{"id":25990,"date":"2026-04-24T16:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/?p=25990"},"modified":"2026-04-24T16:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:18:09","slug":"justice-info-at-the-international-journalism-festival-in-perugia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/en\/justice-info-at-the-international-journalism-festival-in-perugia","title":{"rendered":"Justice Info at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\"><em>Photographie : <em>\u00a9<\/em> Diego Figone \/ IJF26<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the occasion of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journalismfestival.com\/programme\/2026\/justice-at-last-covering-syrian-justice-playing-out-on-multiple-stages\">20th International Journalism Festival in Perugia<\/a>, Italy, held from 15 to 18 April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/fr\">Justice Info<\/a>, Fondation Hirondelle\u2019s media outlet specialized in transitional and international justice, hosted a panel on a crucial issue: how to cover justice processes related to Syria that are now unfolding across multiple arenas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The panel, entitled \u201c<em>Justice at last? Covering Syrian justice playing out on multiple stages<\/em>\u201d and moderated by <strong>Thierry Cruvellier<\/strong>, editor-in-chief of Justice Info, brought together <strong>Habib Nassar<\/strong>, a lawyer and transitional justice expert who has worked on the issue of the disappeared, as well as Justice Info correspondents <strong>Bushra Alzoubi<\/strong>, an independent Syrian journalist, and <strong>Hannah El-Hitami<\/strong>, who covers Syrian trials in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u00ab\u00a0For many people, transitional justice is the most pressing issue today. Because when there is no justice, when there is impunity, there will be violence, there might be revenge and people will take it into their own hands.\u00bb<\/p><cite>Hannah El-Hitami<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch the discussion on video:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Justice at last? Covering Syrian justice playing out on multiple stages\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TgdQ8Gy_NIo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the fall of the Assad regime in late 2024,<strong> journalists covering Syria have been confronted with a rapidly evolving judicial and para-judicial landscape.<\/strong> Post-Assad justice now rests on a heterogeneous constellation of mechanisms: unprecedented national transitional justice processes, locally driven and often informal truth-seeking initiatives that are both reactive and fragile, promises of future trials, alongside an unprecedented diversification of international judicial activity\u2014whether through United Nations\u2013mandated mechanisms or proceedings brought before a growing number of European courts exercising universal jurisdiction. <strong>For the press, documenting these developments requires an exceptionally high degree of vigilance, methodological rigor and critical judgment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u00ab&nbsp;If you don\u2019t do anything on transitional justice, people will take it into their hands and get themselves justice&nbsp;\u00bb <\/p><cite>Bushra Alzoubi<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With around 50 people in the audience, including Syrian journalists and international justice experts,<\/strong> the discussion addressed emerging local initiatives and commissions, trials in Europe based on universal jurisdiction, and international mechanisms. As proceedings multiply, how can journalists report on them with rigour, nuance and responsibility? <strong>What challenges do they face in documenting these complex processes, which are often technical, sensitive and sometimes far removed from the Syrian context?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-id=\"25746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_7497-1024x681.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_7497-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_7497-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_7497-768x511.jpeg 768w, 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1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-id=\"25743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_7605-1024x681.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_7605-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_7605-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_7605-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_7605-1536x1022.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_7605-1000x666.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_7605.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow 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