Legal Environment for Media in Syria

This study, published by the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of expression (SCM) attempts to provide a reading of the various legal contexts of the media in the three spheres of influence, and to examine the extent of their compatibility with international standards guaranteeing freedom of expression and media, starting from government control areas through the areas under armed opposition control, and ending with the areas of self-administration and areas of direct Turkish influence. This required the consideration of constitutional texts and the bulk of laws and legislations controlling the media in their various forms and restrictions applicable to them in general, as well as consideration of the historical legislation and the factors of political, social and exceptional surroundings.