2025

Syria’s mass graves haunt loved ones a year on from Assad, as hunt for clues finally starts

It has been a whole year since Bashar al Assad, who ruled Syria with an iron grip for decades, was ousted from power. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights at...

Facing Alawite backlash, Syria’s new leaders take controversial steps to win loyalty

The Syrian Network for Human Rights says the committee’s power to grant amnesties and free detainees undermines transparency, accountability and an independent judiciary.

Syrians emptied Assad’s prisons. They’re filling up again, and abuse is rife

The Syrian Network for Human Rights started documenting abuses under Assad in 2011 and has continued to release monthly reports on arbitrary detentions. Over the course of 2025, the...

Syrian officials discuss demining efforts in Geneva with European partners

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, at least 3,799 civilians have been...

SNHR: Millions of Syrians return home, but major challenges persist

More than 3 million Syrians, including refugees and internally displaced people, have returned to...

Justice for Tadamon

In a legal analysis, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), an NGO, questioned the...

What the discovery of Assad-era chemical weapons means for Syria

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the group carried out five chemical...

‘Nearly 7,000 Victims’: Rights Group Presses Russia on Syria at 10-Year Mark

The Syrian Network for Human Rights says Moscow’s intervention helped the Syrian government retake key cities and left a long trail of civilian deaths,...

Syrian Human rights watchdog demands Russia apologize, extradite Bashar al-Assad

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) on Tuesday called on Russia to issue an official apology for its military intervention in Syria, which...

Syrian Network for Human Rights Calls on Moscow for Apology and Compensation

On Tuesday, September 30, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) released a report marking the tenth anniversary of Russia’s military intervention in Syria....

Syrian Network for Human Rights Criticizes Constitutional Declaration, Proposes “Reform Roadmap”

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) has published a paper offering a critical reading of the Syrian constitutional declaration, which the transitional president...