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...

Putin Updates His Syria Strategy

the Syrian Network for Human Rights — a leading rights watchdog — renewed calls for his extradition and demanded a formal apology from Moscow...

Syria Faces Chaos in Death and Inheritance Records After War

According to a report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights issued at the end of 2024, the regime turned the process of obtaining civil documents...

Lebanese Justice Minister obstructs Syrian detainees’ case over party interests

The Syrian Network for Human Rights estimates that around 2,000 Syrians are held in Lebanon’s Roumieh Prison, including approximately 190 arrested for participating in...

Syria’s Sharaa requested Assad’s extradition in Putin meeting: foreign ministry

In September, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, a prominent rights monitor, also called for Assad’s extradition – as well as a formal apology from Moscow...