‘For being Syrian’: Xenophobia fuels refugee killings in Turkey
Killings fueled by swelling anti-refugee sentiment claim Syrian lives in Turkey, despite limited efforts to stem the tide.
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11, 2024
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04, 2024
Daraa residents turn to clan reconciliation over the court system
People in Syria’s southern Houran region have long turned to clan reconciliation processes to resolve thorny disputes. The practice increased after 2011, and peaked over the past three years, with residents choosing the clans over the courts with the encouragement of regime legal representatives.
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11, 2023
What does a French arrest warrant mean for normalization with Assad?
France’s international arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad for complicity in crimes against humanity marks a historic first. What does it mean in practice, and what are its implications for seemingly unstoppable regional normalization?
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10, 2023
Patriarchy stronger than law: ‘Honor’ killings persist in northeastern Syria
Despite harsh penalties and community efforts to combat so-called “honor killings” in northeastern Syria, women continue to be murdered. How can potential victims be protected, before it is too late?
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09, 2023
Six months after Afrin’s Nowruz killings: A dead end road to justice & a family under threat
Six months after four members of a Kurdish family were shot and killed by Turkish-backed fighters while celebrating the Nowruz holiday in Afrin, the accused killers are still on trial. Surviving family members face constant threats and physical attacks to pressure them to drop the case or leave Afrin.