Syria
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- republic under a military regime
- CONSTITUTION
- March 13, 1973
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on a combination of French and Ottoman civil law, Islamic law is used in family matters
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, People's Council (Majlis al-Shaab)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Supreme Court, judges appointed for four years by the president; High Judicial Council; Court of Cassation; State Security Court
RELIGIONS
74% Sunni Muslims; 16% other Muslims, 10% Christians; Jewish minorities
From the country
- OCTOBER 25, 2007SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA. FIVE YOUTHS HANGED IN PUBLIC SQUARE
Syria executed five youths by hanging in a public square after they were
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2007SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR BELONGING TO EXTREMIST ISLAMIC GROUP COMMUTED
Syria's State Security Court sentenced Ali Ahmad al-Ajeel, a Syrian national, to 12 years in jail after initially ordering him to be sentenced to death for belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria s
- MAY 23, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
a man who beat his wife to death has had his death penalty commuted...
a man who beat his wife to death has had his death penalty commuted...
- JANUARY 1, 2007SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason; murder; political acts such as bearing arms against Syria
Capital crimes are: treason; murder; political acts such as bearing arms against Syria
- DECEMBER 26, 2006SyriaDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ HANDS DEATH SENTENCE TO THREE 'FOREIGN FIGHTERS'
an Iraqi court sentenced a Saudi, a Syrian and a Sudanese to death after finding them guilty of Al-Qaeda related terrorist offences, the US-led coalition in Iraq said.
- DECEMBER 7, 2006IraqDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER US SHIP ATTACK
a Jordanian military tribunal condemned to death three Syrian nationals and an Iraqi in connection with a rocket attack on US warships that killed a Jordanian soldier.
- JUNE 25, 2006SyriaDEATH PENALTY
SYRIA. COURT COMMUTES MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MEMBER'S DEATH SENTENCE
a Syrian court sentenced a member of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death, but then commuted the verdict to a 12-year prison term, The National Organization for Human Rights in Syria said
MARCH 16, 2006SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA. DISSIDENT LABWANI COULD BE SENTENCED TO DEATH, LAWYER
the Syrian dissident and founder of the Liberal Unionist Party Dr Kamal Al Labwani may be sentenced to hard labour or even death if the court accepts the accusations against him, said his lawyer Anwar Al Bana.
- JANUARY 1, 2006SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason; murder; political acts such as bearing arms against Syria
Capital crimes are: treason; murder; political acts such as bearing arms against Syria
JUNE 15, 2005SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA. HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ASK FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS AND THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
the Committee for the Defense of Democratic Liberties and Human Rights in Syria (CDF) addressed a letter to an EU delegation visiting the country advancing proposals for the improvement of human rights and civil society in Syria.
- JANUARY 1, 2005SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason; murder; political acts such as bearing arms against Syria
Capital crimes are: treason; murder; political acts such as bearing arms against Syria
- DECEMBER 30, 2004SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Ahmad Shlash Hassan and Ezzo Hussein al-Hussein, both Syrian nationals, were sentenced to death
Ahmad Shlash Hassan and Ezzo Hussein al-Hussein, both Syrian nationals, were sentenced to death