Stories and testimonies give a voice to Syrians who suffered violations and wish to share their experience.
Firas spent many years working as a porter. As stateless Syrian Kurd from the so-called maktumeen[1] class, he couldn’t get a better job, and is deprived from basic, including civil …
Ali is a stateless Syrian Kurdi, specifically from the maktumin class and has been living in a constant fear of being arrested by the Syrian security service agents for not …
Introduction Taking over vast areas of province[1], the so-called Islamic State[2] aka ISIL started imposing harsh laws and issuing arbitrary sentences against civilians including summary executions, whipping, and stoning to death …
It took Amer so long to meet his wife and reunite with her in Europe, because of his former legal status as a stateless Syrian Kurd, which caused him many …
Just like thousands of other Syrian Kurds, Nareen was deprived of several rights: as a result of the census, carried out in 1962, she did not have a citizenship and …
Nobar was once arrested by Syrian security services, who thought he was a foreigner, as he didn’t hold any official proof of his identity. He still suffers especially since his …
Hussein has faced obstacles since he’s taken refuge in Europe. Obtaining a European residency was a lengthy process since, as a Syrian maktum,[1] he did not possess any recognised proof …
Despite numerous attempts, Abdelkader is still unable to resolve his legal status as a stateless, and his suffering is continued till today, since he is deprived of all his citizenship …
Mahmoud always feels ashamed whenever he present his red card, that he considers worthless, since it is for stateless Syrian Kurds, who are deprived of all of his citizenship rights. …