Syria: One year after al-Assad

Syria: One year after al-Assad


What kind of Syria is the new government trying to build? Crowds cheered the end of a dictatorship, and political prisoners walked out of the most notorious jails in the country, shocked at their own freedom. But the optimism of that day has now given way to the realities of transition – sectarian tensions, grinding poverty and demands for justice over atrocities carried out by the Assad regime.


Published at: 2025-12-07 22:14:31

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