Jihadist group in Idlib bans pro-opposition news channel

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has banned the pro-opposition Orient News channel from media coverage in Idlib, raising fears about the state of press freedom in Syria’s Idlib.
Syrian journalist Zeina Shahla types on her laptop at a cafe, Damascus, Syria, March 1, 2021.
Syrian journalist Zeina Shahla types on her laptop at a cafe, Damascus, Syria, March 1, 2021. - Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images
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IDLIB, Syria — The pro-Syrian opposition Orient News channel revealed on its Twitter account Aug. 24, “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham [HTS] has decided to end the channel’s media operations in Idlib.”

Orient News channel said HTS had informed its correspondents in Idlib that they are no longer allowed to practice journalistic work in the areas under its control in northwestern Syrian, under the pretext of “professional violations.”

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