Former Assad-era prison chief convicted of torture in US federal court, marking a historic first

Samir Ousman Alsheikh, a former Syrian prison chief, was found guilty of torture and immigration fraud charges, becoming the ...
Reporters Without Borders

Assad’s war on journalists: inside Syria’s surveillance machine

Assad’s regime were subjected to rarely-seen levels of surveillance. A new investigation from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism (SIRAJ) ...

Syria unveils plan to eliminate Assad's chemical weapons

NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Syria on Wednesday launched a plan supported by Washington to rid the Middle Eastern country of legacy chemical weapons that were used against its people by forces under ...

US federal jury convicts Assad-era Syrian official of torture

By Kanishka Singh and Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a former Syrian government official, who headed the Damascus Central Prison under the ...

Documentary Romance: ‘Birds Of War’ Director Janay Boulos On Love Story That Unfolds Against Backdrop Of Bloody Conflict – CPH:DOX

The Syria Lebanon themed documentary 'Birds of War,' directed by Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak, tells an unlikely love ...
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As Syria marks 15 years since anti-Assad uprising, security issues remain

Syrians celebrate the start of the 2011 uprising that, in 2024, put an end to Bashar al-Assad’s rule.