Control, censorship and penalties': inside the Assad regime's propaganda arm
Briefly

Farouk, a journalist on Sana's foreign news desk, addressed his editors about a mistake before publication, believing it would help, only to be punished instead.
Mohanned Abdelrahman described a moment of terror when he and his colleagues, after casual conversation, received a summons to one of Syria's notorious detention centres.
Ten days after the Assad regime's fall, Abdelrahman and journalists felt a surreal sense of relief, finally able to speak freely after years of repression.
Despite the Assad regime's collapse, the Sana homepage remains unchanged, showcasing the persistent propaganda narrative that dominated for over a decade.
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