03 June 2025

Syria: Technology-facilitated gender based violence in the northwest

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Technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) is a widespread and rapidly growing concern across Northwest Syria (NWS). TFGBV is driven by limited digital literacy, the accumulated effects of protracted conflict, and entrenched conservative gender norms, resulting in the weaponisation of the Internet and significant shame and victim blaming.

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