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March 2, 2024 News Release

Australia: Youth Thought Dead May Be Held in Northeast Syria

Confirm Yusuf Zahab’s Identity; Urgently Bring Home All Detained Australians

A youth reportedly held in northeast Syria who identified himself on February 25, 2024 as the missing Australian Yusuf Zahab.
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May 20, 2022 Letter

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Fighters with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces deploy around al-Sina’a prison in the Ghweran district of al-Hasakah, northeast Syria, on January 25, 2022, midway through the 10-day battle to recapture it from the Islamic State (ISIS). © 2022 AFP Photo via Getty Images
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Canada Should Mark Ramadan by Helping Bring Home Unlawfully Detained Muslims

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February 4, 2022 Report

Northeast Syria: Fate of Hundreds of Boys Trapped in Siege Unknown

Protect and Clarify Conditions of Detainees Recaptured from ISIS

Fighters with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces deploy around al-Sina’a prison in the Ghweran district of al-Hasakah, northeast Syria, on January 25, 2022, midway through the 10-day battle to recapture it from the Islamic State (ISIS). © 2022 AFP Photo via Getty Images
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Northeast Syria: Help Detainees from Recaptured ISIS-Held Prison

International Action Needed to Resolve Broader Detention Crisis

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June 29, 2020 News Release

Canada: Bring Home ISIS Suspects and Relatives from Syria

Inadequate Steps to Assist 47 Canadians in Dire Conditions

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November 1, 2019 Commentary

ISIS Suspect Transfers to Iraq Replete with Risks

Men, suspected of being affiliated with the Islamic State, gather in a prison cell in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh on October 26, 2019.
October 18, 2019 Commentary

Fear Grips Women and Children Trapped in Syria Camps

Their Countries of Origin Must Bring Them Home

A girl stands in the annex of al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, where more than 11,000 women and children from nearly 50 nationalities are confined as family members of Islamic State (also known as ISIS) suspects. The Kurdish-led coalition controlling north
October 8, 2019 News Release

Northeast Syria: Boys, Men Held in Inhumane Conditions

Countries Should Bring Their Citizens Home, Improve Detention Sites

Detainees in what The Times of London describes as an informal detention center for Islamic State (ISIS) suspects in northeast Syria.
September 4, 2019 News Release

Iraq: Camps Expel Over 2,000 People Seen As ISIS-Linked

Some Forced Back to Home Regions Despite Safety Threats

Government buses waiting to move families from one camp in Anbar governate to another during a previous wave of camp closures in December 2018.  © 2018 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch
August 20, 2019 Commentary

Australian Mother's Plea to Come Home from Crowded Camp After Fleeing Islamic State

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