Following confirmation of his death on 3 February 2022, CIJA discloses information on killed Islamic State leader’s role in slave trade.
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On 13 January, the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz convicted Anwar Raslan, a former colonel in the Syrian regime, of crimes against humanity.
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The New Yorker investigates the circumstances surrounding the case of Khaled al-Halabi, the highest-ranking Syrian regime member suspected of crimes against humanity and known to be in Europe.
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Der Spiegel reports on the failure of Austrian authorities to investigate and prosecute the highest-ranking Syrian regime member suspected of crimes against humanity and at large in Europe.
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In an in-depth article for Index on Censorship, CIJA Director Nerma Jelacic dissects the logic of revisionism, the institutions that enable it and, the perils of leaving disinformation and war crimes denialism unchallenged.
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CIJA Senior Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advisor Stephanie Barbour has contributed to a symposium on conflict-related sexual violence jointly hosted by the UN Team of Experts on Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict and OpinioJuris.
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Supported by the findings of CIJA’s probe into Syria disinformation networks, Bellingcat reports on the working methods of yet another group in the far-reaching web of actors targeting Syria accountability groups – Berlin Group 21.
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CIJA Director Nerma Jelacic speaks to Michael Weiss about the motivation behind CIJA’s investigation into a Russian-back disinformation network on Syria and discusses the significance of its findings.
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The Daily Beast reports on further findings of CIJA’s probe into the so-called Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and the Media’s disinformation campaign against organisations collecting battlefield evidence of war crimes in Syria – OPCW, White Helmets, and now CIJA.
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Newlines Magazine has published an extensive report on the web of actors uncovered by CIJA to be part of a highly orchestrated disinformation campaign against the OPCW and their investigations into war crimes in Syria.
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On the eve of next week’s Conference of the States Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), CIJA has joined 14 Syrian and international organisations urging states to adopt enhanced justice and accountability measures in response to atrocity crimes in Syria.
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The BBC’s Chloe Hadjimatheou spoke with Bill Wiley and Nerma Jelacic about CIJA’s probe into disinformation networks attempting to discredit Syria accountability efforts.
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Executive Director Bill Wiley speaks with The Globe and Mail about CIJA’s probe into disinformation networks attempting to discredit the work of his organisation and others seeking accountability in Syria.
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Director Nerma Jelacic speaks to The Observer about CIJA’s inquiry into disinformation networks that seek to discredit Syria accountability efforts.
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Der Spiegel reports on efforts by a group of UK university professors to “spread propaganda under the guise of science” in bid to discredit humanitarian workers and deny mass murder.
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A University of Edinburgh professor and a member of the so-called Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media admits to coordinating with Russian diplomats, attempting to undermine the trial in Germany of two former Syrian officials prosecuted for torture offences.
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The BBC reports on CIJA’s months-long investigation into Syria disinformation networks that targeted the organisation and its personnel.
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In an op-ed published by Open Canada, CIJA Executive Director Bill Wiley discusses the decline in multilateral approaches to international criminal justice and the consequences it carries for achieving accountability for core international crimes committed in Syria.
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On the tenth anniversary of the Syrian uprising, CIJA sought to preserve the reflections of its Syrian investigators. They speak on their motivation to remain in the fight for accountability, the stakes and toll of their work, and the outcomes they hope it achieves.
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The Organization for World Peace reports on the conviction in the case of Eyad A, featuring commentary on the historic verdict by CIJA Director Nerma Jelacic.
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