TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL-GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 49 Hearing Dates: October 13 & 14, 2021     CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Summaries/Highlights:[1] Day 97 – October 13, 2021 P54, a former Syrian military pilot testified about Raslan’s defection and how Raslan helped the […]

  Starting in May 2020, SJAC began publishing trial reports for the case against Anwar Raslan and Eyad Al-Gharib. SJAC’s trial reports were one of the only records of this trial, with English and Arabic summaries available since day one. Unfortunately, since January 2021, SJAC has only been able to offer abridged Arabic summaries of […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 48 Hearing Date: October 6, 2021   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Summaries/Highlights:[1] Day 96 – October 6, 2021 P53, a 36-year-old Syrian and brother-in-law of P32 told the court about his relation to P32 and her family. However, contrary […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL-GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 47 Hearing Dates: September 29 & 30, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Summaries/Highlights:[1] Day 94 – September 29, 2021 Criminal […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL-GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 46 Hearing Dates: September 8 & 9, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Summaries/Highlights:[1] Day 92 – September 8, 2021 P50, […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL-GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 45 Hearing Dates: September 1 & 2, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Summaries/Highlights:[1] Day 90 – September 1, 2021 P48 […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL-GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 44 Hearing Dates: August 25 & 26, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here. CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Summaries/Highlights:[1] Day 88 – August 25, 2021 P46, a […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 43 Hearing Dates: August 18 & 19, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 86—August 18, 2021 The Court first heard the […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 42 Hearing Dates: July 21 & 22, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 84 – July 21, 2021 P42, a […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 41 Hearing Dates: July 14 &15, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 82 – July 14, 2021 P40, a 28-year-old […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL-GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 40 Hearing Date: July 07, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here. CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] Day 81 – July 07, 2021 P39, a plaintiff […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL-GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 38 Hearing Dates: June 23 & 24, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Summaries/Highlights:[1] Day 77 – June 23, 2021 P36, […]

  TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 37 Hearing Dates: June 16 & 17, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 75 – June 16, 2021 P34, […]

  An updated version of this article can be accessed here Caution: This blog post includes descriptions of torture. After one year of pre-trial detention [GER only], the German Federal Prosecutor General will soon file the public indictment against Alaa M. Once the relevant court confirms the opening of the main trial, the trial will be […]

  TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL-GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 35 Hearing Date: May 5, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] On day 72 of trial, the Court […]

  TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL-GHARIB  Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany  Trial Monitoring Report 34 Hearing Date: April 21, 2021  A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here. CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 71 – April 21, 2021 P33, […]

  TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 33 Hearing Dates: April 14 & 15, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 69 – April 14, 2021 P32, […]

  TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 32 Hearing Dates: April 7 and 8, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.    Summaries/Highlights:1 Trial Day 67 – April 7, 2021 P31 [name […]

  TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 31 Hearing Date: March 24, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 66 – March 24, 2021 The witness who […]

  TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 30 Hearing Date: March 17, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here. CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 65 – March 17, 2021 The plaintiff P30, a […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 29 Hearing Dates: March 10 & 11, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here All reports and witness lists are available, here   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.  Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 63 – March 10, 2021 After the verdict […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL-GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 27 Hearing Dates: February 17 & 18, 2021 To read this report as a PDF, click here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 60 – February 17, 2021 German translations of three documents […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 26 Hearing Dates: February 3, 2021 To read this report as a PDF, click here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 59 – February 3, 2021 Deußing, a criminal chief inspector with […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL-GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 25 Hearing Dates: January 27 & 28, 2021 To read this report as a PDF, click here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 57 – January 27, 2021 Mr. Hörl, a criminal inspector […]

“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 open access to court proceedings” said The Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) and The International Research and Documentation Centre for War Crimes Trials (ICWC) in a press […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL–GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 24 Hearing Dates: January 13 & 14, 2021 To read this report as a PDF, click here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.    Summaries/Highlights:1 Trial Day 55 – January 13, 2021 P26 was allowed to conceal personal information due to concerns about his family’s […]

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 To read this report as a PDF, click here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.  Summary / Highlights:1 Trial Day 53 – January 6, 2021 P25, a 30-year-old, who was detained […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 22 Hearing Date: December 16, 2020 To read this report as a PDF, click here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.    Summaries/Highlights:1 Trial Day 52 – December 16, 2020 P24, a 41–year–old female witness testified on her detention at Branch 251 and Division […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 21 Hearing Dates: December 9 & 10, 2020 To read this report as a PDF, click here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.    Summaries/Highlights:1 Trial Day 50 – December 09, 2020 The court heard the […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 28 Hearing Date: February 24, 2021 A full PDF of this report is available, here. All reports and witness lists are available, here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 62 – February 24, […]

  TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 20 Hearing Dates: December 1 & 2, 2020 A full PDF of this report is available, here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 48 – December 1, 2020 P21, [name redacted], […]

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 A full PDF is available here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Summary / Highlights:[1] Trial Day 46 – November 25, 2020 P20, a former detainee at […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 18 Hearing Dates: November 17, 18 & 19, 2020 A full PDF of this report is available here.    CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 43 – November 17, 2020 Christopher Engels from the […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 17 Hearing Dates: November 3 & 4, 2020 A full PDF of this report is available here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 41 – November 3, 2020 Prof. Dr. Rothschild, a 58-year […]

  TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB  Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 16 Hearing Dates: October 27, 28, 29, 2020 A full PDF of this resource is available here. CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 38 – October 27, 2020 Garance Le Caisne, a […]

A Note on the Delayed Translation of SJAC Trial Reports Since the beginning of the Anwar R. and Eyad A. trial in Koblenz, SJAC trial monitors have attended every trial session and produced highly-detailed summaries of the proceedings. Each trial monitoring report has been subject to several layers of review, including legal review by the […]

  TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 15 Hearing Dates: October 6, 7, & 8, 2020 A full PDF of this report is available here.   CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 35 – October 6, 2020 A plaintiff, P17, […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 14 Hearing dates of October 01, 2020 A full PDF of the report can be found here.     CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summary / Highlights:[1] P16, a 38-year-old woman, testified about her detention and interrogations […]

  TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 13 Hearing Dates: September 15 & 16, 2020 A full PDF of the report can be found here.    CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 32 – September 15, 2020 Mazen Darwish, head of the Syrian Center for […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 12 Hearing dates of September 9 and 10, 2020 Full PDF of the report can be found here. CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Summary / Highlights:[1] Trial Day 30 – September 9 P14, a 55-year-old man, testified […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL-GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 11 Hearing Dates: September 2-3, 2020[1] Full PDF of the report can be found here. CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.  Summary / Highlights: Trial Day 28 – September 2, 2020 Manuel Deußing, an inspector for the German […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 8 Hearing Dates: August 12 & 13, 2020 Full PDF of the report can be found here. CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 22 – August 12, 2020 P10, whose identity and personal […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 7 Hearing Dates: July 29, 30, & 31, 2020 Full pdf of the report found here. CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Summaries/Highlights:[1] Trial Day 19 – July 29, 2020 P7, a 30-year-old man, testified about his […]

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 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. [Information located in brackets are notes from our court monitor]. (Information located in parentheses is information stated by the witness, […]

  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 Court in Koblenz, Germany. This was ordered by the German Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe on 18 August 2020. In doing so, the court granted the […]

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 that is currently taking place in Germany. Yesterday, Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) and Syrian journalist Mansour al Omari filed a complaint, coupled with an application […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 5 Hearing dates of June 24 & 25, 2020 Full PDF of the report can be found here. [Information located in brackets are notes from our court monitor]. (Information located in parenthesis is information stated by the witness, […]

A big moment in the trial of Anwar Raslan and Eyad Al Gharib came on May 18 when Anwar Raslan’s defense counsel presented Raslan’s statement to the court. Syrian victims in the court were curious to understand how those accused of such serious crimes would respond to the charges. One said, “I thought I would […]

TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 2 Hearing dates of May 18 & 19, 2020 Highlights Trial Day 5 Four witnesses from the German government, including a translator, testified about their interviews with Eyad Al-Gharib during his asylum procedure. Anwar Raslan’s defence counsel read […]