MAF-DAT delegation: Serious war crimes committed in Rojava
On 22 February, a delegation of lawyers affiliated with MAF-DAT arrived in Rojava Kurdistan from several European countries with the […]
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Kobani: Extrajudicial Killings, Denial of Burial, Confiscation of Civilians’ Property, and Military Buildup by Two Turkey-Aligned Factions
Kurdish-inhabited areas in northern Syria are witnessing a worrying escalation in the pace of violations attributed to government forces and
Developments in the File of the Bodies of Residents of Ashrafiyeh and Sheikh Maqsoud Neighborhoods at the Forensic Medicine Center in Aleppo
“Afrin Now” continues to follow the file of the bodies belonging to residents of the Ashrafiyeh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods
The Syrian Observatory Reveals Atrocities Committed Against Kurdish Civilians in the Sheikh Maqsoud Neighborhood During the January Battles
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has obtained shocking and harrowing testimonies from inside the predominantly Kurdish Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood
Abduction of a Kurdish Family from Kobani (Father, Mother, and Their Children) During Attempted Flight to Lebanon and Extortion of a $35,000 Ransom
In a grave violation falling within a broader pattern of serious abuses committed against Kurdish civilians in northern Syria, a
Documenting the Death of Two Kurdish Children in Kobani as a Result of the Siege and the Deterioration of Health Conditions
Amid the ongoing siege imposed on the city of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab) in northern Syria, accompanied by the disruption of
Death Threats Against the Director of Al-Hol Camp in a Video Recording and Warnings of Escalating Incitement to Violence in Al-Hasakah
Al-Hasakah Governorate has witnessed a serious escalation marked by explicit death threats directed at the director of Al-Hol Camp, Jihan
Documentation of the Killing of Young Man Eli Simon Taqla, a Christian Civilian, Shot Dead by Gunmen in the Western Hama Countryside
Local activists have documented the killing of Eli Simon Taqla (21 years old), a Christian civilian, after he was subjected
Documentation of the Killing of a Shiite Young Man in Western Rural Homs and the Enforced Disappearance of an Alawite Man in Damascus
A young man from the Shiite community was killed in the western countryside of Homs, while contact has been lost
Documentation of the Kharab Ashk Village Massacre in the Countryside of Kobani: Five Members of a Kurdish Family Killed, Including Two Children, and Other Civilians Injured Following Shelling of Their Homes
The Rights Monitor platform has documented a massacre committed in the village of Kharab Ashk, located in the countryside of
Documentation of the Killing of Three Women in Afrin During an Armed Attack and the Discovery of the Body of an Unidentified Woman in Separate Incidents
Four women were killed in the Afrin region of northern Syria on 27 and 29 January 2026 in separate violent
Documentation of the Killing of a Kurdish Civilian from Afrin While Transiting from Raqqa to Al-Hasakah
A Kurdish civilian was killed while attempting to transit from the city of Raqqa toward Al-Hasakah Governorate, in an incident
Rights Monitor: Massacres and Grave Violations Against Kurds in Syria Amid Media Blackout and Systematic Incitement
Human Rights Statement Issued by the Rights Monitor Platform Rights Monitor – the “Human Rights Monitor Platform in Syria” –
Rising Number of Civilian Casualties Concurrent with the Interim Authority’s Announcement of an Attack on Kurdish Neighborhoods in Aleppo
The number of civilian casualties in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods of the city of Aleppo—both predominantly Kurdish neighborhoods—has
Rights Monitor Syria: Victims of the Sheikh Maqsoud Neighborhood in the City of Aleppo: Documentation of the Killing of a Civilian and the Injury of 17 Others as a Result of Shelling
On 22 December 2025, the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods, which have a predominantly Kurdish population in the city of