Families of people missing by ISIS in #Kobani, north #Syria, call for answers about the fate of their loved ones on International Day of the Disappeared.
Following a complaint filed by the current Lebanese Central Bank Governor, the Prosecutor-General at the Beirut Court of Appeal has initiated proceedings against former Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh and the former CEO of Bank Audi Samir Hanna https://t.co/nCYc5uhseH
My view on the whole “is Ceuta Spain?” thing is simple: it does not matter. There is nothing objective that makes a bunch of dirt “Spanish” or “Moroccan”. My ideal world is one where sovereign ownership is seen as less important as self-determination within those sovereign lands
PRESS RELEASE: The #ICJ will hold public hearings on the preliminary objections raised by Germany in the case concerning Alleged Breaches of Certain International Obligations in respect of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (#Nicaragua v. #Germany)...
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The release from prison of revolutionary activist Hassan Akkad "demonstrates that public pressure still carries weight in today’s Syria. The emerging political order appears neither willing nor, perhaps, fully able, to suppress dissent in the manner of the Assad regime." https://t.co/tAURzXisPo by @SyriaTransition
"The court in Vienna on Monday sentenced Khaled al-Halabi, a 63-year-old former brigadier general in Syria’s intelligence services, to eight years in prison (...) former police lieutenant colonel Musab Abu Rukbah, 54, whom the prosecution said was nicknamed “the Angel of Death”, was also given an eight-year sentence (...) The case is one of the few in which a European country has asserted jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed by Syrian state agents" https://t.co/YBYti8CZax
#Syria
🧵 Driven by high property prices, Daraa residents are building homes beyond the planned boundaries of cities and towns, creating new neighborhoods without basic infrastructure and presenting already overstretched municipalities with a dilemma.
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📝 New article: The 1951 Convention is Not a Relic, It Is a Warning
Written by R-SEAT Managing Director Mustafa Alio, the piece reflects on the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention and why its protections remain essential today. Drawing on his own experience of forced displacement, Mustafa reflects on the importance of refugee protection, the risks of weakening asylum systems, and why refugee rights must continue to be defended in an increasingly challenging global context.
Read more here: https://t.co/wJ2pGfvHTn
يكتب عمّار المأمون: "تحوّلات الباحثة أنصار شحّود وما اختبرته والفريق الذي ساعد في كشف مجزرة التضامن، نشاهده في الفيلم الوثائقي "أن تقتل آنا-Killing Anna"، من إخراج سام بينستيد، والذي عُرض للمرّة الأولى هذا العام في "مهرجان كوبنهاغن للأفلام الوثائقيّة" وفي "مهرجان شيفيلد للأفلام الوثائقية". الفيلم الذي صُوّر على مدار 4 سنوات، نتتبّع فيه حكاية مجزرة، ومجرم حرب، وبحثاً أكاديمياً، وعملاً صحافياً، نحملق أيضاً بالكيفية التي تلاشت فيها أنصار وفطمت آنا، التي حدّقت بعيني متّهمين بجرائم حرب، لتختفي لاحقاً مع صور الأسد في الرماد".
@ammarmamoon
لقراءة المقال كاملًا الرابط في الثريد👇
'Syrians are using this opening to speak, organise, joke, shame, protest and demand answers. That is not disorder. It is citizenship beginning to reappear after decades of fear.'
Great new piece by @HaidHaid22
Syria’s civic space after Assad is no longer being tested by fear, but by law. Defamation cases are turning activism into a liability. The question now is not whether Syrians can speak, but whether the law will punish them for doing so. My latest 👇https://t.co/Si9VfxuPa1