Former Syrian Officials Found Guilty in Torture of Pro-Democracy Protesters
After waiting nearly 15 years for justice, a group of Syrian survivors of torture watched on Monday as…
Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria
Two Syrian officers accused of torture and war crimes went on trial in Vienna on Monday after hiding…
Eating Kosher in the Heart of Syria: Lamb-Stuffed Zucchini but Hold the Yogurt
In a white-tiled hotel kitchen in the heart of Damascus recently, a chef stood at a specially designated…
Human Rights Watch: Israel commits ‘war crime’ in southern Syria
Israeli soldiers patroll at the cease-fire line, near the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights village of Majdal Shams in July.…
the paradox of its new peace
Current focus on the new Syrian government’s sectarianism risks overlooking its dual policy of co-optation and brutality. Here,…
‘Kill them all’: Sectarian violence turns Syrian city into a slaughterhouse
SWEIDA, Syria — The last thing Hatem Radhwan heard the fighters say was, “Kill them all. We don’t want them…