Mass Killings, Torture, and Sectarian Violence in Syria’s Coastal Region After Assad’s Fall, Report Finds - The Syrian Observer

Mass Killings, Torture, and Sectarian Violence in Syria’s Coastal Region After Assad’s Fall, Report Finds - The Syrian Observer

A new report by the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) has documented sweeping human rights violations in Syria’s coastal region and parts of Hama following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. The report, titled “After the Regime… Before the State,” focuses on a wave of violence that erupted in March 2025, including extrajudicial killings, forced displacement, torture, and property destruction—much of it driven by…

U.S.-Installed Regime in Syria is Terrorizing the Country’s Christians - CovertAction Magazine

In late June, Syrians experienced the worst attack on a Christian church since 1860 On June 29, 2025, I attended a church service at St. Moses the Black Orthodox Church in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. St. Moses is an Antiochian church, also known as the Church of St. Peter, and harkens back to ancient Antioch, Syria […] The post U.S.-Installed Regime in Syria is Terrorizing the Country’s Christians first appeared on CovertAction Magazine.

Report details killings, discrimination against religious minorities in post-Assad Syria

Mourners gather in the Church of the Holy Cross in Qassaa, Damascus, for the funeral of many who lost their lives in a terrorist attack at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Syria’s capital on Sunday, June 22, 2025. / Credit: Moh... [...]

Report details killings against religious minorities in post-Assad Syria

Mourners gather in the Church of the Holy Cross in Qassaa, Damascus, for the funeral of many who lost their lives in a terrorist attack at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Syria’s capital on Sunday, June 22, 2025. / Credit: Mohammad Al-Rifai/ACI MENA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 7, 2025 / 17:51 pm (CNA). Allies of the new Syrian government and other non-state actors have continued violence and discrimination against Christian…

Report Details Killings, Discrimination Against Religious Minorities in Post-Assad Syria

Mohammad Al-Rifai/ACI MENA Mourners gather in the Church of the Holy Cross in Qassaa, Damascus, for the funeral of many who lost their lives in a terrorist attack at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Syria’s capital on Sunday, June 22, 2025. The USCIRF is encouraging the Trump administration to impose conditions on sanction removals that require improvements in religious liberty.

The Ambassador of Sweden to Lebanon and Syria visited the Patriarchate of Antioch | Orthodox Times (en)

The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Lebanon and Syria, Jessica Svardström, visited the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East in order to offer her condolences for the victims of the terrorist attack that targeted the Church of the Prophet Elias in Damascus. The Ambassador was received by Bishop Romanos (Al-Khanat), Patriarchal Vicar, and Bishop Moussa (Khoury), Patriarchal Assistant.