During one of the tense days in Deir Ezzor, a civil society organization in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor had to end a dialogue session at its headquarter after a conflict broke out between two local families in the…
Introduction On 22 March 2020, the Syrian Ministry of Health announced that it registered the first coronavirus case in Syria as other announcements of further cases continued on the following days. The ministry confirmed that all needed measures to prevent…
Since 2017 up to this moment, civil activists have been exposed to stifling acts, arrests, and threats in many areas controlled by the Autonomous Administration. The detention of a group of activists from Raqqa province poses the most flagrant example.…
In the Syrian government held areas, the chain of extortion starts from the lowest rank of security apparatus, Mukhtar, a businessman linked with security branch or a member of military group. Most of cases documented by JFL are cases of…
Many questions are raised about the administration of areas in the northeastern Syrian. The narrative of the ruling local powers is talking about a new and promising sample of administration that is inclusive in an effective and diverse manner. On…
In the light of growing questions regarding the way to achieve peace in Syria on both local and national levels following years of war that ravaged and cracked the Syrian society on ethnic, geographic, and sectarian bases, seeking for answers…
Executive summary: During 2018, Justice for Life held five focused dialogue sessions on transitional justice, women’s empowerment, civil peace, education under conflict and governance. The dialogues focused on Deir Ezzor province and each dialogue ended up with a set of…
Hundreds of detainees in ISIS prisons turned into missing persons following the military actions and control of the government forces on the areas located in the south of the Euphrates River, where the Syria Democratic Forces controlled the areas located…
Following the large scale of the regular forces on the city in the second half of 2017, the city residents including the locals and IDPs were displaced due to the indiscriminate shelling by the regular forces warplanes that resulted in…
SDF established military and security centers in the province of Deir Ezzor. The headquarters were based in Al Kasra sub-district in the western countryside as follows; The Internal Security, Traffic, Public Security, and Military Police. The North of the river…
This report covers a number of violations against children in Deir Ezzor and shed light on the most obvious effects on children due to what the province of Deir Ezzor has witnessed since 2012 until the end of Jul 2018.…
This report covers cases of detention, torture, and killings in detention centers by the Syrian security apparatuses, “Jabhat Fateh Al Sham” (formerly Al Nusra), and “Islamic state” group. The report depended on (26) testimonies for (23) people – inside and…
The entire control of the “Islamic State” over Dier Ezzor, Al Raqqa, and the eastern countryside of Aleppo in mid-July 2014 has formed a fundamental shift, not only in the traditional strategies that are adopted by the Jihadist/Salafist groups, but…
Justice for Life Observatory in Deir Ezzor JFL is a civil nongovernmental, non-profit organization that works on promoting the culture of human rights in Syria and based in Deir Ezzor. The Observatory aims to participate in strengthening and promoting the…
Defections from “Islamic State” Reasons, Nature, and Impacts October 2015 Prepared by Faisal Dahmoush Al Mashhour Issued by JFL Observatory in Deir Ezzor Syrians for Democracy Introduction: The “Islamic State” affiliated members represent the major pillar for the…
