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March 17, 2026

Assad’s war on journalists: inside Syria’s surveillance machine

Journalists in Syria during Bashar al-Assad’s regime were subjected to rarely-seen levels of surveillance. A new investigation from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism (SIRAJ) delves into the dictatorship’s tactics to track news professionals, from daily monitoring of publications and wire tapping, to deploying agents to influence media coverage and even compiling a “blacklist” of reporters.
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February 28, 2026

The Ongoing death: How Russian-made mines are killing Syrians and destroying their forgotten lands

Since the start of the Syrian revolution in 2011, mines have killed thousands of Syrians and injured thousands more. This investigation, based on open-source data, interviews with victims, and field visits, reveals a systematic campaign by the Assad regime to use mines to cause long-term human, material, and environmental harm that could last for decades.
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February 3, 2026

“The Shot is on target”: New Evidence Exposes Assad Regime’s Deliberate Killing of Journalists Marie Colvin and Rémi Ochlik in Homs

Despite Bashar al-Assad’s denial that his forces deliberately killed American journalist Marie Colvin and French photojournalist Remi Ochlik in the Baba Amr neighborhood of Homs in 2012, this investigation presents new evidence and testimonies published for the first time, confirming that his forces deliberately shelled the media center in the neighborhood. The investigation also reveals that Assad’s forces tried to eliminate the wounded journalists and prevent them from leaving the besieged area.
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