\"magcat-thumb hentry\">\n\t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/justice-through-victims-eyes-in-syria\/\"\n           class=\"mag-overlay-photo\"><\/a>\n\t\t            <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n               data-bgset=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cover04032026-585x390.jpg\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/justice-through-victims-eyes-in-syria\/\" title=\"Justice Through Victims\u2019 Eyes: Victims\u2019 Genuine Priorities in Transitional Justice in Syria\">\n            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"magcat-detail\">\n            <h3 class=\"magcat-titlte entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/justice-through-victims-eyes-in-syria\/\">Justice Through Victims\u2019 Eyes: Victims\u2019 Genuine Priorities in Transitional Justice in Syria<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta mag-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-04T00:07:51+01:00\">March 4, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-url url fn n\">editor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-04T00:07:51+01:00\">March 4, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mag-photo\">\n    <div class=\"magcat-thumb hentry\">\n\t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/jan2026-escalation-in-northeastern-syria-civilian-harm-from-aleppo-to-alhasakah\/\"\n           class=\"mag-overlay-photo\"><\/a>\n\t\t            <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n               data-bgset=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cover24022026.jpeg\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/jan2026-escalation-in-northeastern-syria-civilian-harm-from-aleppo-to-alhasakah\/\" title=\"From Aleppo to Al-Hasakah: Civilians Caught Between Bombardment, Disappearances, and Attacks on Dignity and Identity\">\n            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"magcat-detail\">\n            <h3 class=\"magcat-titlte entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/jan2026-escalation-in-northeastern-syria-civilian-harm-from-aleppo-to-alhasakah\/\">From Aleppo to Al-Hasakah: Civilians Caught Between Bombardment, Disappearances, and Attacks on Dignity and Identity<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta mag-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T01:06:58+01:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-url url fn n\">editor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T01:06:58+01:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mag-photo\">\n    <div class=\"magcat-thumb hentry\">\n\t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/outcomes-of-the-fourth-annual-victims-forum-in-northern-syria\/\"\n           class=\"mag-overlay-photo\"><\/a>\n\t\t            <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n               data-bgset=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-2-585x390.jpg\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/outcomes-of-the-fourth-annual-victims-forum-in-northern-syria\/\" title=\"The Fourth Victims\u2019 Forum: Towards Safe Return and Comprehensive Justice in the New Syria\">\n            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"magcat-detail\">\n            <h3 class=\"magcat-titlte entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/outcomes-of-the-fourth-annual-victims-forum-in-northern-syria\/\">The Fourth Victims\u2019 Forum: Towards Safe Return and Comprehensive Justice in the New Syria<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta mag-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-30T04:55:52+01:00\">October 30, 2025<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-url url fn n\">editor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-30T04:55:52+01:00\">October 30, 2025<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/section>\n\t\t\t\n            <\/div><!-- penci-featured-cat-sc -->\n\t\t\t            <style>\n                            <\/style>\n\t\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]                <div id=\"pencilatest_posts_61293\" class=\"penci-latest-posts-sc penci-latest-posts-list penci-el-mixed-s1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"penci-border-arrow penci-homepage-title penci-home-latest-posts style-5 pcalign-left pciconp-right pcicon-right\">\n                            <h3 class=\"inner-arrow\">\n                                <span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>LATEST POSTS<\/span>                                <\/span>\n                            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        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<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"content-list-right content-list-center\">\n            <div class=\"header-list-style\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"cat\"><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-4\" href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/editors-picks\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Editor's Picks<\/span><\/a><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-187\" href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/mpfp-publications-resources\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">MPFP Publications &amp; Resources<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n                <h2 class=\"penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title_df\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/mou-between-mpfp-nes-and-iimp\/\">Strengthening Cooperation on the Issue of Missing Persons: MoU between MPFP-NES and IIMP<\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-url url fn n\">editor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-24T01:44:47+02:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <span class=\"otherl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-24T01:44:47+02:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 17 March 2026, the Missing Persons\u2019 Families Platform in North and East Syria (MPFP-NES) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria &#8230;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-post penci-item-listp\">\n    <article id=\"post-6386\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cover19042026-585x390.jpg\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/empowering-victims-to-counter-hate-speech-in-syria\/\"\n                       title=\"Empowering Victims to Counter Hate Speech in Syria\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"content-list-right content-list-center\">\n            <div class=\"header-list-style\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"cat\"><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/thematic-reports\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Thematic Reports<\/span><\/a><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-4\" href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/editors-picks\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Editor's Picks<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n                <h2 class=\"penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title_df\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/empowering-victims-to-counter-hate-speech-in-syria\/\">Empowering Victims to Counter Hate Speech in Syria<\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-url url fn n\">editor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-23T01:07:26+02:00\">April 23, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <span class=\"otherl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-23T01:07:26+02:00\">April 23, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Introduction This paper is part of an initiative to develop a more grounded and structured local approach to addressing hate speech in the Syrian context. It is informed by an &#8230;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-post penci-item-listp\">\n    <article id=\"post-6357\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cover20042026-585x390.jpg\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/position-statement-on-renewing-the-mandate-of-the-international-commission-of-inquiry-on-syria\/\"\n                       title=\"Position Statement by Syrian and International Organizations on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"content-list-right content-list-center\">\n            <div class=\"header-list-style\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"cat\"><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-4\" href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/editors-picks\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Editor's Picks<\/span><\/a><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-27\" href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/press-releases\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Press Releases<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n                <h2 class=\"penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title_df\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/position-statement-on-renewing-the-mandate-of-the-international-commission-of-inquiry-on-syria\/\">Position Statement by Syrian and International Organizations on the Renewal of the Mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria<\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-url url fn n\">editor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-20T15:02:41+02:00\">April 20, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <span class=\"otherl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-20T15:02:41+02:00\">April 20, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The undersigned Syrian civil society organisations and international and regional organisations welcome the renewal of the mandate of the International Commission of Inquiry on Syria at the 61st Session of &#8230;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-post penci-item-listp\">\n    <article id=\"post-6343\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cover07042026-585x390.png\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/kurdish-applicants-registered-as-syrian-arabs-in-violation-of-decree-no-13-of-2026\/\"\n                       title=\"Kurdish Applicants Registered as \u201cSyrian Arabs\u201d in Violation of Decree No. 13 of 2026\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"content-list-right content-list-center\">\n            <div class=\"header-list-style\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"cat\"><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-4\" href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/editors-picks\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Editor's Picks<\/span><\/a><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-239\" href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/nsvh-publications\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">NSVH Publications<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n                <h2 class=\"penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title_df\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/kurdish-applicants-registered-as-syrian-arabs-in-violation-of-decree-no-13-of-2026\/\">Kurdish Applicants Registered as \u201cSyrian Arabs\u201d in Violation of Decree No. 13 of 2026<\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-url url fn n\">editor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-07T21:03:30+02:00\">April 7, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <span class=\"otherl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-07T21:03:30+02:00\">April 7, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tuesday \u2013 7 April 2026 The Network of Statelessness Victims in al-Hasakah (NSVH) has documented, through field monitoring at nationality application centres across the governorate, recurring cases in which Kurdish &#8230;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-post penci-item-listp\">\n    <article id=\"post-6332\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cover06042026-585x390.png\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/nationality-application-process-begins-for-kurds-in-alhasakah\/\"\n                       title=\"Launch of Nationality Applications for Unregistered Kurds in Syria\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"content-list-right content-list-center\">\n            <div class=\"header-list-style\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"cat\"><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-4\" href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/editors-picks\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Editor's Picks<\/span><\/a><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-239\" href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/nsvh-publications\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">NSVH Publications<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n                <h2 class=\"penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title_df\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/nationality-application-process-begins-for-kurds-in-alhasakah\/\">Launch of Nationality Applications for Unregistered Kurds in Syria<\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-url url fn n\">editor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-06T22:41:39+02:00\">April 6, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <span class=\"otherl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-06T22:41:39+02:00\">April 6, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Monday \u2013 6 April 2026 As of today, nationality application centres have begun accepting applications from unregistered Syrian Kurds covered by Decree No. 13 of 2026, marking an important first &#8230;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-post penci-item-listp\">\n    <article id=\"post-6316\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cover18032026-585x390.jpg\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/en-dialogue-session-on-challenges-in-implementing-decree-13-and-restoring-citizenship\/\"\n                       title=\"\u200fDialogue Session Examines Practical Challenges in Implementing Decree No. 13 and Restoring Citizenship\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"content-list-right content-list-center\">\n            <div class=\"header-list-style\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"cat\"><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-4\" href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/editors-picks\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Editor's Picks<\/span><\/a><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-239\" href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/nsvh-publications\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">NSVH Publications<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n                <h2 class=\"penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title_df\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/en-dialogue-session-on-challenges-in-implementing-decree-13-and-restoring-citizenship\/\">\u200fDialogue Session Examines Practical Challenges in Implementing Decree No. 13 and Restoring Citizenship<\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-url url fn n\">editor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-19T02:01:55+01:00\">March 19, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <span class=\"otherl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-19T02:01:55+01:00\">March 19, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>On Monday, 16 March 2026, the Network of Statelessness Victims in al-Hasakah (NSVH), in collaboration with the Protection and Legal Unit of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), &#8230;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-post penci-item-listp\">\n    <article id=\"post-6226\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cover04032026-585x390.jpg\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/justice-through-victims-eyes-in-syria\/\"\n                       title=\"Justice Through Victims\u2019 Eyes: Victims\u2019 Genuine Priorities in Transitional Justice in Syria\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"content-list-right content-list-center\">\n            <div class=\"header-list-style\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"cat\"><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-4\" href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/editors-picks\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Editor's Picks<\/span><\/a><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/thematic-reports\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Thematic Reports<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n                <h2 class=\"penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title_df\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/hevdesti.org\/en\/justice-through-victims-eyes-in-syria\/\">Justice Through Victims\u2019 Eyes: Victims\u2019 Genuine Priorities in Transitional Justice in Syria<\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-url url fn n\">editor<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-04T00:07:51+01:00\">March 4, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <span class=\"otherl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-04T00:07:51+01:00\">March 4, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Executive Summary: This analytical paper presents a concise synthesis of the outcomes of \u201cJustice Space\u201d, one of Synergy Association\u2019s initiatives. 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