Including the freedom of speech. press. and association. are virtually nonexistent. In addition to this already poor political climate for human rights protection. the Syrian Government also consistently violates the civil and political rights of its small Jewish community. Up until April 1992. the nearly 4.000 Jews living in Syria were denied their fundamental right to emigrate. Once the emigration restrictions were lifted. more than 70 percent of the Jewish community left the country. However. since October 1992. the Government has issued very few exit permits. stranding some 1.000 Jews remaining in Syria. Overall. the Syrian Government is especially harsh in the restrictions it places on Syrian Jews.
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