The Fifth Floor: The reality of reporting in Syria

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  Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.

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  This is The Fifth Floor,

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  at the heart of global storytelling with BBC journalists from all around the world.

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  I'm your host, Farinak Amidi.

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  During the last year of Bashar al-Assad's rule of Syria,

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  Reporters Without Borders ranked the country second to last in the World Press Freedom Index.

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  The country was incredibly dangerous for journalists who had to manage a strict government censorship.

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  But in December 2024,

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  Assad's rule was toppled by a swift rebel offensive that took the capital city Damascus within a few days.

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  After that, the country experienced a level of press freedom it hadn't seen for decades.

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  But now a new government is in place.

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  Will this freedom continue?

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  Joining me to discuss further is Dalia Haidar of BBC Arabic.

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  Welcome to The Fit for Dalia.

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  It's great to have you.

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  Thank you.

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  So Dalia, you yourself, you're Syrian.

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  You worked as a journalist during Bashar Assad's reign in Syria.

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  Tell me, how was it?

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  It was challenging but exciting at the same time.

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