Our mission
SETF’s mission is to help build democracy in Syria through advocacy, support of transitional justice and accountability, humanitarian initiatives and development and supporting the Syrian people’s efforts to establish a representative government that ensures a peaceful and inclusive future for all Syrians.
Our vision
SETF envisions a prosperous, stable, and democratic Syria that serves as a beacon of justice, accountability, and freedom, supporting its people and standing firm against authoritarianism.
What SETF Does ?
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We advocate for a free and stable Syria by
- Keeping policymakers aware of the situation on the ground through meetings, briefings, and witness testimonies.
- Engaging with Congress, the White House, the State Department and others to push for policy that better supports the Syrian people.
- Engaging with other governments and international institutions to push for policy that better supports the Syrian people.
- Promoting legislation that supports the Syrian people’s aspirations for stability and democracy.
- Communicating to the public the reality of events on the ground through media coverage, always aiming to communicate the truth and keeping in mind the best interest of the Syrian people.
- Engaging with Congress, the White House, the State Department and others to push for policy that better supports the Syrian people.
- Engaging with other governments and international institutions to push for policy that better supports the Syrian people.
- Promoting legislation that supports the Syrian people’s aspirations for stability and democracy.
- Communicating to the public the reality of events on the ground through media coverage, always aiming to communicate the truth and keeping in mind the best interest of the Syrian people.
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We promote justice and accountability by
- Helping Syrian authorities develop plans for accountability that align with international standards and preserve evidence of the crimes of the Assad regime to criminal law standards.
- Raising awareness on the crimes of the regime and the evidence left behind to push for action that will lead to accountability efforts.
- Supporting ongoing cases against the Assad regime in the US and in Europe and encouraging others to come forward and advocate for more cases to be opened.
- Keep supporting new and existing witnesses and their efforts to share their stories, including unveiling thor identities.
- Raising awareness on the crimes of the regime and the evidence left behind to push for action that will lead to accountability efforts.
- Supporting ongoing cases against the Assad regime in the US and in Europe and encouraging others to come forward and advocate for more cases to be opened.
- Keep supporting new and existing witnesses and their efforts to share their stories, including unveiling thor identities.
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We do humanitarian work by
- Operate educational institutions in Syria for children and women that empower Syria’s future leaders.
- Respond to emergency humanitarian situations in Syria affecting the most vulnerable communities by coordinating with relevant organizations to find solutions to bring relief.
- Foster friendships around the world by connecting communities and volunteers to Syrians to bring engagement and support through grass-roots initiatives.
- Respond to emergency humanitarian situations in Syria affecting the most vulnerable communities by coordinating with relevant organizations to find solutions to bring relief.
- Foster friendships around the world by connecting communities and volunteers to Syrians to bring engagement and support through grass-roots initiatives.
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Our
Journey
From launch to Syria liberation, we've grown with each breakthrough, evolving through your support and milestones that define our journey and success.
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SETF Established
April 2011
Since 2011, the Assad regime’s brutal crackdown of peaceful protests by the Syrian people for their rights and freedom has resulted in around 1 million deaths, hundreds of thousands of people detained, and millions displaced around the world. The humanitarian crisis has deteriorated after years of failed international intervention, decreased funding, and the normalization efforts by several countries that propped up the regime’s machinery of death and made hope for a democratic future in Syria bleak.
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Caeser photos
March 2014
Caesar (a pseudonym) was a Syrian military photographer conscripted by the Assad regime to take pictures of civilians who died in military detention. In early 2011, he began to notice that these civilian deaths were a result of brutal torture and systematic mass murder by the Assad regime, and he started to smuggle the photographic evidence onto a flash drive.
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Breaking Rukban Siege
June 2023
The Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF) Launched the Historic ‘Syrian Oasis’ Aid Operation, Defying Assad-Russian Forces and Breaking the Eight-Year-Long Siege on the Camp
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Fall of The Dictator
December 2024
On December 8, 2024, SETF’s mission to end the killing was achieved with the liberation from the Assad regime and its allies, Iran and Russia. However, challenges remain as an inexperienced government took over and is now trying to rebuild the country from the ground up while dealing with external factors, such as misinformation campaigns led by Iran and Russia and sanctions still in place which prevent foreign investments and economic growth while the vast majority of the population is in desperate need of help. Despite the joy and immediate relief brought about by the liberation and the widespread hope for a better future, the regime and its allies left the country in shambles and a deteriorating humanitarian crisis, with nearly 70% of the population dependent on foreign aid.