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New files reveal EU plans to accelerate deportations to Syria
A secretive EU working group on external migration control has a new file on Syria and deportations post-Assad are its primary goal Read More
Outsourcing Borders: Bulletin 19
This issue explains why it matters that the EU has a new 'Action File' on Syria and outlines numerous anti-migration projects in Senegal, Pakistan and more Read More
€1,500 and a one-way ticket: how Cyprus deports Syrian refugees with EU support
Cyprus has been unlawfully detaining Syrian refugees for years, and has coerced thousands of people to go back to Syria through a supposedly "voluntary" return programme. Behind those "voluntary" returns lies a lack of access to asylum procedures, intimidation by officials, and appalling detention conditions. The European Commission and Frontex have supported the programme, despite internal concerns. EU funds for the Cypriot deportation regime run into the tens of millions of euros, but the real price is paid by Syrian refugees. Read More
Denmark may return Syria refugees as Damascus area deemed ‘safe’
According to press reports, the Danish government is claiming that Damascus is 'safe' and is now undertaking a review of the residence permits of some 900 Syrian refugees from the city. Read More
Syrian refugees in Cyprus pushed back to Turkey
"On 15 May 2020, the administration of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) forcibly sent 100 Syrian refugees, including unaccompanied children, to Mersin, Turkey. They have been transferred to Kilis, near the Syrian border, where they are now. Most of the 100 Syrian refugees – 56 – are children and women and girls are in the majority. Read More
Syrian refugees in Cyprus pushed back to Turkey
"On 15 May 2020, the administration of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) forcibly sent 100 Syrian refugees, including unaccompanied children, to Mersin, Turkey. They have been transferred to Kilis, near the Syrian border, where they are now. Most of the 100 Syrian refugees – 56 – are children and women and girls are in the majority. Read More
Coronavirus: How are Middle East refugee camps prepared?
"With the Syrian health care system "on its knees," according to the World Health Organization, refugee camps across the region are also facing the potential threat of COVID-19. So far, no cases have been found." Read More
Coronavirus: How are Middle East refugee camps prepared?
"With the Syrian health care system "on its knees," according to the World Health Organization, refugee camps across the region are also facing the potential threat of COVID-19. So far, no cases have been found." Read More
Turkey says it will let refugees into Europe after its troops killed in Syria
"OUTSIDE SARAQEB, Syria/ANKARA (Reuters) - Refugees in Turkey headed towards European frontiers on Friday after an official said the borders had been thrown open, a response to the escalating war in Syria where 33 Turkish soldiers were killed by Russian-backed Syrian government troops." Read More
Turkey says it will let refugees into Europe after its troops killed in Syria
"OUTSIDE SARAQEB, Syria/ANKARA (Reuters) - Refugees in Turkey headed towards European frontiers on Friday after an official said the borders had been thrown open, a response to the escalating war in Syria where 33 Turkish soldiers were killed by Russian-backed Syrian government troops." Read More