6 Syrian refugees arrested in Lebanon at risk of deportation
3 years, 3 months ago

6 Syrian refugees arrested in Lebanon at risk of deportation

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lawyers of six Syrian refugees arrested in Lebanon said on Sunday that the country’s security services have given them a 24-hour ultimatum — either leave Lebanon to a third country or be deported to Syria, the war-ravaged country they fled. Lawyer Mohammed Sablouh said the move is highly unusual, is a violation of Lebanon’s international obligations and laws, and seriously endangers the men’s lives. In Spring of 2019, Lebanon’s Higher Defense Council, a government body in charge of national security and headed by the President, decided to deport refugees who entered Lebanon “illegally” after April 2019 — a clear violation of international laws. “Arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and torture remain rife in Syria, and armed hostilities in some parts of the country have intensified significantly,” said Lynn Maalouf, regional deputy director for Amnesty International.

Syria Men Country Lebanon Syrian Lebanese Deeb  syrian  risk  syria  lebanon  violation  refugees  country  security  lebanese  international  men  deportation  arrested

History of this topic

Rights groups urge European nations not to send Syrian refugees back in haste
1 week, 6 days ago

Rights groups urge European nations not to send Syrian refugees back in haste

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Human rights groups and the …

“Death is chasing us” Syrian refugees fled airstrikes in Lebanon straight into the jaws of new war
2 weeks, 3 days ago

“Death is chasing us” Syrian refugees fled airstrikes in Lebanon straight into the jaws of new war

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We are stuck.” open image in gallery Khadija is …

While Syrian refugees don’t want to return, officials in Lebanon and Syria see exodus as opportunity
1 month, 2 weeks ago

While Syrian refugees don’t want to return, officials in Lebanon and Syria see exodus as opportunity

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have returned to their country since Israel launched a massive aerial bombardment on wide swathes of Lebanon in September. Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of Social Affairs Hector Hajjar told Russia’s Sputnik News last month that the war in Lebanon could yield “a positive benefit, an opportunity to return a large number of displaced …

Israeli Military Issues Evacuation Warnings in South Lebanon, Including Rashidieh Camp
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israeli Military Issues Evacuation Warnings in South Lebanon, Including Rashidieh Camp

Firstpost  

Israeli forces urge residents in several regions of southern Lebanon to evacuate due to ongoing clashes with Hezbollah. The army stated that it was ready to strike targets in those locations, urging residents to move to the north of the Awali River immediately. The Israeli military also issued an evacuation warning for all residents of the city of Baalbek, including …

Lebanon faces humanitarian ‘catastrophe’ as Britons urged to leave
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Lebanon faces humanitarian ‘catastrophe’ as Britons urged to leave

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Displaced Lebanese beg to go home as country braces for escalation in fighting
4 months, 1 week ago

Displaced Lebanese beg to go home as country braces for escalation in fighting

ABC  

When Manahel Rammel looks at videos of her home, she cannot believe what she has left behind. Ms Rammel and her family fled their village of Adaisseh in Lebanon's south to avoid Israeli air strikes and artillery fire, reprisals for attacks in Israel by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Overall, nearly 100,000 Lebanese have been displaced by Hezbollah's conflict with …

Some Syrian refugees risk returning to opposition-held areas as hostility in host Lebanon grows
6 months, 1 week ago

Some Syrian refugees risk returning to opposition-held areas as hostility in host Lebanon grows

Associated Press  

IDLIB, Syria — For more than a decade, a steady flow of Syrians have crossed the border from their war-torn country into Lebanon. The Lebanese government has also organized “voluntary return” trips for those willing to return to government-held areas, but few have signed up, fearing retaliation from Syria’s government and security forces. As precarious as the situation is in …

Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon
7 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon

Associated Press  

ARSAL, Lebanon — More than 300 Syrian refugees headed back home to Syria in a convoy on Tuesday, leaving two remote northeastern towns in crisis-stricken Lebanon where anti-refugee sentiment has been surging in recent months. A country of about 6 million people, Lebanon hosts nearly 780,000 registered Syrian refugees and hundreds of thousands who are unregistered — the world’s highest …

Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon
7 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds of Syrian refugees head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 300 Syrian refugees …

Hundreds of Syrians head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon
7 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds of Syrians head home as anti-refugee sentiment surges in Lebanon

LA Times  

A Syrian refugee carries her child as she prepares to return to Syria from the eastern Lebanese border town of Arsal on Tuesday. More than 300 Syrian refugees headed back home to Syria in a convoy on Tuesday, leaving two remote northeastern towns in crisis-stricken Lebanon where anti-refugee sentiment has been surging in recent months. A country of about 6 …

Migration agency chief warns that even more Syrians will leave Lebanon as donors cut back on aid
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Migration agency chief warns that even more Syrians will leave Lebanon as donors cut back on aid

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The number of Syrian refugees leaving Lebanon is likely to keep rising as donors cut back on aid, the head of the U.N.'s migration agency warned Tuesday, as pressure builds over their arrival on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Amy Pope, director general of the International Organization for Migration, said that around 3,000 Syrians have left Lebanon since …

Cyprus concerned over spike in arrivals of Syrian refugees from Lebanon
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Cyprus concerned over spike in arrivals of Syrian refugees from Lebanon

Al Jazeera  

Arrivals of Syrian asylum seekers have surged, with more than 350 such arrivals recorded in two days. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said it was “deeply concerning” that the irregular arrival of Syrian asylum seekers and refugees was consistently rising in recent weeks, with more than 350 such arrivals recorded in two days. Cyprus, the EU’s easternmost state, lies …

Why is Lebanon home to so many Palestinian refugees and leaders?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is Lebanon home to so many Palestinian refugees and leaders?

Al Jazeera  

An estimated 270,000 Palestinians live in the country. Successive waves of Palestinian refugees to Lebanon have led to a stateless population of up to about 270,000 people, who live in 12 camps across the nation. The refugee camps remain recruitment grounds for Palestinian armed factions: in early December Hamas put out a call for people in the camps to join …

Cyprus braces for refugee arrivals amid Lebanon war fears
1 year, 1 month ago

Cyprus braces for refugee arrivals amid Lebanon war fears

Al Jazeera  

Officials in Cyprus say Beirut’s possible involvement in the Israel-Hamas war has made Lebanon lag in migration management. Cyprus has received 458 Syrian refugees from Lebanon in a week, Cypriot authorities have said, as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to spread into a wider regional conflict. He said that Lebanon’s possible involvement in Israel’s war in Gaza and the generally worsening …

More than 19,000 displaced in Lebanon as Israel border clashes escalate: UN
1 year, 2 months ago

More than 19,000 displaced in Lebanon as Israel border clashes escalate: UN

Al Jazeera  

International Organization for Migration official says the movement of thousands of people is not helping an already ‘deteriorating’ situation in Lebanon. More than 19,000 people have been internally displaced in Lebanon since early October, according to the United Nations migration agency, amid soaring tensions near the Israel-Lebanon border after the Israel-Hamas war erupted. The International Organization for Migration said 19,646 …

Lebanon’s PM says Syrian refugee influx could upset ‘demographic balance’
1 year, 3 months ago

Lebanon’s PM says Syrian refugee influx could upset ‘demographic balance’

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Syrian refugees have crossed into Lebanon in recent months through porous border points. Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has disparaged the influx of Syrian refugees coming into the country, saying it could upset the nation’s demography. “That threatens our entity’s independence and could create harsh imbalances that could affect Lebanon’s demographic balance,” Mikati said. Thousands of Syrian …

Lebanese premier warns Syrian refugees pose a danger to the small nation’s balance
1 year, 3 months ago

Lebanese premier warns Syrian refugees pose a danger to the small nation’s balance

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Over a thousand Syrian refugees each week fleeing to Lebanon from their country’s worsening economic and financial conditions “could create harsh imbalances” in the small Mediterranean nation, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati warned Thursday. “That threatens our entity’s independence and could create harsh imbalances that could affect Lebanon’s demographic balance,” Mikati said. Lebanon hosts some 805,000 United Nations-registered …

Lebanon clashes kill six in Palestinian refugee camp
1 year, 4 months ago

Lebanon clashes kill six in Palestinian refugee camp

The Hindu  

At least six persons were killed on Sunday in clashes in south Lebanon's restive Ain al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp, said Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah movement and a source at the camp. A Palestinian source inside the camp, speaking on condition of anonymity, said an "Islamist from the al-Shabab al-Muslim group" was also killed and six others including the group's …

Syrian refugees in fear as Lebanon steps up deportations
1 year, 7 months ago

Syrian refugees in fear as Lebanon steps up deportations

Al Jazeera  

An increase in raids by the Lebanese Armed Forces has left Syrian refugees in hiding, worried about being forced back. “I’ve just been hiding at home since then.” Twenty-five-year-old al-Omari, along with more than a million Syrians finding refuge in Lebanon – the majority of whom have been in the country since the eruption of civil war in Syria 11 …

Syrian refugees fearful as Lebanon steps up deportations
1 year, 7 months ago

Syrian refugees fearful as Lebanon steps up deportations

Associated Press  

QAB ELIAS, Lebanon — Lebanese officials are cracking down on Syrian refugees against the backdrop of a worsening economic crisis and political stalemate, an escalation that has caused a panic among Syrians in the country. “People aren’t sleeping in their houses … and are afraid even to go to work,” said a woman originally from the Syrian province of Idlib …

‘State of terror’ hangs over Syrians in Lebanon amid deportations
1 year, 7 months ago

‘State of terror’ hangs over Syrians in Lebanon amid deportations

Al Jazeera  

Some 800,000 Syrian refugees are registered with the UNHCR after fleeing the civil war that began in 2011 amid protests against President Bashar al-Assad. “Men in the camps have been leaving during the day since the start of the arrests … sitting on the streets in fear the Lebanese army will raid their camp and deport them … especially since …

Amnesty: West’s ‘double standards’ fuel Mideast repression
1 year, 8 months ago

Amnesty: West’s ‘double standards’ fuel Mideast repression

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A leading international rights group on Tuesday decried what it said were double standards by Western countries that have rallied behind a “robust response” to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but remain “lukewarm” on issues of human rights violations in the Middle East. “They immediately opened their borders to receive refugees from Ukraine,” Aya Majzoub, Amnesty’s deputy chief for …

Saved from death at sea, Syrian refugees face deportation
1 year, 11 months ago

Saved from death at sea, Syrian refugees face deportation

Associated Press  

TRIPOLI, Lebanon — On New Year’s Eve, a small boat carrying more than 230 would-be migrants, most of them Syrians, broke down and began to sink after setting sail from the northern coast of Lebanon. Since the collapse of Lebanon’s economy in 2019, an increasing number of people — mostly Syrian and Palestinian refugees but also Lebanese citizens — have …

Saved from death at sea, Syrian refugees face deportation
1 year, 11 months ago

Saved from death at sea, Syrian refugees face deportation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After bringing them back to shore, to the port …

Hundreds of Syrian refugees leave Lebanon amid concerns
2 years, 1 month ago

Hundreds of Syrian refugees leave Lebanon amid concerns

Al Jazeera  

Lugging suitcases, power generators, fridges and chickens, more than 700 Syrian refugees who were living in Lebanon gathered from early morning in a desolate northeastern border zone. The refugees were returning to Syria on Wednesday under a voluntary programme coordinated by Lebanon’s General Security, the agency responsible for safeguarding the country’s borders. Lebanon is home to more than 800,000 Syrian …

Heading home: Syrian refugees in Lebanon going back to Syria
2 years, 1 month ago

Heading home: Syrian refugees in Lebanon going back to Syria

Associated Press  

ARSAL, Lebanon — Hundreds of Syrian refugees boarded a convoy of trucks laden with mattresses, blankets, water and fuel tanks — and, in one case, a goat — in the remote Lebanese mountain town of Arsal on Wednesday, heading home to Syria. “The economic situation doesn’t allow us to provide for them.” Lebanon has given shelter to more than 1 …

Lebanon begins ‘voluntary’ repatriation of Syrian refugees
2 years, 1 month ago

Lebanon begins ‘voluntary’ repatriation of Syrian refugees

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups are concerned the scheme may contain elements of coercion and result in reprisals. Lebanese authorities say 751 Syrian refugees began returning to Syria on Wednesday under a voluntary programme coordinated by Lebanon’s General Security, the agency responsible for safeguarding the country’s borders. Lebanese President Michel Aoun had announced earlier this month that Beirut would soon begin sending Syrian …

Lebanon to begin returning refugees to Syria ‘in batches’
2 years, 2 months ago

Lebanon to begin returning refugees to Syria ‘in batches’

Al Jazeera  

Presidency says return of refugees to Syria to start next week, despite objections by rights groups. President Michel Aoun has said Lebanon will soon begin sending Syrian refugees back to their home country, despite concerns by rights groups over their safety. Issam Charafeddine, Lebanon’s minister for displaced people, in July announced a plan that he said would seek to return …

UN body says violence against Syrians in Lebanon on the rise
2 years, 4 months ago

UN body says violence against Syrians in Lebanon on the rise

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Discrimination and violence against Syrian refugees in Lebanon has soared in recent weeks as the country grapples with high food prices and shortages, the U.N. refugee agency told the Associated Press on Friday. “We have seen tensions between Lebanese and Syrians at bakeries across the country,” United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees spokesperson Paula Barrachina told the AP. …

Syrian refugees anxious over Lebanon’s plans to deport them
2 years, 5 months ago

Syrian refugees anxious over Lebanon’s plans to deport them

Associated Press  

BAR ELIAS, Lebanon — Sitting outside her tent in a camp in eastern Lebanon, a 30-year-old Syrian refugee contemplated the sunset and her worsening options. She managed to survive over the past decade, despite Lebanon’s devastating economic meltdown and souring attitudes toward Syrian refugees. The Lebanese government’s recently announced plan to deport 15,000 refugees per month to Syria appears set …

Syrian refugees anxious over Lebanon's plans to deport them
2 years, 5 months ago

Syrian refugees anxious over Lebanon's plans to deport them

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She managed to survive over the past decade, despite …

Lebanon hopes to repatriate Syrian refugees within months
2 years, 5 months ago

Lebanon hopes to repatriate Syrian refugees within months

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon plans to start sending back tens of thousands of Syrian refugees within months over objections by the United Nations and rights groups, a minister said in an interview Wednesday. “This is a humane, honorable, patriotic and economic plan that is necessary for Lebanon.” The Lebanese government’s plan would entail sending back 15,000 Syrian refugees every month. A …

Lebanon plans Syrian refugee repatriation within months: Minister
2 years, 5 months ago

Lebanon plans Syrian refugee repatriation within months: Minister

Al Jazeera  

Lebanon hosts an estimated 1.5 million Syrians refugees who have fled a brutal, decade-old conflict in their home country. Lebanon plans to begin repatriating tens of thousands of Syrian refugees within months over objections by the United Nations and human rights groups, a minister has said. “We are serious about implementing this plan and we hope to do so within …

Lebanese army arrests 64 migrants trying to sail to Europe
2 years, 6 months ago

Lebanese army arrests 64 migrants trying to sail to Europe

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The Lebanese military arrested 64 migrants as they were trying to set sail from northern Lebanon on Tuesday in an attempt to get to Europe, the army command said. According to an army statement, the migrants — Lebanese, Syrians and Palestinians — were all detained and were being questioned, except for one pregnant woman who was bleeding and …

Abuses of returning Syrian refugees ‘still running’: HRW
3 years, 2 months ago

Abuses of returning Syrian refugees ‘still running’: HRW

Al Jazeera  

Rights group calls for a halt of all returns of Syrians and urges countries hosting refugees to take this position. Beirut, Lebanon – Continuing Syrian government human rights abuses mean refugees should not be returned, Human Rights Watch says, urging host nations to immediately halt all refugee returns. The multiple agencies that prey on Syrians are still running.” “The government …

Syrian refugees’ plight in Lebanon 10 years after the uprising
3 years, 9 months ago

Syrian refugees’ plight in Lebanon 10 years after the uprising

Al Jazeera  

Lebanon hosts the largest per capita population of Syrian refugees in the world, providing shelter to 1.7 million. “Before the economic crisis, I could buy it once a week.” Rehman is one of the hundreds of Syrian workers rebuilding Beirut after 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded at Beirut’s port and fatally damaged many neighbourhoods in the vicinity. But as …

Lebanon blast: Why can’t migrant workers go home?
4 years, 4 months ago

Lebanon blast: Why can’t migrant workers go home?

Al Jazeera  

As Beirut recovers from a huge explosion, The Stream examines the impossible situation facing domestic workers. It is a catastrophic situation for any resident of the capital Beirut – but for migrant workers, whose standard of living and freedom of movement were already compromised, the situation feels hopeless. According to New York-based Human Rights Watch, the combination of the COVID-19 …

Discover Related