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PRESS RELEASE: Syrian journalist and human rights organization secure access to Arabic translation of the Anwar Raslan trial

PRESS RELEASE: Syrian journalist and human rights organization secure access to Arabic translation of the Anwar Raslan trial

Berlin/Koblenz, 19 August 2020 – Accredited Arabic-speaking journalists will finally have access to simultaneous German-Arabic interpretation during the world’s first trial on Syrian state torture before the Higher Regional

PRESS RELEASE: SJAC Petitions German Constitutional Court to obtain Arabic language translation for Syrian Victims

PRESS RELEASE: SJAC Petitions German Constitutional Court to obtain Arabic language translation for Syrian Victims

Berlin, 14 August 2020 – Language barriers are a significant hurdle for Syrians who want to follow and report on the first trial about state torture in Syria [https://syriaaccountability.org/

Inside the Raslan Trial #5: The First Insider Witness Testifies

Inside the Raslan Trial #5: The First Insider Witness Testifies

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 5 Hearing dates of June 24 & 25, 2020 >>Trial Report 6

Witness or Suspect? The Trial of Anwar Raslan and Eyad Al Gharib

Witness or Suspect? The Trial of Anwar Raslan and Eyad Al Gharib

As the trial of Anwar Raslan and Eyad Al-Gharib [https://syriaaccountability.org/updates/2020/03/26/sjac-to-monitor-first-trial-of-senior-government-official/] enters its fifth month, a recurring issue surrounds the initial police questioning of

Inside the Raslan Trial #4: Victims Testify

Inside the Raslan Trial #4: Victims Testify

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 4 Hearing dates of June 3, 4, & 5, 2020 >>Trial Report

“They made me do it” - Necessity and Duress Defenses

“They made me do it” - Necessity and Duress Defenses

A big moment in the trial of Anwar Raslan and Eyad Al Gharib [https://syriaaccountability.org/updates/2020/03/26/sjac-to-monitor-first-trial-of-senior-government-official/] came on May 18 when Anwar Raslan’s defense

Inside the Raslan Trial #3: Details on Branch 251

Inside the Raslan Trial #3: Details on Branch 251

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 3 Hearing dates of May 27, 28 & 29, 2020 >>Trial Report

Inside the Anwar Raslan Trial #2: Raslan speaks (through his lawyer)

Inside the Anwar Raslan Trial #2: Raslan speaks (through his lawyer)

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 2 Hearing dates of May 18 & 19, 2020 >>Trial Report 3

Turkey Has Opened the Door to the European Court of Human Rights for Syrian Victims

Turkey Has Opened the Door to the European Court of Human Rights for Syrian Victims

As most readers will be aware, Syrian victims of the nine-year conflict in their country have scant opportunities for justice. Russia has repeatedly vetoed efforts to refer the situation to

Inside the Anwar Raslan trial #1: the first four days

Inside the Anwar Raslan trial #1: the first four days

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 1 Hearing dates of April 23, 24, 27, 28 & 29, 2020 >>