Stateless

Sanad feels sorry for his four children and wonders what their future could be like since they were born stateless. They will not be able to pursue education, to elect…

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…

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.…