syrian war

• Germany
• Syria

A 54-year-old Syrian man in Berlin is accused of firing a grenade in Damascus in 2014, killing at least seven people. German prosecutors have pursued several war crimes cases.

• Belarus
• Poland
• Syria

On Thursday, July 9, the European Court of Human Rights judged that Poland had pushed back three Syrian nationals illegally to Belarus. Their case has been before the court since 2017. Poland has been ordered to pay each of the three €10,000 compensation.

• Greece
• Syria
• Turkey

A Syrian family of seven has been reunited in Greece after several years torn apart by war. The news agency Associated Press went to meet them in Thessaloniki and published their story.

• Syria

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.

• Denmark
• Syria

About 1,000 people gathered outside the Danish parliament in Copenhagen on Wednesday to protest against the government’s plans to repatriate some Syrians who come from the area around the capital Damascus.

• Spain

Baynana, Spain's self-proclaimed first refugee-run media outlet, focuses on "the good face of migrants in Spain". The new online news magazine was founded by four Syrian journalists who fled to Spain in 2019.

• Denmark
• Syria

Zero asylum seekers -- that is essentially the Danish government's ultimate goal. Now, it is ordering Syrian refugees to return to Damascus, which Copenhagen says is safe.

• Lebanon

Human Rights Watch has accused the Lebanese government of leaving refugees and migrants behind in its COVID-19 vaccination strategy. The group says the vaccination program has been "tainted by political interference and a lack of information."

• Lebanon
• Syria
• Turkey

On the occasion of the fifth international conference on Syria, the United Nations has launched an appeal to international donors to finance support to Syrians within the country and to the communities that host refugees from the conflict.

• Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Croatia
• Greece

The UN refugee agency UNHCR says it has observed "several hundred cases" of suspected pushbacks in the Aegean Sea since the beginning of last year. It is stepping up pressure on Greece to investigate the reports.

• Germany
• Syria

A German court has dismissed the claim of a Syrian asylum seeker who was granted refugee status after he fled to escape military service. The court said the Syrian state is no longer punishing draft evaders.

• Syria
• Turkey

It has been ten years since the start of the Syrian uprisings. The continuing war has displaced millions – inside and outside the country. Syrian refugees in Turkey say they experience homesickness, marginalization and even racist attacks.