#Syria: video of the guards of Saidnaya prison arrested is now available with English subtitles (h/t Qusay Noor). It includes: - Details on torture technique used (4:34) - A victim forced to drink urine to avoid being tortured & killed (5:02). This is a glimpse of what

#Syria: Zaman Wasl is releasing an unprecedented quantity of documents, directly photographed from inside Regime prisons - including #Saidnaya - documenting the death of over 23,000 detainees. Those lists, released in batches, include women and children, as well as Palestinians

#Syria: Mohammed Qabnoud, a businessman & former deputy in the People's Council, was abducted by gunmen from his office in #Damascus province. A strong supporter of Assad, he appeared in 2018 in a video humiliating people from E. #Ghouta forcing them to glorify Assad to get a

Nur „Failed States“ im Nahen Osten? Steven Heydemann & Marc Lynch (Hrsg.) University of Michigan Press zeigen, dass viele vermeintliche Schwächen strategische, historisch gewachsene Ordnungsmuster sind. Laut Sascha Ruppert-Karakas richtet sich der Band vor allem an Kenner*innen der Materie. t1p.de/8jnr7

After Surviving the Syrian Civil War, an Underground Newspaper Makes a Triumphant Return Published in secret, the underground newspaper Enab Baladi kept Syrians informed throughout war and exile. Aubin Eymard reports for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/reportage/afte…

When Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapsed in Syria, many of the officials who enabled and enforced his brutal regime disappeared. Our reporting uncovers who they are, what they did and where they fled. nyti.ms/3J1W5Cs

What's striking is that for many of these folks, we have no idea how they look like. Take Abdul Salam Mahmoud, head of Air Force Intelligence's branch at Mezzeh military airport. He's on the FBI's most wanted list. And there's is not a single known photo of the man.

Concerning development. The Syrian Ministry of Social Affairs وزارة الشؤون الاجتماعية والعمل السورية is now applying Assad-era draconian restrictions on the activities of all NGOs & private institutions operating in Syria, including requiring prior gov approval to join any associations & receive funds from

بيان: الشَّبكة السورية لحقوق الإنسان تُوقِّع مذكرة تفاهم مع منظمة إيروورز لتعزيز تبادل البيانات والتحليل القائم على الأدلة للاطلاع على البيان كاملاً: snhr.org/arabic/?p=24814 #الشبكة_السورية #سوريا Airwars

My book is finally out in the world! I can hold it in my hands and take it places🧡 You can purchase your copy on amazon: a.co/d/fTDQV18

Ethnicity and Strategic Repression of Protest during the 2011 Syrian Uprising - Konstantin Ash and Kevin Mazur (Kevin Mazur), Perspectives on Politics: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Days before Assad fled Syria and his violent 54-year regime collapsed in December 2024, my book nearly fully written, I could not have imagined I would be there myself almost a year later, with my book, on the day of its release. It Started in Damascus, in bookshops as of today.

"Austria’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (BVT) smuggled the general into the country six years ago at the request of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. Public prosecutors in Vienna have now begun.." spiegel.de/international/…

Bodies Keep Turning Up in Syria, Haunting New Leaders wsj.com/world/middle-e…

After Assad was deposed, Syria’s new rulers briefly allowed citizens to photograph documents in security branches. As they consolidated power, they closed access, and families have no sense of when they might receive the most basic information. ICIJ icij.org/investigations…

Leaked clips of Assad driving the car with former media figure Luna al-Shibl. A summary: Asked what he feels when he sees posters of himself in the streets, he says: “Nothing. It doesn't even register with me.” Asked what to say after leaving Ghouta, he says: “May God curse

Sascha Ruppert-Karakas Prisons Museum - متحف السجون It will be soon. But start with this investigation into Branch 215, where money of the Caesar photos murders were committed. The Bureaucracy of Murder. Fascinating and terrifying. prisons.museum/en/syria/inves…

#Syria: according to the WSJ, both the French and Syrian governments have called on Lebanon to arrest Jamil Hassan, the former commander of Assad's Air Force Intelligence. Hassan is one of the Regime's worst war criminals involved in the brutal crackdown starting in 2011 and

Gemeinsam mit Stefan Matern analysiere ich die studentischen Proteste gegen das Vučić-Regime, um das serbische Großraumparadigma offenzulegen – ein Narrativ, das durch die Konservierung einer essenzialistischen Identität die Öffnung im Inneren hemmt. vr-elibrary.de/toc/inde/13/2-3

Despite the positive vibes, most sources familiar with Damascus-SDF talks tell us there is no breakthrough yet. Syrian govt has conceded SDF forming 3 brigades & divisions — but command structure & other issues are key & not finalized. reuters.com/world/middle-e…