Yazidis in Germany: Don’t Deport - Negotiate

‘‘Since I arrived here, I haven't taken a moment off, I've always tried to educate myself, I've taken the language up to C1, and I've always worked. And then my Abitur was only recognised as a Fachabitur [technical diploma], so I'm doing my Abitur at an evening school. And I did everything I could to stay here, to find a home here. But they want to deport me’’. – Alia Hassan. 2023 marks the year in which the German parliament unanimously recognised the genocide of the Yazidi population in Shingal (kurd.) /Sinjar (arab.) in Iraq: a geno…

GermanyInside GAPsDecember 14, 2023BICC, Guest Blogs

Syrian Returnees from Jordan to Syria in Focus

Studies have found that the majority of Syrian refugees in Jordan aspire to return to Syria but their return plans are contingent on the improvement of security conditions and the availability of essential services in Syria. Syrian refugee family networks and social capital play a significant role in shaping return aspirations, with refugees who have strong family networks and social capital in Syria being more likely to aspire to return. Syrian refugee youth in Jordan also have high aspirations for the future to return to Syria. However…

JordanInside GAPsDecember 11, 2023Hashemite University

Charting the Path Home: Syrian Refugee Return from Jordan to Syria

This blog post explores the return migration of Syrian refugees from Jordan due to the 2011 Syrian conflict, which led to a significant refugee crisis. Millions of Syrians were forced to flee from their home due to conflict, violence, and instability in their country. Jordan hosted a significant number of Syrian refugees, providing safety, shelter, and humanitarian assistance. However, as conditions in Syria evolved, the prospect of return migration became more important. It is thus critical to investigate the complex issues underlying the…

JordanInside GAPsDecember 10, 2023Hashemite University

Migration in Tunisia: Status Quo and the Legal Point of View

Traditionally a country of emigration, Tunisia has gradually become a country of transit of Sub-Saharan migrants towards the “European El Dorado”. Before reaching Tunisia, they cross Libya and Algeria, two countries opening on the Sahel countries such Mali, Niger, Chad and Sudan. Other factors make Tunisia a destination country thanks to the agreements abolishing visas for Nationals of many Sub-Saharan countries (article 7 of law n. 68-7 in March 1968 relative to the condition of foreigners in Tunisia). Finally, it is a preferred…

TunisiaInside GAPsDecember 9, 2023University of Sousse

No place for refuge and no place for (eventual) return of Palestinians in Gaza

After Hamas launched an unprecedented bloody terrorist attack inside Israel on October 7, 2023, which caused a high death toll and involved hostage-taking, Israeli forces responded harshly through indiscriminate, “incessant bombardment of Gaza” and then launched a ground invasion. The UN High Commissioner of Human Rights noted that “there is no safe place in Gaza and there is no way out. The humanitarian and human rights…

Germany, Sweden, Gaza, Jordan, Palestinian TerritoriesInside GAPsNovember 20, 2023BICC, Uppsala University

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