Copenhagen – 10 March 2022 Good morning everyone, my name is Haya Atassi and I am the Media Manager at the Syrian Association for Citizens’ Dignity (SACD), and I’m a displaced Syrian myself. The Association is a grassroots popular movement established to promote, protect and secure the rights of Syrian refugees and internally displaced […]
According to the responses from the researchers and experts on Syria, who were interviewed by the Danish Immigration Service for the Country of Origin report on Damascus and Damascus Countryside, the decision to remove temporary protection from Syrian refugees from these areas did not at all reflect the information they provided and most of them […]
Abdel Raouf Ahmed, one of the Syrian refugees who were stripped of the right to protection by the Danish authorities. The Syrian Association for Citizens’ Dignity interviewed him earlier where he explained the reasons behind withdrawing his protection and its effects on his life. “I rejected the decision because it was tantamount to sending me to inevitable […]
Denmark’s decision to withdraw protection from Syrian refugees from Damascus and its countryside on the basis of the assessment that it is safe for them to return has placed the country in a unique position globally. To date, no governments have formally concluded that Syria is safe for the purposes of removing protection for individuals […]
Idlib, 14 September 2021 – The Syrian Association for Citizen’s Dignity calls upon the United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) to immediately cease all plans to transfer displaced Syrians from Rukban camp to areas under control of the Syrian regime. While Syrians living in Rukban camp endure extremely harsh living conditions, returning […]
In a series of conversations with current and former officials and experts from countries whose policies have major impact on displaced Syrians, journalist and transitional justice expert Refik Hodzic will seek to illuminate some of the key policies, decisions and plans of these countries. The logical start in this series was Turkey, the country that […]
The decision issued this week by the Denmark’s Refugee Appeals Board[1], which confirms earlier decision by the Danish Immigration Service[2] to deny asylum to three Syrian women from Damascus, claiming that “there is no reason to assume that everyone will be at real risk of being assaulted”, sets a dangerous precedent and needs to be […]
The man, who is in a stable condition in hospital, has potentially life-changing injuries after the overnight attack in Garvagh, County Londonderry. He was shot in the arms and legs.
The man, who is in a stable condition in hospital, has potentially life-changing injuries after the overnight attack in Garvagh, County Londonderry. He was shot in the arms and legs.