The Syrian Initiative for Fundamental Rights cautions that current IMF and World Bank engagement risks repeating pre-2011 patterns of fiscal austerity, deregulated privatization, and disregard for governance and equity. The
TRIAL OF UNITED STATES V. ALSHEIKH United States District Court for the Central District of California – Los Angeles, USA Trial Monitoring Summary #6 Trial Dates: March 2-6, 2026 CAUTION: Some
TRIAL OF MAHMOUD S. Solna District Court – Stockholm, Sweden Trial Monitoring Summary #19 Hearing Date: March 23, 2026 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture, rape or other
TRIAL OF MAHMOUD S. Solna District Court – Stockholm, Sweden Trial Monitoring Summary #18 Hearing Date: March 17 and 19, 2026 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture, rape
TRIAL OF The Coastal Incidents Military Criminal Court – Aleppo, Syria Trial Monitoring Summary #2 – Assad’s Affiliates Hearing Date: March 8, 2026 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of
TRIAL OF ATEF NAJIB ET AL. The Fourth Criminal Court – Damascus, Syria Trial Monitoring Summary #1 Hearing Date: April 26, 2026 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture,
Trial reports from the Atef Najib trial will be available here (ENGLISH/ARABIC). On Sunday, April 26, 2026, the first prosecution of a former Assad official in Syria began at
The partners recommend restoring the legislative function to a genuinely representative parliament, strengthening the principle of separation of powers, ensuring judicial independence, and consolidating a culture of the rule of
TRIAL OF TWANA H.S. AND ASIA R.A. Higher Regional Court – Munich, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #19 Hearing Date: December 10 & December 11, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony may
TRIAL OF MAHMOUD S. Solna District Court – Stockholm, Sweden Trial Monitoring Summary #17 Hearing Date: March 9 and 10, 2026 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture, rape