2 apr 2015
NGO report states Palestinian girls abducted and tortured to death inside the regime's Palestine Branch facility
The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) confirmed three Palestinian sisters died under torture at the hands of Syrian intelligence inside Branch 235, also known as ‘Palestine Branch’.
The SHRC reported that Amal Saad Eddin (24), Ahlam Saad Eddin (21) and Hiam Saad Eddin (19) were arrested at home in the Lattakian Palestinian camp at the start of 2013; two months later they were transferred to the Palestine Branch in Damascus.
In a statement, the SHRC reported their family made attempts to discover the fate of their daughters, but were ultimately unsuccessful.
The statement claims military intelligence had handed the family the girls’ belongings, telling them they had died and were buried somewhere unknown.
A former female Palestinian detainee reported that dozens of Palestinians died under torture in regime intelligence branches, especially Palestine Branch.
The released detainee mentioned that seven Palestinian girls died under torture during her detention period.
The committee condemned the regime’s atrocious crimes against prisoners, considering them crimes against humanity.
The SHRC expressed its concerns about the increasing numbers of Palestinians who have died under torture, which reached 377, claiming that number may be double, as many cases of forced disappearance were unrecorded.
The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) confirmed three Palestinian sisters died under torture at the hands of Syrian intelligence inside Branch 235, also known as ‘Palestine Branch’.
The SHRC reported that Amal Saad Eddin (24), Ahlam Saad Eddin (21) and Hiam Saad Eddin (19) were arrested at home in the Lattakian Palestinian camp at the start of 2013; two months later they were transferred to the Palestine Branch in Damascus.
In a statement, the SHRC reported their family made attempts to discover the fate of their daughters, but were ultimately unsuccessful.
The statement claims military intelligence had handed the family the girls’ belongings, telling them they had died and were buried somewhere unknown.
A former female Palestinian detainee reported that dozens of Palestinians died under torture in regime intelligence branches, especially Palestine Branch.
The released detainee mentioned that seven Palestinian girls died under torture during her detention period.
The committee condemned the regime’s atrocious crimes against prisoners, considering them crimes against humanity.
The SHRC expressed its concerns about the increasing numbers of Palestinians who have died under torture, which reached 377, claiming that number may be double, as many cases of forced disappearance were unrecorded.
Yarmouk refugee camp has been suffering since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution from a continued tight siege, widespread starvation, forced displacement, and renewed fighting.
Large numbers of fighters affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) stormed Wednesday the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus under the pretext of protecting Palestinian refugees living for more than three years under tight siege imposed by the Syrian regime, the Palestinian activist Adham Abu Salmiya quoted the Palestinian refugee Jamal Khalifa as saying before he was killed by IS fire.
IS fighters suddenly launched on Wednesday morning an assault on Yarmouk where they took control over large areas of the camp, Abu Salmiya told a PIC reporter.
The refugee camp's sole hospital was bombed during the attack, he added.
Yarmouk camp was established in 1957 on an area of 2.11 square kilometers (0.81 sq mi) to accommodate refugees who were squatters.
Only 18,000 refugees remain trapped in the camp that was a home for around 150,000 Palestinian refugees.
Talking to the PIC reporter, Abu Salmiya pointed out that a group of activists from Jordan, Gaza, Lebanon, and Turkey launched Wednesday evening a social media campaign in support of the camp under the hashtag #Yarmouk_will_not_go_down.
The hashtag was widely spread in social media sites and used by prominent political and media figures.
As part of the campaign, spokesman for Hamas Movement Hossam Badran tweeted that “Yarmouk will not go down, Gaza will not go down, and Jerusalem will not go down. We are on the right way, and we will never go down.”
Large numbers of fighters affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) stormed Wednesday the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus under the pretext of protecting Palestinian refugees living for more than three years under tight siege imposed by the Syrian regime, the Palestinian activist Adham Abu Salmiya quoted the Palestinian refugee Jamal Khalifa as saying before he was killed by IS fire.
IS fighters suddenly launched on Wednesday morning an assault on Yarmouk where they took control over large areas of the camp, Abu Salmiya told a PIC reporter.
The refugee camp's sole hospital was bombed during the attack, he added.
Yarmouk camp was established in 1957 on an area of 2.11 square kilometers (0.81 sq mi) to accommodate refugees who were squatters.
Only 18,000 refugees remain trapped in the camp that was a home for around 150,000 Palestinian refugees.
Talking to the PIC reporter, Abu Salmiya pointed out that a group of activists from Jordan, Gaza, Lebanon, and Turkey launched Wednesday evening a social media campaign in support of the camp under the hashtag #Yarmouk_will_not_go_down.
The hashtag was widely spread in social media sites and used by prominent political and media figures.
As part of the campaign, spokesman for Hamas Movement Hossam Badran tweeted that “Yarmouk will not go down, Gaza will not go down, and Jerusalem will not go down. We are on the right way, and we will never go down.”
The Action Group for the Palestinians of Syria said that 100 Palestinian refugees had died last March, 83 of them under torture in state prisons.
The victims include five refugees who died of hunger, malnutrition and health problems in the blockaded Yarmouk camp as well as seven others who were killed in gunfire attacks, according to a report released by the group.
Two others were killed after they were kidnapped, one was assassinated, and another was proclaimed dead without knowing the real cause of his death, the report added.
The Syrian war had forced 88,000 Palestinian refugees to flee to neighboring countries and 28,000 others to be asylum seekers in Europe, according to previous information published by the action group.
In another context, Palestinian activists in al-Yarmouk refugee camp warned that the camp is likely to be plunged into an extensive armed conflict between different militant groups seeking to take it over.
They said the outbreak of fighting between the warring parties in the camp would increase the humanitarian suffering of the residents, who have been under tight blockade by the Syrian regime and its allies for a long time.
The victims include five refugees who died of hunger, malnutrition and health problems in the blockaded Yarmouk camp as well as seven others who were killed in gunfire attacks, according to a report released by the group.
Two others were killed after they were kidnapped, one was assassinated, and another was proclaimed dead without knowing the real cause of his death, the report added.
The Syrian war had forced 88,000 Palestinian refugees to flee to neighboring countries and 28,000 others to be asylum seekers in Europe, according to previous information published by the action group.
In another context, Palestinian activists in al-Yarmouk refugee camp warned that the camp is likely to be plunged into an extensive armed conflict between different militant groups seeking to take it over.
They said the outbreak of fighting between the warring parties in the camp would increase the humanitarian suffering of the residents, who have been under tight blockade by the Syrian regime and its allies for a long time.
1 apr 2015
France will begin discussions in the coming weeks on a U.N. Security Council recognition of a Palestinian state, the AFP revealed.
The AFP quoted a French diplomat as stating that his country will present a draft to the Security Council to push for U.N. recognition of Palestine within 12 days.
The French draft resolution calls for the recognition of a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as a capital city for Palestine and Israel. It also accepts the principle of land swap.
The document will also seek for "just solution to the issue of Palestinian refugees."
France expressed hope that U.S. would not use its veto against the resolution especially as U.S.-Israel relations have dropped to historic lows in recent weeks due to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks about Palestinian statehood.
Following Netanyahu’s election eve statement this month that he no longer supported a two-state solution to the conflict, Obama administration officials said they would reassess the diplomatic cover Israel has enjoyed for decades from Washington at the U.N..
The AFP quoted a French diplomat as stating that his country will present a draft to the Security Council to push for U.N. recognition of Palestine within 12 days.
The French draft resolution calls for the recognition of a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as a capital city for Palestine and Israel. It also accepts the principle of land swap.
The document will also seek for "just solution to the issue of Palestinian refugees."
France expressed hope that U.S. would not use its veto against the resolution especially as U.S.-Israel relations have dropped to historic lows in recent weeks due to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks about Palestinian statehood.
Following Netanyahu’s election eve statement this month that he no longer supported a two-state solution to the conflict, Obama administration officials said they would reassess the diplomatic cover Israel has enjoyed for decades from Washington at the U.N..
31 mar 2015
The Action Group for Palestinians of Syria said it has documented 371 victims of the Palestinian refugees in Syria who died because of torture in Syrian jails including a pregnant woman. It also documented the detention of 819 Palestinians inside Syrian jails including 31 women.
Human rights activists disclosed the death of 8 Palestinian refugees including three sisters and one pregnant woman. All have died because of torture in Syrian jails after being arrested by the Syrian Security Forces. The three sisters were arrested by Syrian security agents in al-Raml refugee camp in early 2013.
The Action Group said, in a statement on Monday, the three sisters are aged 19, 21 and 24 years.
The statement also mentioned that an 18-year-old girl, resident of Homs, has also died due to torture after being arrested for more than three years.
A 25-year-old woman from Yarmouk camp also died due to torture after spending two years in Syrian jails. In addition, a 42-year-old man from the same camp died after one year of arrest because of torture.
The Action Group disclosed on Tuesday the death of a Palestinian pregnant woman, 22, because of torture in Syrian jails.
In a similar context, a Palestinian refugee has died due to lack of medical care resulting from the siege imposed on Yarmouk refugee camp. By this, the number of the siege victims has reached 173 cases.
Human rights activists disclosed the death of 8 Palestinian refugees including three sisters and one pregnant woman. All have died because of torture in Syrian jails after being arrested by the Syrian Security Forces. The three sisters were arrested by Syrian security agents in al-Raml refugee camp in early 2013.
The Action Group said, in a statement on Monday, the three sisters are aged 19, 21 and 24 years.
The statement also mentioned that an 18-year-old girl, resident of Homs, has also died due to torture after being arrested for more than three years.
A 25-year-old woman from Yarmouk camp also died due to torture after spending two years in Syrian jails. In addition, a 42-year-old man from the same camp died after one year of arrest because of torture.
The Action Group disclosed on Tuesday the death of a Palestinian pregnant woman, 22, because of torture in Syrian jails.
In a similar context, a Palestinian refugee has died due to lack of medical care resulting from the siege imposed on Yarmouk refugee camp. By this, the number of the siege victims has reached 173 cases.
29 mar 2015
Four Palestinian refugees died of torture in regime jails in war-torn Syria, a human rights group reported Saturday.
The Action Group for Palestinians in Syria said in a press statement the photos of the two Palestinian refugees Abdurrahman Mawed and Tariq Abu Hussein from the Yarmouk camp were identified among thousands of photos, leaked earlier last month, for the victims of torture and enforced disappearance in the Syrian regime prisons.
Refugee Abu Hussein had been detained for more than a year in Al Maidan area, in Damascus, under the pretext of confusing similarity, the group added.
Meanwhile, the 22-year-old Palestinian refugee girl Yasmin Ahmed Abdul Baqi, from Al-Raml camp in Latakia, also died due to torture in the Syrian prisons. She was kidnapped after the Syrian security services broke into the camp on allegations of intents to rescue the injured casualties in 2011.
The Palestinian young mother Shahd Abu Yassin, 28, was also tortured to death in Syrian lock-ups after she was abducted in early 2012 on charges of charity work.
Statics recently conducted by the Action Group found out that the toll of the victims of torture in the Syrian prisons has gone up to as high as 358 since the outbreak of the conflict in war-torn Syria. Some 819 Palestinian refugees, with unidentified names and fates, are still incarcerated in Syrian jails.
Meanwhile, a water crisis has been rocking the blockaded Yarmouk camp, sheltering over 20,000 refugees, for 200 days running after the Syrian army had cut off water allegedly due to attempts by armed opposition groups to creep outside the camp via sewage pipes.
The group raised alarm bells over the perils faced by the Yarmouk refugees, who have been using dust-filled wells as the only available source to restock the starved camp with water.
A tough siege imposed by the Syrian regular army and its allied militias has been cordoning off the camp for 630 days in a row, resulting in at least 172 deaths so far. In addition, power cuts continued for more than 710 days at the camp.
The Action Group for Palestinians in Syria said in a press statement the photos of the two Palestinian refugees Abdurrahman Mawed and Tariq Abu Hussein from the Yarmouk camp were identified among thousands of photos, leaked earlier last month, for the victims of torture and enforced disappearance in the Syrian regime prisons.
Refugee Abu Hussein had been detained for more than a year in Al Maidan area, in Damascus, under the pretext of confusing similarity, the group added.
Meanwhile, the 22-year-old Palestinian refugee girl Yasmin Ahmed Abdul Baqi, from Al-Raml camp in Latakia, also died due to torture in the Syrian prisons. She was kidnapped after the Syrian security services broke into the camp on allegations of intents to rescue the injured casualties in 2011.
The Palestinian young mother Shahd Abu Yassin, 28, was also tortured to death in Syrian lock-ups after she was abducted in early 2012 on charges of charity work.
Statics recently conducted by the Action Group found out that the toll of the victims of torture in the Syrian prisons has gone up to as high as 358 since the outbreak of the conflict in war-torn Syria. Some 819 Palestinian refugees, with unidentified names and fates, are still incarcerated in Syrian jails.
Meanwhile, a water crisis has been rocking the blockaded Yarmouk camp, sheltering over 20,000 refugees, for 200 days running after the Syrian army had cut off water allegedly due to attempts by armed opposition groups to creep outside the camp via sewage pipes.
The group raised alarm bells over the perils faced by the Yarmouk refugees, who have been using dust-filled wells as the only available source to restock the starved camp with water.
A tough siege imposed by the Syrian regular army and its allied militias has been cordoning off the camp for 630 days in a row, resulting in at least 172 deaths so far. In addition, power cuts continued for more than 710 days at the camp.
26 mar 2015
1,050 Palestinian refugees from Yarmouk Camp had been killed in Syria since the outbreak of the war and until March 23, a human rights group said on Wednesday.
The Action Group for Palestinians in Syria said the victims includes 404 refugees killed due to projectile attacks, while 172 civilians have died from malnutrition, dehydration and lack of medical care as a result of the tight blockade that obstructs relief efforts.
The group added that 157 Yarmouk refugees breathed their last in gunfire incidents while some 134 were shot dead by sniper bullets.
117 others died under torture inside Syrian jails, 21 refugees were killed either in mass field executions or after their kidnapping. 10 more Yarmouk residents died of unidentified reasons.
Car bomb blasts claimed the lives of nine Palestinians from the Yarmouk camp and 10 others were assassinated.
The Action Group for Palestinians in Syria said the victims includes 404 refugees killed due to projectile attacks, while 172 civilians have died from malnutrition, dehydration and lack of medical care as a result of the tight blockade that obstructs relief efforts.
The group added that 157 Yarmouk refugees breathed their last in gunfire incidents while some 134 were shot dead by sniper bullets.
117 others died under torture inside Syrian jails, 21 refugees were killed either in mass field executions or after their kidnapping. 10 more Yarmouk residents died of unidentified reasons.
Car bomb blasts claimed the lives of nine Palestinians from the Yarmouk camp and 10 others were assassinated.
24 mar 2015
The Kuwaiti government announced, Monday, its approval of the annual contribution of $2 million to the General Fund of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRAW), to enable it to continue providing essential health, education and social relief services to the Palestinian refugees.
Sandra Mitchel, UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General, said she received the Kuwaiti contribution in the Kuwaiti Embassy in Amman, Jordan, the WAFA Palestinian News Agency said.
She added that the UNRWA provides essential services to the Palestinian refugees, and that such contributions would keep its Hospitals, Schools, and other offices, open to provide the desperately needed services to the refugees, especially amidst their current dire situation.
The Kuwaiti Press Agency said Ambassador Hamad al-Duaij issued a press release stating that the contribution is part of the framework approved by his country to provide its annual contribution to the UNRWA.
The UNRWA suspended its cash assistance program in the Gaza Strip, leaving families unable to repair their homes that were bombarded by Israel during last summer’s aggression on Gaza, in addition to rendering the Palestinians unable to pay rent after their homes were destroyed.
Other essential services the UNRWA provides are food assistance and shelter, for more than 4.7 Million Palestinian refugees in occupied Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
UNRWA’s Director for Operations in the Gaza Strip Robert Turner said 70% of the population in the Gaza Strip is refugees, and that the UNRWA provides services to 1.2 Million there.
Turner added that the number likely to reach as high as 1.5 Million by 2020.
Sandra Mitchel, UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General, said she received the Kuwaiti contribution in the Kuwaiti Embassy in Amman, Jordan, the WAFA Palestinian News Agency said.
She added that the UNRWA provides essential services to the Palestinian refugees, and that such contributions would keep its Hospitals, Schools, and other offices, open to provide the desperately needed services to the refugees, especially amidst their current dire situation.
The Kuwaiti Press Agency said Ambassador Hamad al-Duaij issued a press release stating that the contribution is part of the framework approved by his country to provide its annual contribution to the UNRWA.
The UNRWA suspended its cash assistance program in the Gaza Strip, leaving families unable to repair their homes that were bombarded by Israel during last summer’s aggression on Gaza, in addition to rendering the Palestinians unable to pay rent after their homes were destroyed.
Other essential services the UNRWA provides are food assistance and shelter, for more than 4.7 Million Palestinian refugees in occupied Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
UNRWA’s Director for Operations in the Gaza Strip Robert Turner said 70% of the population in the Gaza Strip is refugees, and that the UNRWA provides services to 1.2 Million there.
Turner added that the number likely to reach as high as 1.5 Million by 2020.
23 mar 2015
A group of Palestinian activists in Syria on Sunday voiced serious concern over a potential upsurge in the rates of victims of torture and forced disappearance among Palestinian refugees, who have increasingly been crammed in the Syrian regime lock-ups.
The Action Group for Palestinians in Syria has been able to document the incarceration of 791 Palestinians in Syrian regime jails till 19th of March, a number that is very likely to be far higher in light of acute shortages in official statistics and the absence of any court trials.
The Action Group urged the Syrian regime to disclose the fate of the detained Palestinian refugees, to restore their freedom, cease policies of systematic killings, and treat them according to international standards.
The group further stressed the need for the Syrian prison authorities to openly identify the names of the detained refugees, dubbing the concealment of necessary data a crime of "forced disappearance" against the refugee captives.
The group appealed to all international parties and human rights organizations most notably the International Committee of the Red Cross, along with Palestinian and Arab institutions to urgently step in so as to keep tabs on the current state of affairs of the Palestinian captives jailed by Syrian regime forces.
The Action Group for Palestinians in Syria has been able to document the incarceration of 791 Palestinians in Syrian regime jails till 19th of March, a number that is very likely to be far higher in light of acute shortages in official statistics and the absence of any court trials.
The Action Group urged the Syrian regime to disclose the fate of the detained Palestinian refugees, to restore their freedom, cease policies of systematic killings, and treat them according to international standards.
The group further stressed the need for the Syrian prison authorities to openly identify the names of the detained refugees, dubbing the concealment of necessary data a crime of "forced disappearance" against the refugee captives.
The group appealed to all international parties and human rights organizations most notably the International Committee of the Red Cross, along with Palestinian and Arab institutions to urgently step in so as to keep tabs on the current state of affairs of the Palestinian captives jailed by Syrian regime forces.
21 mar 2015
Palestinian activists in Syria disclosed that five new bodies of Palestinian refugees, who were tortured to death in Syria, have been identified.
Action Group for Palestinians of Syria said, in a statement on Saturday, two Palestinian sisters aged 23 and 27 from Damascus countryside died due to torture at Syrian jails. This has raised the number of Palestinian women who died because of torture in Syria to ten.
The group said three other bodies have been identified using the pictures published on the website “syrianshuhada.com”.
The number of the identified bodies of the Palestinian refugees, who were victims of torture in Syria jails, has thus reached 330 martyrs since the beginning of the Syrian crisis four years ago.
Action Group for Palestinians of Syria said, in a statement on Saturday, two Palestinian sisters aged 23 and 27 from Damascus countryside died due to torture at Syrian jails. This has raised the number of Palestinian women who died because of torture in Syria to ten.
The group said three other bodies have been identified using the pictures published on the website “syrianshuhada.com”.
The number of the identified bodies of the Palestinian refugees, who were victims of torture in Syria jails, has thus reached 330 martyrs since the beginning of the Syrian crisis four years ago.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) on Friday warned of the deteriorating humanitarian conditions of the Palestinian refugees in Syria.
Palestine refugees are finding life in Syria and beyond increasingly untenable, UNRWA said.
The conflict has overwhelmed Palestine refugee communities in Syria, with a widespread disrespect for international law and the protection of civilians, the statement added.
According to latest reports, as many as nine Palestinians drowned off the coast of Sicily on 4 March. They were amongst 59 Palestinians who were part of a larger group trying to reach Europe from the shores of Libya.
The fact that this group reportedly consisted of Palestine refugees from Syria, as well as from Gaza and Lebanon, is a clear and tragic sign that Palestine refugees are finding life in Syria and beyond increasingly untenable, UNRWA said commenting on the reports.
In Gaza, “The effects of the occupation, blockade and recurring military campaigns have devastated not only Palestine refugee homes, lives and income, but also hope for a secure and dignified future.”
“In Lebanon, where Palestine refugees are already socially and economically marginalized, the strain of Lebanon's refugee load has pushed Palestine refugees into destitution and desperation.”
Palestine refugees are finding life in Syria and beyond increasingly untenable, UNRWA said.
The conflict has overwhelmed Palestine refugee communities in Syria, with a widespread disrespect for international law and the protection of civilians, the statement added.
According to latest reports, as many as nine Palestinians drowned off the coast of Sicily on 4 March. They were amongst 59 Palestinians who were part of a larger group trying to reach Europe from the shores of Libya.
The fact that this group reportedly consisted of Palestine refugees from Syria, as well as from Gaza and Lebanon, is a clear and tragic sign that Palestine refugees are finding life in Syria and beyond increasingly untenable, UNRWA said commenting on the reports.
In Gaza, “The effects of the occupation, blockade and recurring military campaigns have devastated not only Palestine refugee homes, lives and income, but also hope for a secure and dignified future.”
“In Lebanon, where Palestine refugees are already socially and economically marginalized, the strain of Lebanon's refugee load has pushed Palestine refugees into destitution and desperation.”
18 mar 2015
The bodies of 14 Palestinian refugees killed in war-torn Syria, due to torture at the Syrian regime lock-ups, were identified, just one day after 18 other cadavers were singled out, the Action Group of Palestinians in Syria reported Tuesday.
The bodies included those of eight women identified respectively as the Yarmouk refugees Samira al-Sahli, Nesrine Mahmoud Jaber, Rahaf Gheith Ismail along with the 19-year-old Houda Hamdan, 22-year-old Bisan Abdul Ghani, Islam Abu Rashed, 25, Rana al-Masri, 24, and Ibtissam Arafa.
The Action Group raised alarm bells over the striking upsurge in the number of Palestinian refugees tortured to death in the jails of the Syrian regime.
Over 35 Palestinian refugee women are still incarcerated at lock-ups run by security forces loyal to the Syrian regime.
The bodies included those of eight women identified respectively as the Yarmouk refugees Samira al-Sahli, Nesrine Mahmoud Jaber, Rahaf Gheith Ismail along with the 19-year-old Houda Hamdan, 22-year-old Bisan Abdul Ghani, Islam Abu Rashed, 25, Rana al-Masri, 24, and Ibtissam Arafa.
The Action Group raised alarm bells over the striking upsurge in the number of Palestinian refugees tortured to death in the jails of the Syrian regime.
Over 35 Palestinian refugee women are still incarcerated at lock-ups run by security forces loyal to the Syrian regime.
16 international human rights groups have released Tuesday an urgent appeal calling on the Egyptian government to put an end to the arbitrary detention of refugees and to immediately release all refugees held without charges in spite of the public prosecutor’s release orders.
The groups have also called in the statement on Egypt to drop all deportation orders issued in spite of the public prosecutor’s release orders, to repeal its tight visa restrictions for Syrian nationals, and to allow UNHCR to execute its protection mandate to include Palestinian refugees.
In the case of 56 Syrian and Palestinian-Syrian refugees the charge of ‘unauthorized entry’ has been dropped as the Public Prosecutor ordered their release on November 5, 2014. Despite this, Egypt’s Homeland Security issued orders for their deportation. For more than 100 days now, they have been held without charge at Karmooz police station, the statement pointed out.
The group was arrested by the Egyptian authorities on November 1, 2014 after they had left from Turkey by boat on October 23, 2014 aiming to reach Europe. Following a dispute between the smugglers, the refugees were left stranded on Nelson Island, 4 km north of Abu Qir, Alexandria.
On November 5, 2014, the Public Prosecutor ordered their release.
The groups have also called in the statement on Egypt to drop all deportation orders issued in spite of the public prosecutor’s release orders, to repeal its tight visa restrictions for Syrian nationals, and to allow UNHCR to execute its protection mandate to include Palestinian refugees.
In the case of 56 Syrian and Palestinian-Syrian refugees the charge of ‘unauthorized entry’ has been dropped as the Public Prosecutor ordered their release on November 5, 2014. Despite this, Egypt’s Homeland Security issued orders for their deportation. For more than 100 days now, they have been held without charge at Karmooz police station, the statement pointed out.
The group was arrested by the Egyptian authorities on November 1, 2014 after they had left from Turkey by boat on October 23, 2014 aiming to reach Europe. Following a dispute between the smugglers, the refugees were left stranded on Nelson Island, 4 km north of Abu Qir, Alexandria.
On November 5, 2014, the Public Prosecutor ordered their release.
16 mar 2015
Action Group for Palestinians of Syria pointed to the rapidly increasing numbers of the victims of torture among the Palestinian refugees who are detained in Syrian jails.
The Group said that 18 bodies of Palestinian refugees have been identified using the pictures which leaked out a few days ago. The pictures show dozens of bodies of the captives who were tortured to death in Syrian jails.
The Action Group announced earlier that the documented number of the Palestinian refugee martyrs in Syria had reached 315 victims.
A report published by other media sources identified 31 Palestinian refugees who were tortured to death in Syrian regime prisons including seven young women.
The Group said that 18 bodies of Palestinian refugees have been identified using the pictures which leaked out a few days ago. The pictures show dozens of bodies of the captives who were tortured to death in Syrian jails.
The Action Group announced earlier that the documented number of the Palestinian refugee martyrs in Syria had reached 315 victims.
A report published by other media sources identified 31 Palestinian refugees who were tortured to death in Syrian regime prisons including seven young women.
Palestinian activists in different European cities have started to make preparations to send convoys to the German capital Berlin to attend the 13th Palestinians in Europe Conference.
In Denmark, the Danish Muslim Council and the Palestinian Forum announced their convoys would move on April 24 to Berlin, just one day before the start of the Conference.
For its part, the Palestinian Association in Germany announced it would organize convoys to Berlin from different cities, including Hamburg and Bremen.
The organizers of the Palestinians in Europe Conference stated in a recent press release that the preparations for convoys to Berlin were not confined to Denmark and Germany, affirming that there were similar moves in Sweden, France, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Greece, Poland, Hungary, and Norway.
They also said that guests from Arab, Muslim, and foreign countries would also participate in the Conference.
The Palestinians in Europe Conference will kick off on April 25, under the slogan "The Palestinians in Europe and their national Palestinian project."
In Denmark, the Danish Muslim Council and the Palestinian Forum announced their convoys would move on April 24 to Berlin, just one day before the start of the Conference.
For its part, the Palestinian Association in Germany announced it would organize convoys to Berlin from different cities, including Hamburg and Bremen.
The organizers of the Palestinians in Europe Conference stated in a recent press release that the preparations for convoys to Berlin were not confined to Denmark and Germany, affirming that there were similar moves in Sweden, France, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Greece, Poland, Hungary, and Norway.
They also said that guests from Arab, Muslim, and foreign countries would also participate in the Conference.
The Palestinians in Europe Conference will kick off on April 25, under the slogan "The Palestinians in Europe and their national Palestinian project."
