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[J @Midvni]

Just Trump having a crush on AlSharaa

[أحمد الشرع @AH_AlSharaa]

Some meetings leave an impression; ours apparently left a fragrance.
Thank you, Mr. President @realDonaldTrump, for your generosity and for topping up this precious gift. May the spirit of that meeting continue to shape a stronger relationship between Syria and the United States.

[Karim @Idlibie]

As a Syrian Londoner, I never thought I’d see the words ‘Assad’ and ‘Richmond upon Thames’ in the same sentence

[حمزة جزائري @hamzajazaeri]

He should resign immediately and we should bring back Assad Iran and Russia to occupy Syria again. we can’t let the readers of 5Pillars down.

[Tayab Ali @tayab_ali_]

Statement by Tayab Ali, solicitor, and Sareta Ashraph, counsel, for Karim A. A. Khan KC, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

Hague / London: We are aware of widespread media reporting suggesting that a majority of States in the Bureau have expressed the political view that the Prosecutor has committed some form of misconduct.

The Prosecutor has not been informed of any decision by the Bureau.

If these reports are accurate, they give rise to serious concern. This statement is issued to correct the public record.

It is alarming and places the Bureau outside of the law that governs it, if political representatives have sought to substitute their own assessment for that of an eminent independent Judicial Panel. That Panel, comprising three highly distinguished international judges and appointed by the Bureau itself, reviewed the entirety of the evidential record over a period of three months and reached a unanimous and unequivocal conclusion: that the material does not establish any misconduct or breach of duty of any kind.

That conclusion was reached applying the applicable standard of proof and the same legal framework used in comparable proceedings, as stipulated by the Bureau itself. Given the paucity of the underlying evidence, we are far from convinced that a lower standard of proof would have yielded a different outcome.

By contrast, the investigator’s report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, which was reviewed in full by the Judicial Panel together with all the underlying evidential material, did notmake determinative findings of any misconduct or breach of duty within their 137 actual findings. It compiled material, including allegations, which required legal evaluation. As the Judicial Panel made abundantly clear there were no findings by OIOS against Mr Khan. The Judicial Panel explained that a finding is not the repetition of an allegation or a reference to evidence or information; it is the result of subjecting that material to rigorous scrutiny and legal analysis. That is precisely what the Judicial Panel undertook.

Contrary to what is being reported, there are no witness accounts to corroborate these unsubstantiated allegations; to the contrary, the independent Judicial Panel identified contradictory evidence. Contrary to reports, neither the OIOS nor the Judicial Panel made any findings of retaliation against any staff.

It is also necessary to address the circulation by the Bureau of the “OIOS Summary” document prepared months after the underlying report. That summary is not accepted by the Prosecutor as fair or accurate. It does not reflect the definitive report and risks mischaracterising both the evidential position and the investigative conclusions.

There is a fundamental distinction between investigative material and a judicial determination. Any process which treats them as equivalent departs from basic legal principle. The Panel’s report, based on a detailed review of the evidence and resulting in a clear, reasoned, and unanimous decision, should properly have guided the Bureau and led to the closure of this matter. An investigator’s report does not have the same weight as a Judicial Panel finding in any rule of law system.

If it is the case that this conclusion has instead been set aside, it raises cogent and troubling questions about whether political considerations have been allowed to displace legal judgment. Any such outcome would risk presenting what is, in substance, a political determination as if it were a factual one.

The Prosecutor has consistently denied any wrongdoing or any misconduct of any kind. The Prosecutor rejects any politicisation of this process and will take all necessary steps to vindicate the Judicial Panel’s clear and unanimous findings, including by formally challenging any such decision before the Assembly of States Parties.

We have for some time raised concerns regarding apparent alignment between elements of the Bureau process and media reporting. The consistency and timing of recent coverage will inevitably reinforce those concerns and require careful scrutiny.

We are bound by strict confidentiality obligations and will continue to respect them. It is, however, a matter of concern that those obligations do not appear to have been uniformly observed.

We have no further comment at this stage.

END

[Nostra, House of Gold @Nostre_damus]

It’s day 59 of 2026

The War in Iran has started

[Fadel Abdul Ghany @FADELABDULGHANY]

I do not understand why violations committed by the #SDF/#PKK have received such limited coverage in international media.

The Syrian Democratic Forces’ demolition of two bridges in Raqqa raises grave legal and humanitarian concerns. Under international humanitarian law, bridges are presumptively civilian objects. They may be lawfully targeted only if they constitute a legitimate military objective and if the attack strictly complies with the principles of military necessity, proportionality, and feasible precautions.

The destruction of bridges during withdrawal is not a neutral or incidental tactic. It foreseeably inflicts serious harm on civilians by severing access to hospitals and essential services, restricting safe civilian movement, and prolonging displacement. In the absence of imperative military necessity and strict proportionality, such acts may amount to unlawful destruction of civilian property and may give rise to individual criminal responsibility.

Civilian infrastructure enjoys legal protection. It must not be treated as expendable.

[Oli Dugmore @OliDugmore]

It’s time: kill the triple lock

[Karim @Idlibie]

I’ll be running the Damascus Marathon in September to raise money for mental health facilities in Northwestern Syria.

In the 3 recent trips I’ve made back home, it has never been so clear that we are a country of traumatised people. Mental health support has never been more important to help Syria and its people heal.

Donation link can be found here:
https://t.co/aRbsNvvzw8

[Srebrenica Memorial Center @SrebrenicaMC]

Due to current security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Srebrenica Memorial Center was forced to temporarily close its doors on March 7. This difficult decision was made to protect employees, collaborators, guests, and visitors, as it is impossible to operate under conditions where adequate security guarantees do not exist. The Srebrenica Memorial Center has called on institutions worldwide to join the global remembrance and resistance initiative called #SrebrenicaShutdown. As part of this initiative, today at 12:00 PM local time, museums, memorial centers, and other institutions around the world closed their exhibition spaces for five minutes. Along with support from numerous museums and institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is important to highlight that solidarity also came from Holocaust memorials in Europe, America, and Africa.

“This initiative has sent a powerful message that the truth about genocide cannot be erased, and remembrance will not be silenced. The call from the Srebrenica Memorial Center has received broad international support. Among the institutions that responded to the call are the Johannesburg Holocaust Memorial, the Art Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosniak Institute – Adil Zulfikarpašić Foundation, the Simon Wiesenthal Museum – The Future of Memory, the Soldiers Memorial Museum, and the Association of Srebrenica Genocide Survivors in St. Louis. Other supporters include the Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC), the Association of Bosnian-Herzegovinian Organizations in Austria – Consilium Bosniacum, the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Institute for Crimes Committed in Kosovo, the Stutthof Museum, the Alija Izetbegović Foundation, De Montfort University, the Archive of the Tuzla Canton, and the War Childhood Museum. Additionally, the initiative has been supported by Remembering Srebrenica UK and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This act of solidarity once again demonstrates that the memory of the Srebrenica genocide remains an essential part of the global fight against genocide denial and historical revisionism. The number of organizations and museums supporting this initiative continues to grow as we receive messages from around the world,” the Srebrenica Memorial Center stated.

In less than 24 hours, messages of support for the Srebrenica Memorial Center have arrived from 17 countries, as well as from representatives of genocide victims in Rwanda, Holocaust remembrance associations, numerous embassies, organizations, and institutions, as well as groups and initiatives bringing together citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina across the world.

[Mouaz Moustafa @SoccerMouaz]

Thank you Jon Lee Anderson and @NewYorker for working with @syrianetf on the story of our colleague and dear friend, and Syrian Hero Mazen ❤️ EVERYONE should read this powerful piece:

https://t.co/C98YA2as6y

[مُضَر | Modar @ivarmm]

دموع أهالي الشهداء من حفل تكريم مصابي معركة التحرير والنصر #ردع_العدوان | اللهم تقبل شهدائنا في أعلى الجِنان

[Mouaz Moustafa @SoccerMouaz]

I can’t express how happy I am that Caesar the amazing hero no longer has to hide his identity he is now free to be himself after years of sacrifice and fear and danger Caesar is free to tell his story to the whole world and remind us all that we can make a difference if we speak truth to power. To my dear friend Farid God bless you brother and congratulations it has been an honor working with you over the many years of war and atrocities. Mabrouk habibi

[Celine Kasem @celinekasem]

أجاهم الدور يا حمزة ❤️‍🩹

[صافي | Safi @Safi_kh95]

ع اللي جرى

[بدر الدين @D1mashqi]

Aerial view of the Janazah yesterday

[سوريا الآن - أخبار @AJSyriaNowN]

إثر تعرضه لجلطة دماغية.. وفاة الشيخ سارية الرفاعي عن عمر ناهز 77 عامًا في ولاية #إسطنبول

[قاسم @Qasemqt]

أهالي مدينة حمص تتجمع لاستقبال والدة الشهيد عبد الباسط الساروت في ساحة الساعة

[هادي العبدالله Hadi @HadiAlabdallah]

اللحظات الأولى لوصول والدة الشهداء.. أخت الشهداء.. أمّنا .. أم الساروت رحمه الله إلى سوريا الحرّة ❤️

[Eren @Ebuselmnbelarus]

DEVRİM

[عبيدة غضبان @ObaydaGhadban]

نتقرب إلى الله بأسمائه الرحيم والعفو، وبصفاته "شديد العقاب" و"المنتقم" و"ما كان ربك نسيا"، ولذا، وبجانب العدالة المحقة والقصاص من كل قاتل ومعذّب وطيّار عسكري وسجّان، وبفرض أن التسامح خيار فردي، فعدم النسيان خيار دولتي اجتماعي عسكري لاعتبارين:
- لن يشارك بالدولة وتنمية المجتمع ذليل مهان مهزوم منافق لأن هذا مدخل للفساد والهزيمة.
- لن نسمح بترك أحصنة طروادة للثورة المضادة، محليا وإقليميا، لا بالسلاح ولا بالمجنّدين ولا بأمراء الحرب ورؤساء المليشيات المحتملين.

والله غالب.