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Northern Syria is experiencing a renewed wave of forced displacement, once again affecting civilians who had previously been uprooted from Afrin and other parts of the country. This latest development reflects a persistent pattern of repeated displacement, marked by ongoing violations and the continued absence of durable, rights-based solutions. In recent weeks, areas of north-eastern Syria, alongside the neighbourhoods of …

Executive Summary In light of the complex challenges faced by forcibly displaced individuals and victims of human rights violations in Syria, Lelun Association for Victims organized a series of participatory dialogue sessions in the cities of Qamishli and Al-Hasakah, in northeastern Syria. The aim was to empower victims by providing them with a safe platform to share their personal stories …

Since armed factions affiliated with the so-called Syrian National Army took control of Afrin in 2018, the area has witnessed widespread violations against civilians, including arbitrary arrests, unlawful property confiscation, and forced displacement. Following the withdrawal of some Turkish forces after the fall of the previous regime and the assumption of administrative control by the “Public Security” apparatus affiliated with …

The Lelun Association for Victims, a survivor-led organization representing victims of arbitrary detention and human rights violations from across Syria—including the Afrin region—has contributed to a major investigative report by CNN, published on June 12, 2025, titled: “Women detail alleged abuses carried out by militia under commander now in Syria’s top military brass.” The CNN investigation reveals grave violations committed …

Systematic human rights violations against the indigenous population of Afrin, located in northwestern Syria, continue to intensify. These abuses coincide with significant political developments in Syria, including the declared “fall of the previous regime,” the release of detainees from government prisons, and the restructuring of military factions, with members of the “Syrian National Army” being incorporated into the newly formed …

The Afrin region in northwestern Syria has witnessed a sharp increase in property rights violations targeting indigenous residents and recently returned displaced individuals. These violations are primarily perpetrated by factions of the Syrian National Army (SNA) and settlers under their protection. Following the collapse of the previous Syrian regime and the return of many forcibly displaced individuals from neighboring countries …

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 …

A video clip on 6th April 2024 showed details of the crime of attacking an elderly Kurdish man named “Farid Suleiman Hasso” 60, and his son “Muhammed Hasso” 15, from Kakhreh/Yakhour village in Maabatli district of Afrin by two displaced shepherds and members of the military headquarters of the Al-Hamza Division (Al-Hamzat) on its land near the Gawrekan/ Gawreka village …

The series of violations against the indigenous people of Afrin and their property continues by various armed factions in the villages and cities of the Afrin region. These violations may vary depending on the rich agricultural seasons in the region. The months of February and March 2024 witnessed many arrests in various places in the villages and districts of the …

The “PEL – Civil Waves” organization issued a research report on HLP rights violations. They published it on 30th March 2024, entitled: “Theft of property as one of the tools of forced displacement in the Afrin, Tal Abyad, and Sere Kaniye/Ras al-Ain (Northern Syria)”. The report addressed HLP rights violations in both the Afrin region since March 2018 and the …