Inside the Raslan trial #6: Torture, an Insider Witness, and Facebook
TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 6 Hearing dates of July 1, 2, 3, & 6, 2020 >>Trial
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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