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Inside the Alaa M. Trial #87: Déjà Vu

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Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #87 Hearing Date: October 31, 2024      CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.     Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript

Voices of Survival: Syrian Accounts of Chemical Attacks by Government Forces and ISIS

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Witness testimony documented by SJAC confirms that both the Syrian government and ISIS have utilized chemical warfare and provides new information on the impact of these attacks on the civilians who survived them

Inside the Alaa M. Trial #86: “Dirty Work”

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Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #86 Hearing Date: October 10, 2024     CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.    Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript

Inside the Ahmad H. Trial #12: The Defense's Work Philosophy

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Hanseatic Higher Regional Court – Hamburg, Germany  Trial Monitoring Summary #12 Hearing Dates: September 10 & 11, 2024     CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Note that this summary is not

Inside the Mohammed A. and Asmael K. Trial #11: Accomplices to Crimes

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Higher Regional Court – Düsseldorf, Germany Trial Monitoring Report #11 Hearing Date: September 5 & 6, 2024     CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.    Note that this summary is not a

Inside the Alaa M. Trial #85: The First Syrian Female Witness

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Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #85 Hearing Date: October 1 & 2, 2024     CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.    Note that this summary is not a

Human Rights Violations in Syria - October 2024

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SJAC’s human rights violations map compiles data collected by our field team of documentation coordinators.

Syrian Journalists Face Deportation and Repression in Türkiye

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Syrian journalists and activists are facing an increasingly dangerous situation in Türkiye. With shifting political dynamics and heightened scrutiny from Turkish authorities, Syrian reporters are subjected to threats that compromise

Syria Remains Unsafe Despite Misleading Media Attention on German Court Ruling

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In August, the Higher Administrative Court (OVG) Münster ruled that Syria is no longer generally unsafe, prompting a wave of media outcry. Many outlets have portrayed this ruling as a

Human Rights Violations in Syria - September 2024

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SJAC’s human rights violations map compiles data collected by our field team of documentation coordinators.