

Syria
Political rights and civil liberties in Syria are severely compromised by one of the world’s most repressive regimes and by other belligerent forces in an ongoing civil war. The regime prohibits genuine political opposition and harshly suppresses freedoms of speech and assembly. Corruption, enforced disappearances, military trials, and torture are rampant in government-controlled areas. Residents of contested regions or territory held by nonstate actors are subject to additional abuses, including intense and indiscriminate combat, sieges and interruptions of humanitarian aid, and mass displacement.

Freedom in the World — Syria Country Report
Syria is rated Not Free in Freedom in the World 2023, Freedom House's annual study of political rights and civil liberties worldwide.

Freedom on the Net— Syria Country Report
Syria is rated Not Free in Freedom on the Net, Freedom House's comprehensive study of internet freedom around the globe.
News & Perspectives on Syria
A Call For Action on International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
Joint statement
August 30, 2021
A Quarter-Century after Rwanda’s Genocide, Mass Atrocities Continue to Multiply
Perspectives
April 24, 2019