Seeking justice in Syria: the advantages of the Assad regime

Representatives and dignitaries of Syrian communities attend a two-day national dialogue conference in Damascus (Syria)
Representatives and dignitaries of Syrian communities attend a two-day national dialogue conference in Damascus on February 24, 2025. The nearly 900 participants discussed the major issues of the ‘new Syria’: transitional justice, constitutional principles, institutional reform, fundamental freedoms, the economy and the role of civil society. Photo: © Bakr Alkasem / AFP

Trying to figure out the landscape of mass crimes justice initiatives on Syria, after the fall of former president Bashar el-Assad, can only be an uncertain prediction game. A professor at the NIOD Institute in Amsterdam, Uğur Üngör, talks this week about what we know, in this new podcast by our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts. “Only two months after, all remains to be seen, [but] the fact that the regime was meticulous in keeping records, if these records are accurate, is an ‘advantage’ today for people seeking justice or for historians trying to understand the history of the Assad regime”. 

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This podcast has been published as part of a partnership between Justice Info and Asymmetrical Haircuts, a podcast on international justice produced from The Hague by journalists Janet Anderson and Stephanie van den Berg, who retain full control and independence over the contents of the podcast.

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