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Journalism in Rojava (I): Media institutions, regulations and organisations

This four-part series explores the media environment in northeastern Syria. The first three articles will analyse the media context of Rojava, and the last one of al-Raqqa and its surroundings.

By Yazan Badran and Enrico De Angelis
Journalism in Rojava (I): Media institutions, regulations and organisations
The colours of Kobane (by Ferhad Khalil, 2014)
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This series is published in partnership with SyriaUntold

Introduction to the series1

“The situation of media and freedom of speech is better in Rojava than in any other Syrian region”. This has been a common refrain in our discussions with local journalists and politicians on the media situation in Syrian Kurdistan, or Rojava.

Being better than any other region in Syria, one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, does not say much in itself about the state of journalism and freedom of expression. Moreover, this sentence is interpreted in different ways by different people to the point where it becomes almost meaningless.

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