Assad reform press law, head of the envoys for Syria

Peace initiative of the Arab League plans

Agence France-Presse. Damascus

The President, Bashar al-Assad, Syria's repressive press reformed laws on Sunday as activists called a day of prayers for the 'martyrs' of the uprising against his rule and led top Envoy for Damascus.

The Arab League, announced a peace initiative for crisis now affected Syria, where government forces for at least four more people killed, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for human rights.

Assad issued a decree on a new media law, which lift the threat of imprisonment for journalists and allow better access to information would, reported the official news agency SANA.

The law liberalised part repressive laws among the journalists in prison, among other things, before attack "the prestige and would state, national unity and the morale of the army."

"Is there an important article in the new law, which prohibits the imprisonment of journalists." The Act gives greater freedom, access to information,' said Elias Murad, head of the Syrian Association of journalists.

Murad said that the reformed law lifts restrictions on the work of journalists, except on "Issues related to the nation, the enemy and of national unity, is the natural."

Journalists can to fight but is still a fine of up to $21,000 for libel.

Assad's move had no later than end of governmental nature protests, to help that broke mid March and led to the deaths of more than 2,200 people, according to the United Nations.

Earlier this month Assad issued decrees to the formation of political parties, as well as the general election.

At the regional level, the Arab League Chief Nabil al-Arabi is head to Damascus implementation "-an initiative to resolve the crisis, a statement said after a meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Cairo on Saturday night.

It calls for ending the bloodshed in Syria "before it's too late ' and 'respected the right of the Syrian people live in security, taking into account their legitimate aspirations' for reforms."

It was Russia it news agency ITAR-TASS reported that an unnamed top Envoy in the Syrian capital on Monday was announced, unclear when Arabi Damascus attended, but also.

Moscow staunchly against bids from a resolution of the UN Security Council for Assad urges United States and European powers, and has offered a counter resolution.

The Russian text, from which the copy was received by AFP, calls on Syria to accelerate reforms.

The President Abdullah Gül, which neighbouring Turkey, against governmental nature protests were pissed whose once-thriving ties with Damascus by Assad, said that Ankara has now lost confidence in the Syrian regime.

' In fact (the situation in Syria) reached a level that all too little, too late. We have lost our trust ' Gul said the news agency Anatolia.

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