{"id":316109,"date":"2026-02-07T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-an-assad-era-law-is-threatening-syrian-civil-society-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T12:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T12:00:18","slug":"how-an-assad-era-law-is-threatening-syrian-civil-society-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-an-assad-era-law-is-threatening-syrian-civil-society-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How an Assad-era law is threatening Syrian civil society | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/eZgbN4vAbBw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How an Assad-era law is threatening Syrian civil society | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eZgbN4vAbBw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>An old law from Syria&#8217;s dictatorship is making life tough for human rights and aid organizations there. Is the Syrian interim government holding onto it deliberately, trying to control civil society as the Assads did?<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#Syria #Assad #Autocracy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An old law from Syria&#8217;s dictatorship is making life tough for human rights and aid organizations there. Is the Syrian interim government holding onto it deliberately, trying to control civil society as the Assads did? 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