Syria - Government announces schizophrenic media law

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President Bashar Al-Assad yesterday approved changes to Syria's media legislation that are part of a series of planned reforms intended to end an ongoing wave of anti-government protests. The new law tries to give the impression that the media are being given more freedom. It opposes “any monopoly in the media sector,” scraps prison sentences for press offences and, in article 2, proclaims “freedom of expression” as a fundamental principle. It also declares an intention to facilitate access to (...)

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