We, in the SBC, are very proud to have two of our Board Members, the filmmaker Mrs Waad Alkhateab and Human Rights Lawyer Mr Ibrahim Olabi, alongside Syrian activist and former detainee Omar Alshogre, speaking in UN Security Council Arria-formula meeting on Accountability in #Syria on November 29, 2021. Their speeches emphasized the absolute necessity for the international community to spare no…
We are grateful to everyone who attended yesterday’s screening of the documentary: Bringing Assad to Justice, which was followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers Ronan Tynan and Anne Daly. This documentary sheds light on the exceptional efforts led by Syrians and non-Syrians to document the gross human rights violations in Syria and to hold al-Assad regime accountable for its war crimes…
The Syrian British Council (SBC) was pleased to meet with James Cleverly MP, UK’s Minister for the Middle East and North Africa. During this bilateral meeting, Mazen Gharibah (SBC’s Executive Manager) and Ibrahim Olabi (SBC’s Board Member) presented several proposals on how to increase the UK’s crucial and decisive roles in enforcing international justice mechanisms to hold al-Assad regime accountable for its…
Today, SBC was honoured to participate in the Labour Campaign for International Development (LCID) to address the priorities of the UK’s foreign policies towards Syria. During this event, which was attended by parliamentarians from both houses of Parliament, Mrs Douna Haj Ahmed from SBC discussed several Syria-related policies that need to be adopted by the Labour Party such as: the international mechanisms…
On 08/12/2021, the British Treasury delisted the Syrian businessman, Tarif Akhras, from its sanctions list, which targets money laundering or people who support Bashar al-Assad regime, without explaining the grounds for this decision. The signatories of this statement consider that the decision of the British Treasury does not help in supporting the international efforts aimed at punishing individuals and/or entities that assist…
On Friday, 20 August 2021, members of the Syrian British Council (SBC) met with Mr Afzal Khan MP, the Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons. During this meeting, the SBC briefed Mr Khan about the latest military, humanitarian and political developments in Syria. The SBC primarily focused on the inhumane siege imposed by the Syrian regime and its Iranian-backed militias…
The Syrian British Council statement with regards to the UK’s commitment to prosecuting individuals who are linked to any criminal activities in support of the Syria-n Regime. View full statement in English
A statement from the Syrian British Council with regards to UNSCR 2585 about the cross-border aid operations to northern Syria. View full statement in English
The Syrian British Council (SBC) sent an official letter on the 7th of July to Mr. Jonathan Hargreaves, the UK Special Representative to Syria, with regards to the Syrian regime’s inhumane besiegement of 40,000 civilians in Daraa al-Balad. View full letter in English