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Inside the Raslan Trial #26: Was it him or not?

Inside the Raslan Trial #26: Was it him or not?

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 26 Hearing Dates: February 3, 2021 >>Trial Report 27 Inside the Raslan

Inside the Raslan Trial #25: A new room raises old concerns about transparency

Inside the Raslan Trial #25: A new room raises old concerns about transparency

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL-GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 25 Hearing Dates: January 27 & 28, 2021 >>Trial Report 26 Inside the

A Drop in the Ocean: A Preliminary Assessment of the Koblenz Trial on Syrian Torture

A Drop in the Ocean: A Preliminary Assessment of the Koblenz Trial on Syrian Torture

*This blog was originally published in Just Security [https://www.justsecurity.org/75849/a-drop-in-the-ocean-a-preliminary-assessment-of-the-koblenz-trial-on-syrian-torture/] .* April 23 marks one year since the start of the trial of two former Syrian intelligence

PRESS RELEASE: SJAC and ICWC present lessons learned (so far) from the world’s first trial against two former Syrian Intelligence employees

PRESS RELEASE: SJAC and ICWC present lessons learned (so far) from the world’s first trial against two former Syrian Intelligence employees

“Courts seized of these types of allegations should carefully consider how to engage in public outreach to populations most affected by the alleged crimes, including through interpretation services and providing

Inside the Raslan Trial #24: A Clear-eyed view of Al-Khatib

Inside the Raslan Trial #24: A Clear-eyed view of Al-Khatib

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL–GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 24 Hearing Dates: January 13 & 14, 2021 >>Trial Report 25 Inside

Inside the Raslan Trial #23: “I know this man…but he is not Abu Ghadab”

Inside the Raslan Trial #23: “I know this man…but he is not Abu Ghadab”

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 23 Hearing dates of January 6 and 7, 2021 >>Trial Report 24

Inside the Raslan Trial #22: Pregnant at Al-Khatib

Inside the Raslan Trial #22: Pregnant at Al-Khatib

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 22 Hearing Date: December 16, 2020 >>Trial Report 23 Inside the Raslan

Inside the Raslan Trial #21: “There was always hope and fear”

Inside the Raslan Trial #21: “There was always hope and fear”

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 21 Hearing Dates: December 9 & 10, 2020 >>Trial Report 22 Inside

Blackboxing Justice: Greater transparency needed in German universal jurisdiction trials

Blackboxing Justice: Greater transparency needed in German universal jurisdiction trials

On April 23, 2020, Germany was commended on the start of “the world’s first trial on state-torture” [https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/44167-first-time-torture-assad-regime-discussed-in-court.html] . Still, close observers of the

Inside the Raslan Trial #20: Gaining information “by whatever means” – a 30-year veteran of Syrian Intelligence

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