المرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان
The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Monthly Archives

August 2017

Life goes on in Syrian refugee camps

IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation continues its relief activities since the beginning of the war in Syria for both internally displaced people and Syrian refugees abroad. Refugees who fled from the war and reached to the…

A Look at Some of Syria’s Destroyed Heritage

Syria's story is one that has been weaved through families from one millennium to the next. Subjugated as a Roman province under the command of Pompey the Great in 64 BC, and brought under Ottoman rule 16 centuries later by Sultan Selim I …

Does Trump Intend to Thwart Iran’s Ambitions in Syria?

As if President Donald Trump isn’t facing enough problems already (some, unfortunately, of his own making — see Charlottesville, Virginia), here’s one more to add to the list: If he’s not careful, the president risks going down in history…

YouTube and Syria: Tech’s role as archivist

News that YouTube removed videos from war-ravaged Syria troubled advocates working to preserve digital records of one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. It also raised fresh questions about the fine line YouTube and other tech…

What the West Got Wrong in Syria 

As President Bashar al-Assad tightens his grip over the country, it's time for those who tried to topple him to take stock of where they went wrong. If Western politicians are wondering why they achieved so few of their goals in…

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