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Attacks on Syrian Refugees Reveal Türkiye’s Immigration Struggle
5 months, 1 week ago

Attacks on Syrian Refugees Reveal Türkiye’s Immigration Struggle

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 16, 2024 17:38 IST - 10 MINS READ The once bustling Melikgazi district in Türkiye’s Central Anatolian province of Kayseri, 346 km southeast of the capital Ankara, now bears the scars of charred homes, burnt stores, and overturned cars. According to Hamit, “Both countries are moving to launch anti-terrorist operations in Northern Syria and are opposed to …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Over 110 million forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, says UN
1 year, 6 months ago

Over 110 million forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, says UN

Firstpost  

Over 110 million people have been displaced from their homes worldwide, according to the UN refugee agency, which expects the ongoing crisis in Sudan to result in the largest level of global displacement ever. According to The National, citing the UNHCR report, tens of millions have been forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, human rights abuses and climate …

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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 …

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‘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 …

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Red Cross chief warns of health crisis in quake-hit Syria
1 year, 10 months ago

Red Cross chief warns of health crisis in quake-hit Syria

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Syria could face dangerous outbreaks of disease in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake if hundreds of thousands of displaced people do not get permanent housing soon, the Red Cross’ global chief said Thursday, as Syrians struggle to receive humanitarian aid amid the mounting crisis. Jagan Chapagain, who is Secretary-General of the International Federation of Red Cross …

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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 …

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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 …

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Merkel wins UN refugee agency award over welcome of Syrians
2 years, 2 months ago

Merkel wins UN refugee agency award over welcome of Syrians

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday it’s giving its highest award to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her efforts to welcome more than 1 million refugees — mostly from Syria — into Germany, despite some criticism both at home and abroad. Matthew Saltmarsh, spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said Merkel had been selected as …

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Merkel wins UN refugee agency award over welcome of Syrians
2 years, 2 months ago

Merkel wins UN refugee agency award over welcome of Syrians

The Independent  

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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. …

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With dozens in limbo, Denmark pressured to reverse refugee policy
3 years, 1 month ago

With dozens in limbo, Denmark pressured to reverse refugee policy

Al Jazeera  

The government has asked at least 90 Syrians to return to ‘safe’ Syria. “I felt like I was banished from the world,” Asmaa al-Natour told Al Jazeera via WhatsApp, messaging from Sjaelsmark, a so-called “return centre” in Denmark, north of Copenhagen. Syria’s capital, Damascus, and its countryside have been deemed safe because they are “not experiencing active hostilities”, said Nadia …

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Turkey talks with UN over returning Syrian refugees
3 years, 3 months ago

Turkey talks with UN over returning Syrian refugees

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Turkey is working with the U.N.’s refugee agency to repatriate Syrians to their home country, the Turkish foreign minister said Sunday. “We are now receiving better support from the international community for the safe return and repatriation of refugees,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. “We are working to repatriate refugees, especially in Syria, especially with the U.N. …

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Denmark: What may happen to Syrian refugees who refuse to return?
3 years, 8 months ago

Denmark: What may happen to Syrian refugees who refuse to return?

Al Jazeera  

Denmark welcomed thousands of refugees as the war took hold. As Danish authorities reassess the residence permits of hundreds of Syrian refugees from those “safe” areas, painful memories are coming back to Sageda, who arrived in Denmark in 2016 with her mother and four sisters. “It’s not in the interest of the Syrian people to pressure Syrian refugees to return …

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‘We lost everything’: Syrian refugees caught up in Beirut blast
4 years, 4 months ago

‘We lost everything’: Syrian refugees caught up in Beirut blast

Al Jazeera  

Already among the most vulnerable in Lebanese society, refugees are struggling to cope in the blast’s aftermath. Omer Elnaiem, head of communications at the UNHCR, said: “The organisation has only confirmed 14 so far.” ‘Lost everything’ Basma Tabaja, deputy head of the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation in Lebanon, said Syrians were particularly affected by the incident. “We …

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