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January 31, 2020
Syria: pro-Assad forces batter Idlib and spark fears of fresh crisis
Wave of airstrikes force 700,000 civilians to flee towards Turkish border
January 24, 2020
ISIS-only tribunal: selective, politicised justice will do more harm than good
While ISIS committed atrocities across its territories in both Iraq and Syria, any international justice measures must take into consideration the very different prevailing circumstances in the two countries
January 23, 2020
Idlib is the last refuge for Syrians fleeing Assad — and it is barely livable
The war in Syria has waged for almost nine years and claimed millions of lives. Northwest Idlib province is the last refuge for Syrians fleeing attacks by President Bashar al-Assad's regime
January 19, 2020
Syria’s Assad raises penalty on foreign-currency use to seven years hard labour
Syrian pound has dropped to 1,200 to dollar on black market in recent weeks, despite official exchange rate fixed at 434 to greenback
January 12, 2020
Report Documenting Violations by Russian-Syrian Alliance since December 15 in Northwest Syria, many of Which Constitute War Crimes
86 Civilians Killed, Displacement Routes Bombed 9 Times, 3 IDP Camps Bombed, and a Massacre Committed During the Truce Declared by OCHA
January 9, 2020
Syria: five children killed in missile strike on displacement camp
Syrian forces’ attack on densely populated area east of Idlib city also left four adults dead
January 3, 2020
At least 4,671 Cases of Arbitrary Arrests Documented in 2019
Including 178 in December
December 26, 2019
Myanmar at the ICJ – Is Syria Next?
International human rights lawyers have already begun testing whether this decision can be used as a precedent for Syria given that neighboring Jordan ratified the Rome Statute in 2002
December 21, 2019
What’s the ‘Caesar Act’ in Trump’s $738bn defence policy bill?
Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act slaps new sanctions on Syrian leaders and will require US to assist in investigation of people responsible for serious crimes
