The only thing faster than the Syrian opposition forces' toppling of Assad in recent days has been European politicians promoting hate against Syrian refugees...
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UK and other European states suspend Syrians’ asylum applications
Austria prepares ‘repatriation and deportation’ programme to country where president has just been deposed
A friend got in touch at the weekend to ask: “Will the new leadership in Syria be better than the old regime?” My reply was this: “A month ago, there didn’t seem to be much chance for most victims of atrocities in #Syria to ever see justice. Today, there’s a chance.”
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A Chance for Syria: Daily Brief
“A month ago, there didn’t seem to be much chance for most victims of atrocities in #Syria to ever see justice. Today, there’s a chance.” ...
Two colleagues just returned from Renk, South Sudan, interviewing people who’ve lost everything as they fled the atrocity-ridden conflict in #Sudan. Losing possessions has been devastating. Losing contact with family in the mayhem even worse. My Daily Brief today… 📰 English:
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Escape from Sudan: Daily Brief
In #Sudan, 11 million people are internally displaced by conflict; over 500,000 have fled to Chad; over 700,000 to South Sudan… In his Daily Brie...
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Fuir le Soudan
Aujourd'hui, nous avons des témoignages exclusifs sur le conflit au Soudan. Deux de mes collègues, Mohamed Osman et Laetitia Bader, viennent...
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Flucht aus dem Sudan
Mohamed Osman und Laetitia Bader von HRW sind gerade aus der Stadt Renk im Südsudan nahe der Grenze zum Sudan zurückgekehrt. Seit Ausbruch des ve...
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Escape from Sudan, Daily Brief December 9, 2024
“For Syrians scattered across the globe, the dream of accountability for years of crimes and brutality is closer to becoming a reality.”
Human Rights Watch
A New Dawn for Syria
The government of Bashar al-Assad was overthrown on December 8, 2024 by a coalition of armed opposition groups, marking an end to over 50 years of ...
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It's amazing how authoritarian regimes that have been in place for years can so suddenly be driven from power. The horrors they inflict are real, but their stability is ultimately an illusion.
As we all watch some of #Syria’s horrific prisons being opened up, let's remember the systematic torture inside them under Assad’s rule:
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If the Dead Could Speak
This report lays out new evidence regarding the authenticity of what are known as the Caesar photographs, identifies a number of the victims, and h...
 Survivors & families have been bravely seeking justice for years:
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Syria: Survivors of Torture and their Families Press for Justice
"I was head of recruitment for women in the Afghan National Police for years, until 2021, when the Taliban returned to power. Building up the Afghan police force and recruiting women was supposed to be one of the great achievements after 2001. But I knew that the police were keeping a terrible secret." https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5024058-taliban-afghan-police-women-abuse/