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InfoMigrants By Marion MacGregor Published on : 2021/05/04
The first European country to revoke asylum for Syrians, Denmark is pushing ahead with plans to reach its zero-asylum-seekers target. And Syrian women are bearing the brunt of the policy.
It is becoming a familiar story: Another Syrian woman in Denmark is told by the authorities that she will soon have to go back. For Faeza Satouf the news came in an email: six years after being granted asylum in Denmark, the 25-year-old has been ordered to return to Syria.
Denmark, a country with a long history of immigration and asylum, has become the first European country to start revoking the residency permits of some Syrian refugees, arguing that the Syrian capital Damascus and neighboring regions are safe.
David Keyton
People attend a demonstration against the tightening of Denmarkâs migration policy and the deportation orders in Copenhagen, Denmark, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Poster in the center reads: âPeople on the run have the right to protection.â Ten years after the start of the Syrian civil war, Denmark has become the first European country to start revoking the residency permits of some refugees from the Damascus area. (AP Photo/David Keyton) April 23, 2021 - 1:04 AM
COPENHAGEN - An email brought Faeza Satoufâs world to a standstill.
The 25-year-old Syrian refugee had fled the civil war with her family in an all-too-familiar journey across the sea to Europe, where they finally arrived in Denmark and were granted asylum in 2015. Yet six years later, she was being told she had to go back â alone, and soon.
An email brought Faeza Satouf’s world to a standstill.
The 25-year-old Syrian refugee had fled the civil war with her family in an all-too-familiar journey across the sea to Europe, where they finally arrived in Denmark and were granted asylum in 2015. Yet six years later, she was being told she had to go back alone, and soon.
Ten years after the start of the uprising against Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Denmark has become the first European country to start revoking the residency permits of some Syrian refugees, arguing that the Syrian capital, Damascus, and neighboring regions are safe. Yet few experts agree with Denmark’s assessment.