"As soon as we came to Egypt,” he says, “the treatment was really good and we were happy and we didn't feel homesick. But after June 30, everything turned upside down."
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Egypt deporting Syrian refugees, Amnesty says | Al Jazeera America - 0 views
Once welcomed, Syrians in Egypt now face hostility | Marketplace.org - 0 views
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Morsi was a strong supporter of the Syrian opposition. But, when he was deposed, there was a backlash against Syrians refugees in Egypt. Some of that backlash was political, but some was economic.
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"We've got to see things cooling down and that hopefully the environment would change favorably in Egypt so that the Syrians would recover the open arms and support that they had enjoyed."
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Egypt: End deplorable detention and deportation of refugees from Syria | Amnesty Intern... - 0 views
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The Egyptian authorities must end their appalling policy of unlawfully detaining and forcibly returning hundreds of refugees who have fled the armed conflict in Syria, said Amnesty Internation
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towards refugees from Syria.More and more refugees are risking their lives to make the treacherous journey by sea to Europe – often paying smugglers up to US $3,500 each to make the trip.
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t effectively seal off borders to refugees fleeing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria sends an entirely wrong message. Egypt should b
BBC News - Egypt 'illegally detaining Syrian refugees' - 0 views
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Syrian refugees in Egypt often face illegal detention or deportation, Amnesty International says
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"The Egyptian authorities have a duty to provide protection to anyone who has fled the conflict in Syria and is seeking safe refuge in their country," Sherif Elsayed Ali, Amnesty International's head of refugee and migrants' rights
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"Instead of offering vital help and support... the Egyptian authorities are arresting and deporting them."
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Asia Times Online :: Syrians under siege in Egypt - 0 views
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en these complicated procedures, we understand that Syrians are not welcome in Egypt anymore."
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Three weeks later, the new military government that took over imposed new, stricter rules for Syrian refugees trying to cross the border. They now needed a visa, as well as national security approval to be in Egypt.
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"I wish I had been killed in Syria rather than lead this humiliating life in Egypt," says Amer Feras, who came to Cairo after he lost his wife and youngest daughter in the jet attack that Assad's forces launched this January on Homs city, 161 kilometers north of Damascus.
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Thousands of Syrians flee Egypt for Italy: UNHCR - Daily News Egypt - 0 views
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3,300 Syrians have arrived in Italy by boat over recent weeks, many fleeing troubled Egypt where they had first found a haven from war, the UN refugee agency said
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“The majority have come from Egypt,” Edwards told reporters
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UNHCR estimates that 4,600 Syrians have arrived by sea in Italy since 2013 began, a massive increase on last year’s total of 369.
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Egypt accused of unlawfully detaining Syrians - Middle East - Al Jazeera English - 0 views
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Amnesty International has accused Egypt of unlawfully detaining and deporting hundreds of Syrian refugees, many of them women and children fleeing civil war at home
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face either deportation or ongoing detention in poor conditions.
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In a statement, the foreign ministry said the content of Amnesty's report was "inaccurate and does not reflect the reality of [Syrians'] situation in the country... they are treated in a dignified way."
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Syrian refugees no longer welcome in Egypt | Middle East | DW.DE | 19.10.2013 - 0 views
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An anti-Islamist atmosphere in Egypt has led to daily harassment, arbitrary detentions, deportation and even deaths.
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A desperate trip: By boat, Alexandria is roughly 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) from Italy In mid-September, when roughly 200 refugees attempted to flee conditions in Egypt by setting sail from the coastal city of Alexandria toward Italy, they didn't make it far. According to eyewitnesses quoted in Amnesty International's report, an Egyptian navy ship stopped the boat and fired upon it, killing two. The others on board were taken into custody.
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police in Alexandria arrested 70 refugees in an Alexandria café
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