MIGRASYL

News on migration and asylum from around the region - Nouvelles de la région sur les questions de migration et d'asile

Friday, August 09, 2013

[Lebanon/Syria]: HRW - Lebanon: Palestinians Fleeing Syria Denied Entry

Two Palestinians told Human Rights Watch that they were among about 200 Palestinian asylum seekers barred from crossing the border, after Lebanese General Security on August 6 abruptly changed its entry policies for Palestinians living in Syria.

Before the March 2011 uprising began, Syria was home to nearly 500,000 Palestinian refugees, some of whom were born and raised in the country.