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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...
2025

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.
2025

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...
2025

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...
2026

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

More than 3 million Syrians, including refugees and internally displaced people, have returned to...
2026

Justice for Tadamon

In a legal analysis, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), an NGO, questioned the...
2026

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...
2026
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One year after Assad’s fall, Syrians await transitional justice

The Syrian Network for Human Rights has documented thousands of revenge killings, peaking with the coastal massacres in March of this year. Over the span of three days, 1,500...

One year after Assad’s fall, Syria is on a knife edge

Companies continue to avoid investing in Syria for fear that the suspension could be revoked at any time. It has even impacted the Herculean...

In photos: ‘No obstacle will stop us’ — Syrians mark one year since Assad’s fall

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), regime forces detained at least 1.2 million Syrians during the civil war and subjected them...

Syria celebrates anniversary of Assad’s toppling, as Caesar sanctions to be lifted

Marking the first anniversary of fall of the regime, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) released an updated report on its findings on...