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// ACCESS_INITIATIVE
Syria Access to the World Initiative
مبادرة وصول سوريا إلى العالم
Many of the restrictions that cut Syrians off from everyday digital services have been lifted. Many of the blocks have not. This initiative asks people and businesses everywhere to tell companies and governments, respectfully and specifically, that lawful access should be restored.
// WHY_IT_MATTERS
The law changed. The settings didn’t.
The United States ended its comprehensive Syria sanctions program in 2025, and the EU, UK and others lifted most economic sanctions. But many platforms still block every user in Syria by default, and when restrictions ease, blocks are rarely reviewed unless someone asks.
Students & educators
Learning shouldn’t stop at a border
Online courses, language tutors, exam registration and research libraries are often geo-blocked. That holds back a generation rebuilding the country.
Developers & freelancers
Work runs on global tools
Code hosting, cloud platforms, design software and payment services decide whether a Syrian professional can work for clients abroad or build a startup at home.
Families & travelers
Your own account, wherever you are
A U.S. or European customer visiting family in Syria can lose access to their own bank, email or phone apps the moment they land.
// WHO_CAN_HELP
Every customer has a voice
Companies listen to customers, and governments listen to citizens. One clear, personal message from a real user does more than any petition.
Consumers
Tell the services you pay for that people in Syria, or traveling there, can’t use them. Describe exactly what fails: sign-in, payments, downloads, meetings.
Businesses
If you hire Syrian talent, serve Syrian customers or plan to invest, ask your vendors to review their blocks. B2B customers carry real weight in a compliance review.
Governments
Ask your representatives and trade agencies for clear public guidance on which digital services may lawfully be offered in Syria. Clarity is what companies wait for.
This initiative never asks anyone to bypass sanctions, export controls, fraud checks or identity verification. Targeted sanctions and some export controls still apply. See what changed and what remains on Bringing Syria Back to the World.
// HOW_TO_PARTICIPATE
Four steps, one message
Choose a company or a government office
Pick a service you use, or one whose restriction you know about. For governments, pick your own representatives or trade ministry.
Verify the restriction
Check the company’s current availability policy, or describe what you personally ran into. If you rely on a public report, say it’s a report, not your own experience.
Find an official contact
Use the company’s or government’s own website for a support, compliance, legal or public-policy contact. Never guess an email address.
Personalize and send it yourself
Use the builder below, add your details, and send it from your own email account.
// COMPANIES_TO_LOOK_INTO
Services people rely on
These are examples to investigate, not claims that every company currently blocks Syria. Some already offer full or partial access, and policies change. Always verify the current restriction yourself.
Tap a name to start your email with it.
No match in this list. You can still write to any company: type its name in the builder below.
Banking
Payments and money transfer
Communication and meetings
Technology and developer tools
Cloud, hosting and domains
App stores and devices
AI tools
Education
Exams and certifications
Research and libraries
Business software
Freelance work and jobs
Online stores and marketplaces
Creators and fundraising
Entertainment and media
Social media and advertising
Travel
Shipping and delivery
Connectivity and eSIM
Security and passwords
// EMAIL_BUILDER
Write your email
Fill in the details and the letter updates as you type. Nothing you enter leaves your device. Copy it, or open it in your email app, then add the official recipient and send it yourself.
Subject:
Send this once, only if there’s been no reply after about 10–14 business days.
Finding the right government contact
Write to your own elected representatives first. They can raise the issue with trade and foreign ministries for you.
- United States: find your Representative and your Senators
- United Kingdom: find your MP
- European Union: find your MEP
- Canada: find your MP
- Australia: find your Senator or Member
Know what the rules say
Before writing, read the official summary of what changed and what still applies in your country. Point companies to the same pages.
Open the sanctions tracker
// FOLLOW_UP
Track it, follow up once
Keep a note of who you wrote to and when. If there’s no reply after about 10–14 business days, send one courteous follow-up. It’s ready in the builder’s second tab.
Your tracker. Saved in this browser only; nobody else can see it.
| Company / office | Contact | Sent | Response | Actions |
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No emails tracked yet. Add one after you send it.
// GROUND_RULES
Participate responsibly
Participation is voluntary. Credibility is the whole strategy.
Do
- Write from your own email account, in your own words.
- Describe a restriction you verified or experienced yourself.
- Use contact addresses published on the official website.
- Send one courteous follow-up if there’s no reply.
Don’t
- Invent restrictions or personal experiences.
- Guess contact addresses.
- Send duplicate messages or use mass-email automation.
- Ask anyone to bypass sanctions, export controls, fraud prevention or identity verification.