How the US is Destroying the OPCW

Bakhtiar Urusov A major international event in disarmament and weapons control is coming soon. At the Fifth Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention, which will be held in the Hague from May 15-19, 2023, countries will sum up the results of another five-year cycle of state compliance. But it can already be argued with…

OPCW Turned Into Accessory to West’s War Crimes

Ekaterina BlinovaExactly 26 years ago, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) entered into force on April 29, 1997. However, over the years, the watchdog has lost its veneer of impartiality and transparency, becoming a convenient instrument in the West’s geopolitical games. “The OPCW was established in 1997 to effectively end the production,…

In a Major Shift, Brazil Challenges OPCW’s Syria Cover-Up

In a geopolitical shift, Brazil has come out in favor of accountability for the OPCW’s Syria cover-up scandal. At a meeting of UN Security Council members on March 23rd, Brazil criticized the OCW’s “poor” handling of the issue and rebuked the UK and other states for blocking the testimony of veteran Brazilian diplomat Jose Bustani,…

Aaron Maté Debunks Syrian Gas Attack Coverup at the UN

Last week Pushback host Aaron Maté appeared at the United Nations to address the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Warfare (OPCW) scandal over the coverup of so-called “false flag” chemical weapons attacks perpetrated by forces seeking to overthrow the government of Bashar al-Assad. Aaron sought to debunk the latest set of lies being pushed…

Burying Key Evidence, New OPCW Report Covers Up Douma’s Unsolved Deaths

Aaron Maté Part I: In Douma Cover-up, OPCW’s New Smoking Gun Backfires After censoring experts who found that the victims in Douma could not have been killed by chlorine gas, the OPCW’s new IIT report continues the cover-up and baselessly accuses the Syrian government. On April 7th 2018, gruesome images of an alleged chemical attack…

Aaron Mate at UN: OPCW Cover-Up Denies Justice to Syria Victims

Aaron Maté At the United Nations, Aaron Maté debunks the OPCW’s latest attempts to whitewash the cover-up of its investigation into the alleged April 2018 chemical attack in Douma, Syria. Speaking to the United Nations Security Council, Aaron Maté of The Grayzone calls out the OPCW’s ongoing cover-up of its investigation into the alleged April…

Risks Stemming from the Politicization of the Activities of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

On March 24, there was an Arria-formula meeting organised by Russia, titled “Risks Stemming from the Politicization of the activities of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons [OPCW]”. Ali Asghar Soltanieh, the President of the Vienna International Institute for Middle East Studies and former Permanent Representative of Iran to the UN and other…

Vassily Nebenzia’s Statements at the UNSC Briefing on the Syrian Chemical File

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on the Syrian chemical file (resolution 2118) Mr.President, Let me begin by extending our condolences to the bereaved families and everyone who got injured during the devastating earthquakes that took place in Turkiye and Syria, whose representatives are present at this meeting. Recently, we have had…

Statement of H. E. Bassam Sabbagh at the UNSC Meeting on the “Chemical File” in Syria 07/02/2023

Ambassador Sabbagh: Syria Warned that Incorrect Track of OPCW on Alleged Douma Incident Will Lead to False Conclusions February، 2023 New York, SANA Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh, said that Syria has repeatedly warned that the incorrect and unprofessional track adopted by The OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria on Douma alleged…

Statements by Vassily Nebenzia and Bassam Sabbagh During UN Press Conference on the OPCW and Douma

Remarks by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at the Joint Press Conference with the Permanent Representative of Syria, Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh, on new attempts to cover up the OPCW activities regarding the alleged incident in Douma in 2018 Introductory remarks You know the reason why we called this press conference. We do not recognize the report…

In Douma Cover-up, OPCW’s New Smoking Gun Backfires

Aaron Maté In a new phase of a multi-year cover-up, the OPCW has accused Syria of a chemical attack in Douma. But to make the case, the OPCW breaks its own rules and offers an argument that its own findings undermine. In the latest chapter of an international cover-up scandal, the Organisation for the Prohibition…

The OPCW Accused Syria of Using Chemical Weapons in Douma

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) released on 27 January 2023 a third report by the Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) concluding that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Syrian Arab Air Forces were the perpetrators of the chemical weapons attack on 7 April 2018 in Douma. The IIT came…