Foreign travel advice
Syria
Local laws and customs
Syria is a multi-faith country. Alongside the majority Sunni population, there are large practicing Shia, Christian, Druze and Alawite communities, as well as other smaller sects and religions. As the conflict continues, divisions along sectarian lines have increased, communities have been displaced and levels of religious tolerance can vary considerably. There are restrictions on unlicensed political and religious activity, particularly political Islam.
In many areas of Syria the punishment for possession of drugs is life imprisonment. For drug trafficking, the death penalty applies.