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The Grand Turk |
Turkey Stops Registering Syrian Refugees |
2018-07-18 |
[AnNahar] ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... is hosting some 3.5 million refugees from the Syrian civil war and its generosity since the conflict broke out in 2011 has won international praise. But there have been growing social tensions over their continued presence. A HRW said that the suspension of registration -- a key step for newly-arrived refugees -- "is leading to unlawful deportations, coerced returns to Syria, and the denial of health care and education." It described the suspension of registration as "Turkey's latest effort to deny new asylum seekers protection", adding that Turkey's border with Syria was now effectively "sealed-off." The registration suspension applied to nine provinces on or near the Syrian border and Istanbul, it added. HRW noted that since late August 2015 "only registered Syrians who obtain a special travel permit have been allowed to travel within Turkey." Its associate refugee program director Gerry Simpson said that the EU, which was keen to limit the refugee flow to Europe, was "turning a blind eye to Turkey's latest steps to block and discourage people fleeing Syria." Turkey meanwhile has been assisting refugees return to areas in northern Syria where the "We never deport to Syria", added the |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 HRW noted that since late August 2015 Remind me again...HRW, Hillary Rodham Whore? |
Posted by: Skidmark 2018-07-18 10:08 |