On 26 December 2024, for Belgium newspaper La Libre, our Associate Researcher, Elise Daniaud Oudeh warns against any historical amnesia and political recovery when it comes to women rights: “the cause of women and the secularism claimed by Assad were above all a selling point of his regime to the West and hid a monstrous daily life for all (…) Today, everyone is aware of the risks of the potential advent of a new form of authoritarianism. People feel above all an immense relief to be freed from a regime of terror and what is certain is that they will be ready to defend a Syria that thirsts for justice, freedom and dignity.”

The interview is available in French.