🧵 1: Overview Years before Assad's regime fell, reports like Amnesty International’s ‘Stop the Torture and Horror in Syria’s Prisons’ (2016) ©AI and the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) ©SNHR 2019 documentation of 72 torture methods across 50 detention centers exposed

I strongly agree. In fact, I deeply support every word. I urge everyone to reflect on @RamiJarrah message, a voice that has always stood with the oppressed and sacrificed so much for Syria’s freedom. We demand justice now. I especially stress the need to build a national

بعد أن شاهدتُ العشرات من الفيديوهات وقرأتُ العديد من المنشورات، وتبادلنا مئات المكالمات مع الأصدقاء حول واقعنا في سوريا اليوم، توقفت للحظة لأتساءل: ماذا فعلنا نحن السوريين حتى وصلنا إلى هذا المستوى من العنف والتوحّش في القتل والإذلال؟ لماذا هذه التوحش والقتل والتنكيل وكلّ أنواع

5/5 We urgently need the voice of reason and wisdom from all Syrians to end the hate speech flooding social media and launch a campaign against false and misleading news. Photo: © Omar Haj Kadour - AFP

4/5 How can one lone Druze figure who doesn’t represent all Druze invite Israeli intervention, giving Tel Aviv a pretext to bomb Damascus? What good are “Arab tribal accords” and “general mobilization” if they only deepen our fractures and spread more hatred? Isn’t it time to

3/5 What has the so‑called transitional government achieved? It blocks comprehensive dialogue and enforces a single narrative. Why do activists and journalists close to this government continue to spread hate speech and call for violence? How do they sleep knowing they fuel

2/5 What are the roots of this sectarian, tribal, and political violence tearing our social fabric apart? Where was the voice of reason when Assad fell, and we had a chance to build a civil state for all Syrians? How can we talk about a unifying national identity when some sow

1/5 After dozens of videos, countless posts, and hundreds of calls about today’s Syria, I paused to ask: How did we sink into such brutal violence and humiliation? Why this savagery killing, maiming, and insulting our humanity? The massacres in Sweida against Druze and Bedouin

1/🧵A damming report has come out: "Syria’s government, including the Defense Ministry and president’s office, did not respond to a detailed summary of the findings of the report or questions from Reuters about the role of gov. forces in the massacres." https://t.co/Bmv9tdKg1H

With the 54-year Assad family dictatorship finally over, what foundations will secure a peaceful Syria? Join us to explore this at Polit-Forum Bern’s @PolitForumBern panel: Syria after Assad: What is Needed for Peace? I’ll be speaking alongside Zaher Al Jamous @ZaherAljamous

March 15 – The Syrian Revolution: A Struggle for Freedom and Dignity Today marks 14 years since the Syrian people took to the streets, demanding freedom, dignity, and justice. What began in the cities of Daraa, Homs, Damascus, Aleppo, and beyond was not just a protest—it was a

The Syrian presidency's announcement of an independent committee to investigate the recent events in the coastal region may seem like a positive step toward uncovering the truth and achieving justice. However, for this initiative to be credible, the committee must operate with

Everyone who participated in sectarian incitement and hate speech on social media or in public spaces prior to the massacre in the Syrian coast bears responsibility for its consequences. Likewise, journalists, activists, and defenders of Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, who played a role

Everyone who participated in sectarian incitement and hate speech on social media or in public spaces prior to the massacre in the Syrian coast bears responsibility for its consequences. Likewise, journalists, activists, and defenders of Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, who played a role

Syria Between Violence and Collapse: The Need for a State, Not FactionsAfter the fall of the Assad regime, the state we dreamed of did not materialize; instead, chaos and division persisted. I've contacted relatives and friends on the Syrian coast, and what I heard was

Syria Between Violence and Collapse: The Need for a State, Not FactionsAfter the fall of the Assad regime, the state we dreamed of did not materialize; instead, chaos and division persisted. I've contacted relatives and friends on the Syrian coast, and what I heard was

🧵 (1/15) Imagine risking your life daily to document evidence of potential war crimes. That’s exactly what “Caesar” did—until he recently uncovered his true identity: First Warrant Officer Farid Al-Mazhhan, a Syrian from Daraa who once led forensic evidence at the Military

Since 2013, the world has seen the harrowing images that Caesar risked everything to expose. The evidence was undeniable. The world was not unaware—it watched, documented, debated. Yet, the machinery of torture continued, and the silence of the powerful spoke louder than the

(15/15) Caesar’s unmasking underscores the gravity of his evidence—and the sacrifices made to obtain it. His interview with Al Jazeera marks a turning point, amplifying the call for international solidarity and legal recourse. Will the global community rise to the challenge, or

(14/15) Although the fall of the regime opened pathways for transitional justice, many perpetrators still roam free. Yet, the Caesar Files serve as a steadfast reminder: the truth cannot be buried forever. Families, activists, and human rights groups maintain their pursuit of

(13/15) As courts in Germany, France, and elsewhere continue to employ the Caesar Files, the pictures stand as a testament to the cruelty inflicted upon detainees. Each image represents not just a legal document, but also a life lost, an identity stripped, and a family left