After the fall of the Assad regime, which ruled Syria for 61 years, the use of coded speech for secret communication among the people has emerged.

Axar.az reports that this is noted in an article by The Washington Post.

The publication writes that during the 61-year rule of the Ba'ath Party, the people of Syria were reluctant to speak freely among themselves. The government offered citizens rewards for spying, collecting names of those dissatisfied with the country's administration and exerting pressure on them. The people of Syria lived in constant anxiety, even in their own homes. They feared being listened to when taking a taxi or walking in the street. Due to many citizens accepting bribes for spying, people began to distrust even their own families.

According to the newspaper, as a result, the Syrian people developed a special coded language over the years to express their thoughts. Fearing Assad supporters, a 49-year-old Syrian named Meysun, who spoke to the publication under her first name only, stated that everyone was afraid of the government. She explained that when people spoke of the government, they would simply gesture upwards with their fingers. If the people suspected someone of spying for Assad, they would warn each other by saying, "This person's handwriting is beautiful."

Thabet Birro, a 60-year-old who grew up in Damascus and now lives in Dubai, said that he was so afraid when making posts about the Assad regime on the internet that he couldn't even write his own name correctly:

"Now I can freely use my name. It’s very strange. When we lived in Syria, even mentioning 'dollars' was forbidden. We would call it 'green.' If someone from law enforcement understood the situation, we would change the subject by saying 'greens' or 'mint.'"

It is worth noting that during the Ba'ath Party’s rule, many conflicts occurred in Syria, and many local residents were killed without reason.