Lafarge on trial – part 5: what could possibly lead to this?

In partnership with Justice Info, international law professor Sharon Weill and 11 students at Sciences Po Paris are providing weekly coverage of the Lafarge trial taking place in the French capital.  Originally Published on Justice

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Returns to Syria Remain Unsafe: Insights From a Recent German Court Ruling

One year after the fall of the Assad government, the EU has continued to grapple with how to respond to Syrians’ claims for protection. On October 31, 2025, the Cologne Administrative Court in Germany issued

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Inside the Mahmoud S. Trial #02: Plaintiffs’ Testimonies

TRIAL OF Mahmoud S. Solna District Court – Solna, Sweden Trial Monitoring Summary #02 Hearing Date: November 5, 6, and 7, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture, rape or other violent acts.

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Inside the Alaa M. Trial #108: Life Sentence, Particular Gravity of Guilt, and Preventive Detention: The End of 3,5 Years of A Truth-Finding Process

TRIAL OF ALAA M. Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #108 Hearing Date: June 16, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture, rape or other violent acts. Note that this

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Lafarge on Trial - Part 4: re-humanising the hearings

In partnership with Justice Info, international law professor Sharon Weill and 11 students at Sciences Po Paris are providing weekly coverage of the Lafarge trial taking place in the French capital.   Originally Published on Justice

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Safeguarding Syria’s Reconstruction: Why Anti-Corruption Must Come First

Syria is entering a new phase, one marked by renewed public engagement and growing international interest in reconstruction. Recent crowdfunding campaigns and early reconstruction initiatives have generated a sense of possibility that has been absent

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Lafarge on Trial - Part 3: Tracing the flow of funds to terrorist groups

In partnership with Justice Info, international law professor Sharon Weill and eleven students at Sciences Po Paris are providing weekly coverage of the Lafarge trial in France. Originally Published on Justice Info 1 December 2025

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Inside the Twana H.S. and Asia R.A. Trial #7:  Retraumatization and Conflict in Court

TRIAL OF TWANA H.S. AND ASIA R.A.    Higher Regional Court – Munich, Germany       Trial Monitoring Summary #7     Hearing Date: July 29, 30 & 31, 2025         CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture,

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A Detainee's Journey through Assad's Security System - Detainee #6013

These documents reveal patterns of abuses by the many branches of the Assad military and intelligence apparatus.

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Lafarge on Trial - Part 2: White-Collar Terror Trial

In partnership with Justice Info, Professor of international law Sharon Weill and eleven students at Sciences Po Paris are covering the Lafarge trial daily, providing a weekly ethnography of the trial. Originally Published on Justice

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Inside the Majdi N. Trial #19: Testimony of Syrian Witness on the Detention of Civilians after the Attack on Adra Al-Omaliya

TRIAL OF MAJDI N.  Court of Assize – Paris, France     Trial Monitoring Summary #19  Hearing Date: May 19, 2025  CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture, rape or other violent acts.     Note that this

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Documentation

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Trial monitoring

SJAC provides regular updates and analysis on the ongoing trials of Syrian perpetrators Anwar R. and Eyad A.
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Missing Persons

SJAC works with Syrian Missing Persons and Forensic Team in Northeast Syria to investigate the fates of those missing due to ISIS crimes
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