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Syria: Nowhere to hide for civilians killed by reported Russian air strike in Arbin
Responding to reports that an alleged Russian air strike using an incendiary weapon burned to death 37 civilians – mainly…
March 23, 2018
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SYRIA: Seven years of catastrophic failure by the international community
To mark the seventh anniversary of the Syria conflict, Amnesty International is calling for the international community to assume its…
March 15, 2018
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Syria: Hundreds of civilian lives at risk as Afrin offensive escalates
Turkish military, and to a lesser extent Kurdish forces, are carrying out indiscriminate attacks in the embattled Syrian towns of…
February 27, 2018
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Syria: Alleged chemical weapons pact with North Korea would represent ‘a betrayal of humanity’
Reacting to a New York Times article alleging that an unpublished United Nations report reveals that from 2012 to 2017…
February 27, 2018
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SYRIA: Security Council must ensure civilians in Eastern Ghouta get immediate humanitarian assistance
Responding to the news that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) finally voted today on a much-delayed resolution calling for…
February 24, 2018
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Syria: Relentless bombing of civilians in Eastern Ghouta amounts to war crimes
Responding to the news of the escalating bombing campaign by the Syrian government and its ally Russia in Eastern Ghouta…
February 20, 2018
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Syria: Witness testimony reveals details of illegal chemical attack on Saraqeb
The Syrian government’s use of internationally banned chemical weapons was laid bare once again on February 4 when a chlorine…
February 6, 2018
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Syria: Banned Soviet-made cluster munitions fuel humanitarian catastrophe in Eastern Ghouta
Syrian government forces’ increasing use of banned Soviet-made cluster munitions to carry out indiscriminate attacks and direct attacks on civilians…
November 29, 2017
Report
“We leave or we die”: Forced displacement under Syria’s ‘reconciliation’ agreements
Whole civilian populations who have suffered horrific sieges and been subjected to intensive bombardments have been given no choice but…
November 12, 2017
Report
Syria: ‘Deadly labyrinth’ traps civilians trying to flee Raqqa battle against Islamic State
Thousands of civilians trapped in Raqqa, northern Syria, are coming under fire from all sides as the battle for control…
August 23, 2017
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Syria: Extrajudicial execution of Bassel Khartabil a grim reminder of Syrian prison horrors
Responding to news of the execution of Syrian-Palestinian human rights activist Bassel Khartabil today, Anna Neistat, Amnesty International’s Senior Director…
August 2, 2017
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G20 summit: Trump-Putin meeting, a matter of life and death for the people of Syria
The lives of millions of Syrian civilians hang in the balance as the presidents of Russia and the U.S. prepare…
July 6, 2017