Naji Jerf, who was shot dead in Turkey in 2015, was editor of children's magazine produced by UK government contractor (Photo source: hentawi.com) By Ian Cobain, Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Harun al-Aswad A prominent Syrian activist was editing a children's magazine that was being published as part of a covert British propaganda campaign when he was murdered by the … Continue reading Syrian activist killed by Islamic State was working on British-backed comic
Over 14,000 people have been tortured to death in regime jails. [AFP] Fears are growing for the tens of thousands of detainees languishing in Syrian regime prisons as the coronavirus spreads through the war-torn country, with poor conditions and a history of mistreatment exacerbating concerns. Syria's intelligence infrastructure currently holds around 130,000 detainees, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), … Continue reading Coronavirus highlights desperate plight of Syrian prisoners in Assad’s jails
مصدر الصورة أ ف ب، امرأة سورية تجلس في خيمة مع ابنها بينما ينتظر آخرون توزيع الطعام في الثالث من أذار / مارس 2020، أمام نقطة بازاركول الحدودية مع اليونان في أدرنة. هارون الأسود بهاتف جوال، يتقصى رجل الطريق مستخدما إحدى تطبيقات الخرائط الرقمية، ويتلقى بهاتف آخر تعليمات من مجموعة من المهربين لتجاوز حواجز الشرطة … Continue reading من داخل أكبر شبكات تهريب البشر في تركيا
Fraud, extortion and drug addiction fuel the organised groups taking refugees from Turkey into Europe (Photo source AFP) By Harun al-Aswad in Istanbul On one phone, a man tracks the road using a map application. On another, he is receiving instructions from a group of scouts to bypass police barriers on his route in Istanbul. Such is the … Continue reading Rule of the ribers: Inside one of Turkey’s largest people-smuggling rings
Militant group and rebels detain each others' fighters as controversy over Russia-Turkey deal roils in northwest Syria (Photo source AFP) By Harun al-Aswad Sit-in protests against joint Turkish-Russian patrols on Idlib province’s M4 highway have cracked open divisions between Syrian rebels and a powerful militant group, placing pressure on the ceasefire deal in northwest Syria. On … Continue reading Turkish crackdown on Idlib protest exposes Syrian rebel divisions