Did Syria fire all female judges after Bashar al-Assad’s fall?

[ad_1] A declare emerged in Chinese language-language social media posts that the brand new Syrian authorities established after the autumn of President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 dismissed all feminine judges.

However the declare lacks proof. The Syrian Ministry of Justice, in separate Fb posts on Dec. 8 and 12, assured staff of stability of their positions, whereas inviting former staff to return with out indicating any plans to take away ladies judges from their roles.

The declare was shared on Weibo on Dec. 13, 2024.

“Syria’s new justice minister has introduced the implementation of sharia legislation and the dismissal of all feminine judges,” the declare reads partly.

The declare started to flow into after Syria established a brand new transitional authorities following the autumn of President Bashar al-Assad in December.

Some Chinese language on-line customers claimed that Syria’s Ministry of Justice introduced the dismissal of feminine judges and a ban on them. (X, Weibo and 6park.com) On Dec. 10, 2024, Mohammed al-Bashir, beforehand the prime minister of the Syrian Salvation Authorities, was appointed to steer the transitional authorities till March 1, 2025.

The brand new administration has initiated a number of adjustments, together with suspending the structure and parliament for a three-month transition interval. They've additionally begun revising the nationwide curriculum, eradicating references to the Assad regime and making different changes.

However the declare about Syria’s new authorities dismissing all feminine judges lacks proof.

The Syrian Ministry of Justice below the interim authorities mentioned on Dec. 8 that its staff would proceed to work of their positions with out adjustments to their office, salaries or advantages.

Individually, on Dec. 12, the ministry invited all of its former staff, together with judges, to return to their workplaces. It made no point out of eradicating feminine judges from their posts.

The Syrian fact-checking group Confirm-sy debunked the declare, which had additionally circulated amongst the Arabic-speaking group.

Confirm-sy cited a lawyer based mostly in Aleppo named Mahmoud Hamam as saying that court docket workers and judiciary have been working usually as of Dec. 12, including that no dismissal or ban of ladies from the judiciary had occurred.

The Syrian Ministry of Justice has not responded to requests for remark as of press time.

Rumors about loss of life of Syrian scientists

Some Chinese language-speaking on-line customers additionally claimed that three distinguished Syrian scientists have been killed following the autumn of Assad.

Key phrase searches discovered the declare originated from a publish on X posted by the Iranian government-backed Islamic Republic Information Company on Dec. 10.

“Outstanding Syrian scientist Dr. Hamdi Ismail Nada was assassinated in his house in Damascus by unknown folks on Tuesday,” the publish reads.

Some Weibo customers additionally claimed that Nada was an natural chemist and that two extra Syrian scientists – a microbiologist named Zahra al-Homsiyeh and a physicist named Shadia Habbal – had additionally been killed.

Some Chinese language on-line customers claimed that three Syrian scientists have been killed after the autumn of Assad's regime. (Weibo) However this declare additionally lacks proof.

Hamdi Ismail Nada is neither a Syrian nor a scientist however is definitely a 74-year-old Egyptian doctor.

When reached by the Palestinian fact-checking group Tayqan, Nadi confirmed that the photograph circulating with the declare was certainly of him. Nevertheless, he clarified that he was nonetheless alive and had final visited Syria on a piece journey greater than 9 years in the past.

Nada additionally mentioned on his Fb web page that his identification had been misused.

In the meantime, Shadia Habbal is in truth a professor on the College of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy.

When questioned concerning the rumors of her loss of life, she informed AFCL: “I’m apparently nonetheless alive!”

Key phrase searches discovered no details about “Zahra al-Homsiyeh”.

Translated by Shen Ke. Edited by Taejun Kang.

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