Recap: Assad Tightens Grip on Freedom of Expression in Syria
THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
April 22, 2022
As the economic situation worsens in Syria, Assad is further tightening freedom of expression via the cybercrime law.
As the economic situation worsens in Syria, Assad is further tightening freedom of expression via the cybercrime law.
The grant by the Syrian regime can barely buy 1.5 kilos of meat in crisis-hit Damascus.
A spokesman for the Syrian Tribes and Clans Council revealed to Nedaa Post the distribution of U.S. bases in northeastern Syria.
The co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council, Riyad Dirar, claimed the reshaping of the opposition coalition fits only the interests of Turkey, according to North Press.
Through the new cybercrime law, the Assad regime “is closing the only window left to the Syrians to breath”.
Local sources told Syria TV that the goal of digging the trench is to reduce smuggling to and from the “liberated” areas of northern Syria.
The oppression of Salafist figures by the HTS might lead to its collapse, according to al-Modon.
The regime considers Daraa as a ‘second class’ region and thus does not supply it with enough fuel, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
As the Syrian Pound (SYP) continues its freefall, the Central Bank reviewed the official exchange rate.
the Ahrar Jabal al-Arab Gathering has pledged to stand with the people of Suweida against the regime, according to al-Modon.
President Bashar al-Assad received on Monday a delegation of Islamic clergymen in Damascus on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, according to SANA.
Ramadan drummers who awaken the faithful for their pre-dawn meal are holding on in Damascus, despite hardship, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
The Secretary of the Baath Party in Daraa, Farid al-Amarin, assumed his position after the assassination of his predecessor, according to the Syria Times.
An Iraqi official warned that the al-Hol camp in Syria must be dismantled to avoid the resurgence of ISIS, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Two pro-government snipers were killed in Syria, in both Idleb and Suweida, according to Baladi News.
As the crisis wreaks havoc in Syria, Syrians have to live through a difficult month of Ramadan.
2,000 people have passport applications approved every day in Syria, according to al-Watan.
Reverend George Rafik Hosh committed suicide in Lattakia after he was sidelined by the church, according to Enab Baladi.
The opposition National Army accused ISIS of the attack in Azaz, according to Baladi News.
The two injured were rushed to the al-Mujtahid Hospital, according to SANA.
