What is Transitional Justice
Transitional justice is a process applied in societies that are in a transitional phase, such as dealing with changes following a civil war or...
Injured Syrians Die in Ambulances while en Route to the Turkish Border
By Hazaa al-Adnan (Kfar Nabl, Syria) – In June, a Syrian Army helicopter dropped an explosive barrel on a residential neighborhood in the Syrian...
Why the West is Wrong on Syria
By Razan Zaitouneh Why does the West insist on dealing with our dead and injured as if they were less valuable than a Westerner...
Syrian Interfaith Couples Face Difficulties as Sectarianism Rises
Editors’ Note: All names are pseudonyms. (Damascus, Syria) – Khaled and Mona married in Syria in April 2012. It was an unusual marriage: he...
How It All Began
This short animated movie presents the events that happened in Syria in 2011, and led to a popular uprising against the regime, and how...
Kfar Nabel’s Schools Re-Open Despite Shelling
By Abdallah Kleido (Kfar Nabl, Syria) – School openings this fall in this town of 30,000 people began with a deep divide between the...
Disabled People in Raqqa without Care
By Abdul Karim Jaafar (Raqqa, Syria) – Ali spends most of his time in front of the TV. His mother asks him to go...
Demonstrators in Salqeen Give their Views on Military Strike, Political Solution
The Damascus Bureau asked residents of the opposition-controlled town of Salqeen in Idlib province to give their views on American military intervention and how...
The Free Syrian Army and Armed Kurdish Parties: Perpetual Conflict or Episodic Tension?
By Raed Khalil* (Tal Abyad, Syria) – Clashes between rival militias have become the norm in the town of Tal Abyad and neighbouring villages....
Residents of Eastern Ghouta Fear another Chemical Attack
(Hamouriyeh, Eastern Ghouta) – Fear of another chemical attack is still present here in this town of approximately 25,000 people outside Damascus. More than...
Jaramana Recovers from Bombings, Still a Haven for Displaced
Karam Mansour Editors’ Note: The editorial team changed the names of interviewees for their safety. (Jaramana, Syria) – Fear and anxiety have reigned over...
The Eastern Ghouta: Where Animal Feed is Allowed but Bread Is Forbidden
(Eastern Ghouta, Syria) – The line of buses and cars waiting to enter East Ghouta at the Syrian Army’s Mleha checkpoint on the road...
Proliferation of Weapons in Qamishli Leads to Accidental Killings
By Vyan Mohammad (Qamishli, Syria) – In early June, 16-year-old-Ahmad was killed when his five-year-old brother fired their father’s nine millimetre Star handgun. Ahmad...
Lone Protester Takes Stand on Raqqa Abductions
By Zaina Erhaim* (Raqqa, Syria) – Suad stands alone for hours outside the headquarters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group...
Salqeen’s Security Force Says It’s Committed to Fight Smuggling
The residents of Salqeen in Idlib province have recently suffered from high prices on basic commodities like meat and fuel. The high prices are...
Where Do Activists Stand between the American Strike and the Russian Initiative?
By Salem Nassif Some opposition activists regard Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s initiative to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis, which followed the...
