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Restricted for users in Syria. A community investigation in March 2026 found that the portal and package downloads work, but account-related features are blocked, with the sign-in and onboarding pages returning an explicit embargoed-country block; account creation requires a VPN. No outreach has been made yet.
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Thorough community investigation of Maven Central's accessibility from Syria. The Maven Central portal (central.sonatype.com) loads and is browsable. CLI access works — Maven packages download successfully from repo.maven.apache.org via mvn commands. The Maven Central API also works once authenticat...
You can help change this. Syria's political situation has changed—all sanctions have been lifted. Many companies just haven't updated their policies yet. If you work at Maven Central or know someone who does, share our resources with their legal or compliance team. Sometimes all it takes is one person asking the right question.
Tips for advocating: Reach out to legal, compliance, or policy teams. Reference the lifted sanctions. Point to competitors who have already unblocked Syria. Every voice matters.
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