Lelun Afrin

With profound hope and humanity, the Lelun Association for Victims welcomes the liberation of Sednaya Prison and the release of its detainees. Sednaya, a notorious symbol of violence and human rights abuses in Syria, has finally been freed, and all prisoners have been released. This marks a critical turning point and offers a beacon of hope for those who have …

The undersigned organizations warn of the repercussions of the recent military escalation in Northern Syria and call on all parties to the conflict to ensure the protection of civilians, end violations, and respect International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Since November 27, 2024, the terrorist-designated group ‘’Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’’ (HTS), has launched a large-scale offensive codenamed the “Deterrence of Aggression” Battle. The …

The Afrin region, northwestern Syria, renowned for its ancient olive trees and as one of Syria’s leading olive-producing areas, has become a landscape of suffering for its residents. Since 2018, when factions of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) seized control of the area, the local population has endured escalating hardships. Systematic extortion, arrests, and economic exploitation have compounded their …

أطلقت منظمة العفو الدولية حملة تدعو إلى وضع حد لانتهاكات حقوق الإنسان المستمرة في شمال غرب سوريا، وتحديداً في منطقة عفرين، التي تسيطر عليها الفصائل المسلحة التابعة للجيش الوطني السوري المدعوم من تركيا. تحت عنوان “يجب على تركيا وقف انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان في شمال غرب سوريا”. جاءت هذه الحملة في ظل تصاعد التوترات والانتهاكات الممنهجة ضد المدنيين في المنطقة. الحملة، …

 126 Organizations call for ceasing the occupation, ensuring a voluntary, safe and dignified return for the IDPs, halting demographic changes, and adopting a reparations-based approach for those affected, as part of a comprehensive process that guarantees accountability and justice for the victims   Five years have passed since the Turkish occupation of areas of Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê and Tall Abyad …

Introduction: The Turkish war by the participating of the Syrian opposition forces affiliated with it on Afrin, began on January 20, 2018 and continued for 58 days, ending with the occupation of the Afrin city, the center of the region, on March 18, 2018. This resulted in the forced displacement of more than half of the region’s original inhabitants, and …

On August 19, 2024, within the “Aram” project to integrate the displaced community into the host community, and with the support of the Civil Society Center in Qamishli, the Lelun Association for Victims held a dialogue session on “The reality of Afrin’s displaced people in the host community… Challenges and ways to mitigate them.” The session included a number of …

In recent days, Türkiye has witnessed campaigns of incitement and violence against Syrian refugees, affecting all Syrians and their properties. These incidents began in the city of Kayseri and have spread to other Turkish cities. This followed an escalation in political incitement against Syrians and a tightening of arbitrary forced deportation measures. Syrians in Türkiye have been suffering for some …

On 14th May 2024, the CEASEFIRE Center for Civilian Rights and the Kurdish “YASA” Center for Human Rights Studies and Legal Consultations issued a detailed report on the violations to which civilians are exposed in the Afrin region by armed factions affiliated the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army under the title “Escalating human rights violations in Syria’s Afrin”. The report was …

On 20th April 2024, the administration of Al-Rai Prison informed the families of the detained Kurdish citizen, “Jangin Othman Naasan” 36, from the “Ruta/Al-Mazoula” village in the Maabatli/Mobata district. His family – his grandmother in the “Gazeah” village near Afrin city center to receive his body from the hospital in Al-Rai town in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, where he …