Steven Heydemann (@stevenhyde.bsky.social)

Syria bids farewell to its “Kingdom of Silence” — but warnings remain over a “trap” in comparing press freedom with the Assad era Under the rule of the Assad regime — both father and son — Syria became known as the “Kingdom of Silence.” Since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution in March 2011, hundreds of male and female journa... https://syriadirect.org/syria-bids-farewell-to-its-kingdom-of-silence-but-warnings-remain-over-a-trap-in-comparing-press-freedom-with-the-assad-era/