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TitelThe private media in Syria  
AuteurS. Kawakibi
Jaar2010
UitgeverHivos [etc.]
PlaatsThe Hague [etc.]
Pagina's12
SerietitelKnowledge Programme Civil Society in West Asia Working Paper
Serienummer11
ISSN2210-3473
OrganisatiesHivos – Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation, University of Amsterdam. Department of Political Science. Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
OnderwerpSocial and Political Change
Trefwoordenprivate sector, communication, human rights
RegioWestern Asia
LandSyrian Arab Republic
SamenvattingThis working paper is about the private media in Syria. A new publishing law was passed in 2001, which allowed the private sector to re-enter the media industry, having been banned from it since 1963. The relatively high number of approved publications since 2001 provides the Ministry of Information with an argument in its favour, which it uses every time the media situation in Syria is discussed. However, even though the new law does not impose censorship as a prerequisite, it does remain very repressive and contains an arsenal of restrictions that complicate the work of journalists. It also affects all other forms of publication in Syria and entering the country from abroad, as well as printing presses, with sanctions ranging from fines to imprisonment. In appearance, there are many indicators of an increased openness, but closer scrutiny of the way that the media actually function gives a better understanding of this distinctively Syrian “static reform”.  
TaalEngels
CategorieGeneral
Soort documentRapport
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