17th July 2015
Istanbul, Turkey
There is a great Arabic proverb: ‘farkh al-bat awwam‘. In English, ‘the son of a duck, floats’, or, ‘like father, like son’. In Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s case, Mr al-Assad doesn’t so much float as sink like a stone. 15 years ago today, Bashar ‘inherited’ the rule of Syria from his father, who, to be […]
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25th May 2015
Istanbul, Turkey
Three years ago today, a massacre took place in the Syrian village of Taldou in Houla, in northern Syria. According to the UN, 108 civilians were brutally murdered, including 34 women and 49 children. More even than the death toll, the clear sectarian nature of the killings sparked an international outcry. The UN and twelve other […]
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26th March 2015
Istanbul, Turkey
This week marked the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims. The recent release of photographs by the Syrian army defector known as ‘Caesar’ shows the tortured bodies of thousands of detainees, giving the international community a timely reminder of the concealed truth […]
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