As a response to the Syrian uprising in 2011 and the bloody events that followed, the United States, United Kingdom, and several European countries blacklisted many Syrian regime officials who had been involved in mass human rights violations in Syria. These countries barred these…
In war-torn Syria, Bashar Al-Assad’s regime has exploited conscription to control the society and extract financial resources. This further impoverishes the society while favoring corruption and the president’s centralization efforts.
Giriş 2011 yılında patlak veren Suriye’deki iç savaş, bugüne değin Esed rejimi tarafından ilan edilen “af kararları” özelinde Türkiye’deki kamuoyu tarafından ilgiyle takip edilmektedir. Bazı kesimler, Esed rejiminin söz konusu af kararları ile Suriyeli sığınmacılara ve hatta Suriye’deki Suriyeli muhaliflere…
The devastating earthquake will be a tipping point in modern history, where a large number of Syrians and Turks—myself included—will remember it as one in which many of their loved ones lost their lives.
Executive summary Introduction The problem of syria’s public sector salaries, both civilian and military, is one of the chronic problems with historical roots extending back half a century. During the era of Hafez al-Assad, public sector employees experienced long consecutive…
It seems as though the Assad regime prefers the return of populations going back to rural areas more than those returning to cities.
Since mid-2021, the Syrian regime has introduced a set of new policies targeting a number of vital sectors.
The April 30, 2022 amnesty decree by Bashar al-Assad was presented as a major, unprecedented step toward a post-conflict phase, but real-world data show that little has changed: the situation in Syria remains dire, with ongoing arrests and detentions that violate legal and humanitarian norms.
The overall structure of the Syrian army and armed forces has fallen under the influence of the ruling political regime’s allies since 2011, to varying degrees and at all levels.
Executive Summary Introduction When Syria’s popular protests sparked in 2011, the Syrian regime quickly used the military to suppress demonstrations initially and then confront the armed opposition fighters. This prolonged the military conflict and directly impacted the human resources of…
