The Kurdish-led administration of Rojava has handed 30 children of ISIS-linked parents over to Russian authorities. This is the fourth repatriation by Moscow in the last few months. The children were between the ages of two and 14 and were previously in camps in north-east Syria. Out of the 70,000 people who live in the north-east Syrian camps al-Hol and Roj, 13,000 are non-Iraqi foreign nationals. In al-Hol, 94% of … Read more →
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Calls for Western governments to repatriate nationals in Syrian detention camps
Western governments are being called upon to repatriate nationals who are in detention camps in Northeast Syria. An open letter signed by over 200 academics urges Western governments to take responsibility for their citizens and end the deprivation of citizenship of European nationals. Syria’s al-Hol and al-Roj camps hold over 65,000 people who have faced devastation from ongoing fighting in Syria or Iraq. Within this, approximately 3,000 women and 7,000 … Read more →
Refugees caught between Turkish politics and Greek resistance
Background Since the start of the migrant crisis across Europe in 2015, and no less today, Greece has been a focal point for refugees in Europe. Up until March 2016, thousands of asylum seekers were arriving on Greek shores every day before attempting to continue their journeys through Europe. Things changed in March 2016, when the EU struck a deal with Turkey to stem the flow of migrants entering the … Read more →
New research exposes the killing and abuse of migrants at the Greek-Turkish border
New research released by Amnesty International on Friday (3 April 2020) details the widespread abuse and violence subjected to migrants at the Greek-Turkish border. The report – titled Caught in a Political Game – finds that at least two men have been … Read more →
Turkey accused of using refugees as leverage in negotiations with the EU
President Erdogan of Turkey is travelling to Brussels today (March 9, 2020) for showdown talks with the EU over the current migrant crisis. Ankara is expected to demand hundreds of millions of euros from the EU in exchange for stopping the flood of … Read more →