Penalties imposed by the authorities on persons who record and sell opposition audio casettes including songs by individuals who are "unhappy" with the régime [SYR34300.E]

No information on the penalties imposed by the authorities on persons who record and sell opposition audio casettes including songs by individuals who are "unhappy" with the régime could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted


Arabies [Paris] 1998-2000

Arab Studies Quarterly 1998-1999

Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 1998-2000

Jane's Intelligence Review [London]: 1998-2000

LEXIS-NEXIS

MERIP Report 1998-2000

Monde Arabe Maghreb-Machrek 1998-2000

Internet sites including:

Middle East News Internet Press Directory

The Washington Report on the Middle East http://www.washington-report.org/html/backissues.html

World News Connection (WNC)

Le Monde Diplomatique http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/index/pays/yemen

Syria Times [Damascus]. http://www.teshreen.com/syriatimes/

Americans for Free Lebanon: Virtual Library Human Rights Report. http://www.aflnet.com/hrreports/hr950225.html

Search engines including:

Google

Metacrawler