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For many observers, the fall of Assad came as a surprise—and with it, the unexpected opportunity to once again conduct investigations in a country that had long seemed inaccessible due to dictatorship and civil war. Yet much remains to be uncovered and reported. But how feasible is that in reality? What (new) limits to transparency are imposed by the new rulers, who themselves face accusations of war crimes and crimes against humanity?

Anna Osius, Cairo bureau chief for ARD, was one of the first Western journalists to travel to Damascus after the regime's fall, reporting from places like the notorious Sednaya torture prison.
Syrian activist and lawyer Mariana Karkoutly has spent years pursuing accountability for human rights violations and fighting for justice—an arduous task, also in the "new" Syria.