New Justice Charter Gives Voice to Victims’ Demands
On February 17, 2021, a group of victim and family-led organizations working for justice for detainees and missing persons launched [https://www.facebook.com/events/d41d8cd9/%D8%A5%D8%B7%
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New Report: The State of Justice in Syria, 2021
March 15, 2021 marks the tenth anniversary of the conflict in Syria. While initial steps towards pursuing justice for survivors of human rights abuses have begun, there is still a
Inside the Raslan Trial #20: Gaining information “by whatever means” – a 30-year veteran of Syrian Intelligence
TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 20 Hearing Dates: December 1 & 2, 2020 >>Trial Report 21 Inside
Inside the Raslan Trial #19: Eyewitness Declares 90% Certainty That Raslan Beat Him
TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 19 Hearing dates of November 25 and 26, 2020 >>Trial Report 20
Reflections on the Eyad Al-Gharib Judgment
On February 24, 2021, the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz found Eyad Al-Gharib guilty of aiding and abetting torture and forced imprisonment as crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to
Coverage of the ISIS Beatles Trial Should Avoid Sensationalism and Center Victims
A recent New York Times scandal [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/business/media/new-york-times-caliphate-podcast.html] has renewed discussions on media coverage of ISIS, specifically the danger of sensationalism
Inside the Raslan Trial #18: The Czech and a Journalist: “the corpse’s head knocked against each step”
TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 18 Hearing Dates: November 17, 18 & 19, 2020 >>Trial Report 19
Blackmailing Syrians: Confiscating the Properties of Draft Evaders
Statements made several days ago by Brigadier-General Elias al-Bitar, head of the army’s Exemption and Reserve branch, have sown chaos and confusion among Syrians. Syrian men living outside the
Inside the Raslan Trial #17: A Forensic Analysis of the Caesar Photos
TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 17 Hearing Dates: November 3 & 4, 2020 >>Trial Report 18 Inside