The Kurdish Lawyers Union announces the loss of contact with: Name: Aziz Nazmi al-Din KhalilDate and Place of Birth: al-Hawa / Afrin – 1 January 2007Place of Origin: Village of Qîbar (Gundî Qîbar) – Afrin regionMarital Status: Single Details of Disappearance: Contact with Aziz Nazmi al-Din Khalil was lost on...
Legal and Humanitarian Brief on a Case of Arbitrary Family Detention in al-Ra’i Prison
The Kurdish Lawyers Union is monitoring the case of Ms. Wisal Hanan (born 1986), from the village of Gemrûkê (Gundî Gemrûkê) – Afrin, who has been subjected to arbitrary detention since 23 June 2019. Her detention occurs within the context of systematic violations affecting civilians in al-Ra’i Prison and constitutes...
Briefing on Violations Against the People of Afrin on the Occasion of Nowruz
In the aftermath of the incident involving the lowering of the Syrian flag in the city of Kobani—an act described as an individual behavior, and for which the perpetrator was arrested in preparation for legal accountability—several areas, particularly Afrin, the countryside of Aleppo, and Raqqa, witnessed a series of reactions...
Shelling of Kurdish Villages Southeast of Kobani: Targeting Civilians and Preventing Aid to Victims
To the Public Opinion and the Media On 26 January 2026, at approximately 11:30 p.m., and In another crime no less horrific, the village of Al-Jalabiyah and Kharab Ashk, southeast of the city of Kobani, were subjected to a violent attack involving intense and indiscriminate shelling that targeted the homes...
Preliminary Monitoring of the Administrative Reality and Professional Freedoms within Public Institutions
The results of field monitoring conducted by the Kurdish Lawyers Union reveal concerning indicators of continued patterns of exclusion, weak institutional efficiency, and growing interference in personal and professional freedoms, negatively affecting public trust in state institutions. This report is based on consistent testimonies and statements from employees, lawyers, and...
Preliminary Briefing on the Findings of Field Monitoring in Afrin
Within the framework of field monitoring and the collection of documented testimonies in the Afrin region, a series of violations and practices affecting property rights and the personal security of residents have been recorded, particularly in the subdistricts of Rajo, Bulbul, and Jandairis. Given the prevailing security conditions and in...