Curating visual documentation for justice and human rights
The Syrian Archive is a Syrian-led and initiated collective of human rights activists dedicated to curating visual documentation relating to human rights violations and other crimes committed by all sides during the conflict in Syria with the goal of creating an evidence-based tool for reporting, advocacy and accountability purposes.
Latest Release
Antwerp court convicts three Flemish firms for shipping 168 tonnes of isopropanol to Syria
Update on isopropanol export to Syria
Medical Facilities Under Fire: Al Ikhlas hospital
Investigation reveals hospital targeted with airstrikes
Thu Jan 23 2020
Medical Facilities Under Fire: Al Iman hospital
Investigation reveals hospital targeted with airstrikes
Fri Jan 17 2020
Medical Facilities Under Fire: Al Zerbeh Primary Healthcare Center
Joint investigation: Syrian Archive and Focus Aleppo
Wed Jan 15 2020
Medical Facilities Under Fire: Dar Al-Hikma Hospital in Kafr Nabl, Idlib
Investigation reveals Syrian government licensed hospital targeted with shelling and airstrikes
Tue Aug 06 2019
Out of service: New attack on Kafranbel surgical hospital
Thu Jul 04 2019
German and Belgian prosecutors urged to shed light on exports of dual-use goods to Syria
Joint press release: OSJI, Trial International and Syrian Archive
Mon Jun 03 2019
Targeting Nabed Al Hayat Hospital in Hass Town in Idlib
open source investigation about bombing Nabed Al Hayat Hospital in Hass
Wed May 08 2019
Zardana residential neighborhood targeted with airstrikes
45 civilians dead as a result of airstrikes that attacked Zardana
Mon Dec 17 2018
Alleged Russian airstrike targeted Talbiseh
After collecting and analysing visual content published on social media platforms and news networks, Syrian Archive found the town of Talbiseh (Homs Province) was targeted by Russian airstrikes on 30 September 2015
Mon Nov 26 2018
Belgium illegally shipped 168 tonnes of sarin precursor to Syria
Jeff Deutch, additional reporting by Kristof Clerix from Knack
Wed Apr 18 2018
Investigations
Verification and open source analysis
Six Months On
Medical Facilities in Syria Still Under Fire
Sat Feb 17 2018
Targeting civilians in public market in Al Atarib
69 civilians dead as a result of airstrikes that attacked Atarib market
Wed Dec 20 2017
Three Idlib Medical Facilities Attacked
Three Idlib medical facilities serving a combined more than 100.000 people yearly were allegedly attacked in airstrikes attributed to Syrian or Russian forces
Tue Sep 19 2017
Medical Facilities Under Fire
An investigation about attacking 8 Syrian hospitals in Idlib
Fri Jul 28 2017
The Al-Jinah Mosque Complex Bombing
An investigation about Al-Jinah Mosque Bombing
Wed Apr 19 2017
CONFIRMED US Responsible for ‘Aleppo Mosque Bombing
CONFIRMED US Responsible for ‘Aleppo Mosque Bombing
Tue Apr 18 2017
The Khan Sheikhoun Chemical Attack, The Evidence So Far
An investigation about The Khan Sheikhoun Chemical Attack
Wed Apr 05 2017
Eyes on Aleppo
Eyes on Aleppo - Visual Evidence Analysis of Human Rights Violations Committed in Aleppo
Wed Mar 29 2017
Dataset of Verified Videos About Chemical Weapons Attacks in Syria
Dataset of Verified Videos About Chemical Weapons Attacks in Syria
Tue Dec 13 2016
Dataset of Russian Attacks Against Syria's Civilians
Dataset of Russian Attacks Against Syria's Civilians
Fri May 13 2016
Fact Checking Russia’s Claim That It Didn’t Bomb A Mosque in Syria
Fact Checking Russia’s Claim That It Didn’t Bomb A Mosque in Syria
Sun Nov 01 2015
Press Release of the Chemical Weapons Attack on Damascus
The Syrian Archive Team on the 2nd anniversary of the chemical weapons attack on Ghouta, Syria
Fri Aug 21 2015
Latest Release
Antwerp court convicts three Flemish firms for shipping 168 tonnes of isopropanol to Syria
Update on isopropanol export to Syria
Sections
Observation Database
Verified videos of observations of violations
Tech Advocacy
Amount of content preserved, made unavailable and restored
About
Mission, vision, and workflow
Investigations
Verification and open source analysis
Incident Collections
Clustered visual content by incident, thematically disaggregated.
Tue Apr 24 2018
Tools and Methods
Open Source Tools and Methods for Open Source Investigations