Journalist Bakr al-Kassem released one week after his arrest by Türkiye-backed authorities

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Syria Journalist Bakr al-Kassem released one week after his arrest by Türkiye-backed authorities [IFJ] 04-09-2024

Syria 74 media rights violations in 2023 [IFJ] 08-04-2024

Syria / Turkey Driver killed and journalist critically injured by alleged drone attack by Türkiye [IFJ] 29-08-2023

Syria TV journalist killed in roadside bomb in Daraa province [IFJ] 10-08-2023

Syria Global education union community solidarity helps teachers and other education staff [Education International] 28-03-2023

Syria / Turkey Unions donate to new solidarity fund for earthquake survivors in Türkiye and Syria [ITF] 19-02-2023

Syria The WFTU demands the immediate withdrawl of sanctions against Syria [WFTU] 15-02-2023

Syria Teachers of Aleppo countryside insist on strike till demands met [Enab Baladi] 15-10-2022

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