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Positive that referral to the judiciary is proceeding, as required under the Decree. However, not sustainable for gov to demonstrate responsiveness or provide limited transparency only in reaction to concerns raised by int actors [HRW, AI, UN]. A credible process requires…
Positive that referral to the judiciary is proceeding, as required under the Decree. However, not sustainable for gov to demonstrate responsiveness or provide limited transparency only in reaction to concerns raised by int actors [HRW, AI, UN]. A credible process requires…
A brief reflection of my latest trip to Syria: Security improvements continue at an increasing rate. At the same time, rising concerns over the freedom of civil society (especially those working on civil peace) and economic stagnation at the local level. syriarevisited.com/p/a-new-syria-…
The government appealed this decision and I'm at the ongoing Court of Appeal hearing for it The judges are grilling the home secretary's barrister on the reasons for departing from the Home Office's own guidance on trafficking decisions and noted they changed it the next day
The government appealed this decision and I'm at the ongoing Court of Appeal hearing for it The judges are grilling the home secretary's barrister on the reasons for departing from the Home Office's own guidance on trafficking decisions and noted they changed it the next day
After surviving the Syrian war, an underground newspaper makes a triumphant return Enab Baladi’s founders went from clandestine print runs to exile, and now to a fresh start in Damascus. @AubinEymard for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/reportage/afte…
My comments for @TheNationalNews's @MaucourantNada on the return of Mastercard to Syria. Read: MasterCard signs deal with Syrian central bank to return after 14 years thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025… “It is the first time a company of this size has signed an agreement with the Syrian…
#Syria: a member of the Defense Ministry was killed today at the Layramoun roundabout, after being targeted by SDF/YPG from area of Sheikh Maqsoud (#Aleppo-city). This is the first deadly incident the area has seen in a while. He was from Ararib countryside (W. Aleppo).
On the 18th September the UK government attempted to remove an unaccompanied child from Afghanistan to France under its sordid ‘one in one out’ scheme. His removal was stopped as he was boarding the plane. He was held in detention for 43 days prior to this.
Alaa Abd el-Fattah, Egypt’s most prominent political prisoner, pardoned after a lengthy imprisonment and repeated hunger strikes that prompted international pleas for his release. @Reuters reuters.com/world/africa/e…
Al-Sharaa calls for Syrians to unite in landmark UNGA visit, amid controversial Israel deal @The_NewArab newarab.com/news/un-al-sha…
More than 15 people were detained from the Al-Wahb neighborhood in Tabqa city as a result of the raids carried out by the SDF militia, during which field executions took place at dawn today in the same neighborhood.
Ahmad al-Sharaa sera le premier chef de l'État syrien à venir s'exprimer devant l'Assemblée des Nations Unies à New York depuis 58 ans. Tout le monde en parle. Je préfère donc m'attarder sur la dernière prise de parole d'un dirigeant syrien, en 1967 : le président Nurredin…
What now for refugee family reunion applications? @freemovementlaw on changes in UK. freemovement.org.uk/what-now-for-r…
A last-minute Syria-Israel agreement driven by US urgency will remain susceptible to collapse under the weight of Netanyahu’s “peace through force” doctrine, @HaidHaid22 writes. en.majalla.com/node/327415/po… Image: Israeli aims in southern Syria mapped by @TheStudyofWar .
#Syria: the Interior Ministry announces that the victims of the infamous Otaybah ambush, carried out by Regime and Hezbollah in February 2014, were found in a mass grave. Footage from the incident showed a long line of people trying to evacuate the besieged E. #Ghouta at night…
#Syria: the Interior Ministry announces that the victims of the infamous Otaybah ambush, carried out by Regime and Hezbollah in February 2014, were found in a mass grave. Footage from the incident showed a long line of people trying to evacuate the besieged E. #Ghouta at night… https://t.co/szyaMOODTi

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