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A community volunteer wrote again to Amazon's EU privacy team, citing the December 2025 lifting of U.S. and EU sanctions on Syria and asking that access be reviewed and restored for Syrian users across AWS services.

A community volunteer wrote again to Amazon's EU privacy team with the same Syria access request template, five months after the previous outreach in this label.

The team sent formal outreach to Amazon's AWS privacy team, citing the 2025 lifting of Syria sanctions and detailing that the AWS Console, Amazon Payment Services, Kindle, Audible, and Prime Video remain blocked or restricted for Syrian users.

A community volunteer wrote again to Amazon UK's EU privacy team with the same Syria access request, attaching sanctions relief documentation.

A community volunteer, a cybersecurity specialist and software developer, wrote to AWS's privacy team requesting a review of Syria restrictions, citing the 2025 sanctions lift and other companies' updated access policies.

A community volunteer wrote again to Amazon's EU privacy team with the same Syria access request template.

A community volunteer wrote to Amazon's legal and policy teams, arguing that the sanctions relief created a legal requirement to review AWS's geo-blocking of Syria.

A community volunteer wrote to Amazon's EU privacy team as part of a wider campaign to companies, citing the December 2025 lifting of sanctions on Syria and asking that AWS access be reviewed for Syrian users.

A community volunteer wrote again to Amazon's EU privacy team with the same Syria access request, resending a near-identical message about an hour later.

A community volunteer wrote again to Amazon's EU privacy team, referencing the lifting of Syria sanctions and asking that AWS service access be enabled for Syrian users.

Amazon Tech Support Executive Customer Relations replied to acknowledge the Syria access request, saying the feedback was forwarded to the team responsible for future AWS service development. No decision or timeline was given.

UnblockSyria's founder wrote to Amazon's legal and policy teams, citing the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria and asking AWS to review its country-level IP restrictions for Syrian professionals working with foreign employers.