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Baptist pastor released after two weeks in detention

A Kurdish Baptist pastor from a Muslim background who was arrested whilst visiting his family in Afrin, Syria, was detained without charge from 20...

6th August 2026

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Middle East & North Africa Syria

Alawite woman killed by gunman

An Alawite woman was killed and her son was badly wounded in an attack by an unknown armed gunman in Homs on 26 July....

30th July 2026

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Middle East & North Africa Syria

Alawite woman and two children shot dead in Homs

An Alawite woman and her son and daughter were shot dead in Homs, Syria on 18 July....

21st July 2026

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Reports

Middle East & North Africa Syria

General Briefing: Syria

Since the takeover, the HTS has given repeated assurances of protection and inclusion to religious minority communities.

8th September 2026

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Middle East & North Africa Syria

Syria: submission to the 54th session of the Universal Periodic Review

CSW (Christian Solidarity Worldwide) and CSW-Nigeria are human rights organisations specialising in the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB).

17th July 2026

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Middle East & North Africa Syria

HRC56: Oral Statement during Interactive Dialogue with the COI on Syria

We remain highly concerned by reports of torture in Syrian detention centres, and the continued incarceration of thousands of political prisoners.

2nd July 2024

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Truth matters: How misinformation and sensationalism undermines support for victims of human rights violations

In early March, alarming reports surfaced of the killing of Christians in Syria. As a shocking outbreak of violence claimed the lives of over

6th May 2025

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East Asia Burma/Myanmar

Pope Francis leaves a legacy of standing up for freedom of religion or belief. His successor must build on it.

‘There can be no peace without freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of expression and respect for the views of others.’ It is

28th April 2025

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Middle East & North Africa Syria

Syria: Ten years on, why does it matter?

June 2024 marked ten years since the Islamic State (IS) declared a caliphate in Syria. Years of brutal conflict including flagrant and well-documented human

1st August 2024

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