| LAW |
Media Law
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| REFERENCE |
Legislative Decree 108/2011 |
| DATE OF PROMULGATION |
Promulgated by President Bashar Al-Assad on August 28, 2011 |
| RELEVANT PROVISIONS |
- Covers all forms of media including radio, television and the internet.
- Lays down rules concerning the publication of material.
- Journalists usually do not have to reveal their sources.
- Permits the establishment of a number of media businesses for the purposes of print works, audiovisual broadcasts, internet publications, news agencies and media services companies.
- Establishes the National Media Council to regulate this industry.
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| RELATED LEGISLATION |
- Replaces the previous Media Law contained in Legislative Decree 50/2001.
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| HISTORICAL CONTEXT |
- Enacted as part of the government’s proposed package of legislative reforms in response to the growing unrest in the country that started in 2011.
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