Syria - Only “terrorist justice” will not acquit five Syrian information providers

Reporters without borders

On the eve of a possible Damascus court verdict in the case of Mazen Darwish and four of his employees at the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), Reporters Without Borders says only a judicial system that wants to inspire terror will not acquit them. “It was clearly absurd to bring terrorism charges against Mazen Darwish and his colleagues at the SCM, which was a respected source of information about this war-torn country for international media,” Reporters Without (...)

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