Erdogan announces return scheme for one million Syrians
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed plans to send around one million Syrian refugees back to their country. The President said that the plans were at an "advanced" stage.
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Gang accused of trafficking Syrians on trial in Belfast
A gang of three men are on trial in Belfast, accused of trafficking more than 40 Syrians from Europe to Ireland and on to the UK.
Syrians ready to face bombs in Ukraine to enter EU
Dozens of Syrians suffering from 11 years of armed conflict have said that they are ready to leave for Ukraine under attack from Russia, hoping to enter the EU as refugees. ANSA spoke to numerous Syrians in Damascus and other cities controlled by the central government.
Syria: Three children die due to freezing cold at displacement camp
Three children have died and two others are in life-threatening condition after a wave of storms and freezing temperatures hit northwest Syria, according to UN officials and aid workers. Tens of thousands of displaced people are living in makeshift shelters in the area.
Germany tries Syrian doctor for torture
Syrian doctor Alaa M. will stand trial in Frankfurt from Wednesday, accused of having been part of the Syrian torture system. Torture takes place in over 100 countries worldwide — and doctors are almost always involved.
UK Home Office backs down on Syrian asylum seeker's case
In December, the Home Office sent a rejection letter to a Syrian asylum seeker, saying it was safe for him to return. That would have been first case of its kind in the UK. Now, authorities appear to have backtracked.
Conflict and climate change drive water crisis in Syria
Northeastern Syria is experiencing its worst drought in nearly 70 years, with rising temperatures and erratic weather exacerbated by tensions with Turkey.
Poland: Four migrants rescued from swamp
Members of the Polish emergency services and the military helped rescue four migrants who got lost in swampy ground on Tuesday on the Polish side of the border with Belarus.
Two burials as tensions at the Poland-Belarus border continue
The body of a young Syrian migrant who drowned in a river was buried on Monday in a small Muslim cemetery in Poland. An Iraqi Kurdish man, who died last month at the border, was also buried after being flown home to Erbil. Meanwhile, despair and tension continue at the border among migrants hoping to cross into the EU.
'Lies, lies, lies!': For migrants trapped on the Belarus-Polish border, no easy way back to Minsk
Thousands of Iraqis and Syrians have recently flown to Belarus, lured by a "tourist" package promising them an illegal but easy crossing into the European Union. When they realized that the Polish border was sealed, it was too late -- Belarusian soldiers would not let them back in. InfoMigrants reports.
Cyprus requests the suspension of asylum applications
On Wednesday, November 10, the Republic of Cyprus announced that it was submitting a request to the European Commission in order to suspend applications for asylum for all those who arrive in the country without the correct papers.
Limbless child and father --Syria's drama in a photo
A five-year-old Syrian boy who was born without limbs is portrayed smiling at his father, who has lost a leg, in a photo that is a symbol of the tragic conflict in Syria. The picture of the refugee father and son, shot by Turkish photographer Mehmet Aslan, has won the Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA) 2021.