#Syrian man in #Lebanon dies after being tortured for 15 days
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ALBAWABA - A Syrian man in Lebanon was kidnapped and tortured for 15 days until he died in Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. The Syrian man, named Ali Abed
www.albawaba.comLebanon official urges restrictions on Syrian refugees after slaying blamed on Syrian gang
Lebanon’s caretaker interior minister says this week’s slaying of a local politician by what authorities say was a gang of Syrian nationals signals the need to restrict the number of refugees entering the country from neighboring Syria.
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Mahmoud Hassana, a 27-year-old Syrian man, was killed by the #Syrianregime forces at a checkpoint in Homs while attempting to leave areas controlled by the regime to northern #Syria after being deported from #Lebanon last Wednesday, according to the Access Center for… https://t.co/K5bUiUEH1s
x.comUNHCR to cut health coverage for Syrian refugees in Lebanon
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has informed the Lebanese health ministry of plans to halve its support for refugee health coverage in Lebanon.
www.infomigrants.netLebanon: Syrian refugees 'voluntarily' return
About 330 Syrians left Lebanon for their home country on Tuesday amid growing anti-refugee tension. The returnees reportedly volunteered to leave, but activists worry that Syrians are being pressured to return to a country that is still not safe.
www.infomigrants.netSyrian refugees caught up in Cyprus-Lebanon spat
A group of more than 100 Syrian migrants who were rescued off Cyprus after departing from Lebanon have been caught up in a dispute between the two countries. Lebanon has refused to take back the group, despite a controversial agreement on returns.
www.infomigrants.netEU-Lebanon aid package bad news for Syrian refugees?
The EU will give €1 billion to Lebanon to help the country deal with high numbers of refugees from neighboring Syria. But experts think it will only make things worse and may increase irregular migration to the EU.
www.infomigrants.netCyprus president discusses Syrian refugee influx in Lebanon visit
Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati and visiting Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides discussed migration on Monday in Beirut, both sides said, as Nicosia pushes the Lebanese authorities to stem boat departures.Cyprus says the Israel-Hamas war, which has triggered a flare-up on the Israel-Lebanon border, has weakened Lebanon's efforts to monitor its territorial waters and prevent migrant vessel departures.The Mediterranean island nation has reported a surge in Syrian arrivals in recent weeks.
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‘If they see a Syrian, they beat them up’: the refugees living in fear in Lebanon
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The death of a Christian political leader has sparked a wave of vigilante attacks on Syrians, fuelled by political scapegoating
uk.news.yahoo.comSyrian migrants describe ordeal between Lebanon and Cyprus
Several hundred people mainly of Syrian origins who were seeking to enter Cyprus from Lebanon have in recent weeks been intercepted by the Cypriot authorities and sent back towards Lebanon, where social tensions against Syrian refugees have risen.
www.infomigrants.netA child dies after being rescued along with 59 other Syrian migrants from a boat off Cyprus
An official says one of the five children who were hospitalized in Cyprus after being rescued from a rickety boat along with 55 other Syrian migrants has died.
apnews.comCyprus calls for EU help to manage record Syrian migration from Lebanon
Interior minister says island’s facilities at breaking point and calls for aid to Lebanon similar to recent Egypt pact
www.theguardian.comCyprus calls for EU help to manage record Syrian migration from Lebanon
Interior minister says island’s facilities at breaking point and calls for aid to Lebanon similar to recent Egypt pact
www.theguardian.comIn Jordan and Lebanon, Syrian refugees face deportation, intimidation as region roils
Arab News report on Syrian refugee return features comment from @jasminldiab.bsky.social on the situation of refugees in Lebanon and their return calculus: www.arabnews.com/node/2471071...
LONDON: Faced with a multitude of economic, safety and regulatory challenges in neighboring countries, hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who fled the civil war have returned home, despite the
www.arabnews.comLebanon Plan to Vet Syrian Refugee Status Threatens Forced Returns
Countries: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic
Source: Refugees International
By Jesse Marks | April 10, 2024
Statement from Refugees International Senior Advocate for the Middle East Jesse Marks:
“Refugees International is deeply concerned over a new proposal from Lebanon’s Minister of Social Affairs that calls for a nationwide survey of Syrian refugees to determine those who “meet the criteria of a displaced person.” Under the plan, those deemed by the state as “non-displaced” – those who lack proper residency or legal status – would be forcibly evicted from their tents and shelters and deported to Syria, unless third countries choose to resettle them.
The move would undermine the safety and security for many of the over 1 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon and put them at greater risk of being forcibly refouled to Syria . The process of obtaining legal status is arduous for Syrian refugees, with only 17 percent of Syrians possessing valid residency due to Lebanon’s stringent immigration rules and a freeze on UNHCR’s ability to register new refugees since 2015. Consequently, about 1.24 million Syrians are without legal status and lack any legal pathway to obtain it. As a result, most Syrian refugees lack the necessary legal recognition to safeguard them from punitive actions – detention, forced removal, and deportation – outlined in the current plan. This means that Lebanon’s proposed plan would without a doubt result in the forced deportation of Syrian refugees in contravention of the international principle of non-refoulement.
The proposed measures come at the heels of a tumultuous year in 2023 for Syrian refugees. Refugees International and refugee-led rights groups in Lebanon reported last year that the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) forcibly detained and deported thousands of refugees back to Syria. Lebanese authorities continue to search for ways to push Syrians to return, by choice or by force.
Meanwhile, Syrian refugees are at risk of falling into obscurity as all eyes remain focused on Gaza. The ongoing fighting between Hamas and Israel have further displaced an estimated 90,000 people from southern Lebanon, creating an overlapping humanitarian crisis. Refugees International welcomes USAID’s deployment of an additional $67 million in humanitarian assistance to Lebanon amidst these additional constraints.
Refugees International calls on the Lebanese government to refrain from pursuing policies that undermine the rights and safety of Syrian refugees. Donor countries – especially the United States and the European Union – must continue to push the Lebanese government to stop deporting refugees. In addition, donors should fulfill financial commitments to the refugee response, while also resettling more Syrian refugees from their worsening plight.”
For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Etant Dupain at edupain@refugeesinternational.org .
Lebanon cracks down on Syrian refugees, who flee to Europe
Increasing measures cracking down on the numerous Syrian refugees living in Lebanon are leading many to embark toward Europe on what are often deadly journeys by sea.
www.infomigrants.netSyrian Kurdish Journalist Missing 3 Months after Arrest in Iraqi Kurdistan #JournalismIsNotACrime www.voanews.com/a/syrian-kur...
Journalist’s whereabouts is unknown by his family
www.voanews.comPatrick Strickland for Long Road Magazine on the precarity of Syrian refugees in Lebanon: www.longroadmag.com/snapshot-leb...
In Lebanon, Syrian refugees face deportations, vigilante violence, and soaring incitement.
www.longroadmag.comCyprus seeks EU help to curb surge of Syrian refugees from Lebanon
Some 2,004 people arrived in Cyprus by sea in the first three months of this year, compared to just 78 in the same period of 2023, according to official data.
www.jpost.comhmmm well I'll claim I was tortured in a Syrian prison from 2013-2018 so....
Syrian Kurds renew vow to liberate Afrin six years after Turkey’s incursion.
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Car bomb in the Syrian capital kills one. Drone strike near Lebanon border targets two vehicles
A bomb attached to a car exploded early Saturday in the western part of the Syrian capital that is home to several diplomatic missions, killing one person and causing material damage, state media reported.
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Riad Turk, the 'Syrian Mandela,' dies in France at 93
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The dissident fled to France in 2018 after being exfiltrated out of Syria by activists into neighboring Turkey. In total, he spent 17 years imprisoned in Syria, often without trial, on claims of vario...
www.lemonde.frSyrian Kurdish journalist held in incommunicado detention in Iraqi Kurdistan for over 3 months #JournalismIsNotACrime medyanews.net/syrian-kurdi...
Share postSulayman Ahmed, a Syrian Kurdish journalist, has been held in incommunicado detention in Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan, for over 3 months. There are growing concerns for his welfare, as despite sev...
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