42 minutes agoDenmark was deprived of Syrian refugee permission: Tells them to return to devastated Syria
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Denmark is the first country in Europe to have revoted Syrian refugee permission, insisting that some parts of the war-torn country are safe to return. At least 189 Syrians who applied for the renewal of residence permits were rejected since last summer, an action this has been taken since Danish authorities [...]
At least 189 Syrians who applied for the renewal of residence permits were refused since last summer, a move that was justified by Danish authorities in a report that found that the security situation in some parts of Syria “had improved”.
About 500 people from Damascus and other parts were being re-evaluated, reports The Guardian, translating Periscopi.
This issue has taken great attention since 19-year-old Aya Abu-Dahet, from Nyborg, let her family's situation on a television this month know emotionally.
Charlotte Slente, Secretary General of the Council of Refugees, said Denmark's new rules for Syrians constituted unconventional “ ”
After 10 years of war, Bashar al-Assad has taken over nearly the entire Syria, and frontal fighting is limited to the north of the country. However, one of the main reasons why people rose up against him in the Arab spring was his secret police.
The regime's intelligence branches have imprisoned, tortured and eliminated more than 100,000 people since the start of the war.
