May 21, 2019
Syria: Detention, Harassment in Retaken Areas
Media, Aid Workers, Activists, and Families Targeted
May 18, 2019
Questions and Answers About Syria’s Secret Torture Prisons
Anne Barnard, our former Beirut bureau chief, took to Reddit to share additional insights into her Times investigation of the cruel tactics President Bashar al-Assad uses to crack down on opposition.
May 18, 2019
After the IS group in Syria: Helping families trace loved ones who have disappeared
The fight against the Islamic State group in Syria may now be won, but for the families of an estimated 8,000 people who disappeared during IS group detention, not knowing what happened to their loved ones is a daily agony
May 17, 2019
Syria: EU renews sanctions against the regime by one year
The Council also removed 5 deceased persons from the list, as well as one entity which ceased to exist and one entity for which there were no longer grounds to keep it under restrictive measures
May 16, 2019
SWEDISH WAR CRIMES UNIT INTERVIEWS SYRIAN TORTURE SURVIVORS
TORTURE UNDER ASSAD: FIGHTING IMPUNITY WITH UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION LAWS
May 16, 2019
Andrew J. Tabler Joins National Security Council as Director for Syria
“We are always honored when our experts are called on to serve in senior policymaking positions in the U.S. government,” said Washington Institute Executive Director Robert Satloff
May 11, 2019
Inside Syria’s Secret Torture Prisons: How Bashar al-Assad Crushed Dissen
Memos sent to Syria’s head of military intelligence reporting the deaths of detainees in custody
May 9, 2019
Civilians fear ‘mass extermination’ as bloody assault on Idlib intensifies
Rescuers and medics in rebel-held Syrian province fear increased airstrikes will curtail their work
May 8, 2019
International Criminal Tribunals and Civil Society: Impediments and Opportunities for Engagement
Previous international tribunals demonstrate that the work of international criminal justice mechanisms (ICJMs) and local civil society organizations (CSOs) often overlap. However, this shared mission has not always led to close cooperation
