Syriaʹs crisis within a crisis – coronavirus could hit hard Published: 6 May 2020 Background The corona pandemic has reached Syria. Anna Fleischer, Program Coordinator for Syria, explains why the virus could hit the country extremely hard and above all endanger those imprisoned. By Anna Fleischer
Syria’s Disappeared Published: 2 August 2017 Over the past years, tens of thousands of men, women and children in Syria havee become subject to forced disappearances in Syria. On July 12, the film "Syria's Disappeared" was screened in which survivors of Syrian prisons and relatives of some tortured to death speak out. By Bente Scheller
Nominated: Syrian Candidates for the Golden Raspberry Awards Published: 13 September 2016 How many supporters does Assad actually still have? Obviously not even enough to cast different extras for two short television clips. By Bente Scheller
Syria: Systematic Torture and Sexualized Violence Published: 3 August 2016 Speech Torture and sexualized violence are part of everyday life in Syrian prisons. However, human rights violations committed by the Assad regime play no role at the Geneva peace talks. With this in mind, Barbara Unmüßig, calls for women to be included as peace negotiators. By Barbara Unmüßig