Tag: Syrian

UNHCR commends move to release refugees from Syria

Regional representative describes the move as a “humanitarian gesture”

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171 immigrants from Syria have been granted temporary residencies: Foreign ministry

Immigrants include Syrians and Syrians of Palestinian origin

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Refugees from Syria released

Despite conflicting figures all parties agree most refugees from Syria have been…

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Refugees from Syria set to be released

Lawyers are currently finalising the release of detained Syrian refugees

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Refugees should not participate in domestic politics: UNHCR official

RSM activist highlights hardships Syrian refugees face in Egypt

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Refugees assaulted in detention

Ministry of Interior said these were “allegations” and dismissed them

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NGOs and movements condemn violations faced by refugees from Syria

Joint statement released highlighting arrests, detentions, and deportation of refugees in Egypt

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Foreign Ministry says content of HRW report ‘wholly inaccurate’

Ministry releases several “clarification points” on the recent report in a statement

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State of Syrian refugees in Egypt addressed in one-day seminar

The seminar comes one day after an extensive Human Rights Watch report…

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HRW urges Egypt to ‘stop coercing’ refugees from Syria to leave

The human rights group cites UNHCR as saying that fewer than 10%…

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