A video documenting a severe beating incident committed by a principal against students in the Damascus countryside

Brief about the incident

Activists on social media circulated a video documenting a severe beating incident committed by a school principal against students inside a school in the Darayya area of the Damascus countryside in Syria. The video sparked widespread anger.

Documentary information about the incident

Incident type: Physical assault (severe beating) on students.

Victims: Primary school stage students.

Location: A school in the Darayya area, Damascus countryside, Syria.

Perpetrator: School principal (an employee in the education sector).

Responsible entity: Measures were announced via an official in the “Directorate of Education in the Damascus Countryside,” affiliated with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, which controls the area.

Activists on social media circulated a video documenting a severe beating incident committed by a school principal against students inside a school in the Darayya area of the #Damascus countryside in #Syria. The video sparked widespread anger.

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— Rights Monitor (@rightsmonitor.bsky.social) October 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM

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