Published : 18-08-2022
AGPS continues to sound alarm bells over the deteriorating humanitarian condition endured by dozens of Palestinian refugees who fled war-torn Syria to the Kingdom of Thailand. The refugees risk to be forcibly sent back to Syria or tossed into Thai detention centers for indefinite periods of time.
The refugees have renewed their appeals to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestine Embassy, and the United Nations to pressurize the Thai authorities so as to release refugees held behind prison bars on claims that they overstayed their visas.
The refugees said the Thai authorities continue to rebuff their appeals for visa-renewal after they overstayed their residence permits. The Thai government also prohibited renting homes to the refugees, who have been considered as lawbreakers rather than asylum-seekers.
Scores of refugees have gone through psychological breakdowns due to the squalid conditions they have been facing in Thailand. Several detained refugees from different nationalities have attempted suicide after they lost hope.
Palestinian refugees from Syria trapped in Thailand continue to slam the apathy maintained by the international community, the United Nations, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas regarding their suffering.
AGPS calls on the Thai authorities to work out the refugees’ legal status after dozens of them overstayed their visas and have, thus, been sent to jail. Dozens of families continue to live in a state of perpetual fear and deep-seated trauma in Thailand.
Last year, the Syrian Embassy in Malaysia imposed a fine of 3,500 USD on expatriates, including Palestinian refugees, who had lived in Syria and wish to have their legal situation worked out.
AGPS continues to sound alarm bells over the deteriorating humanitarian condition endured by dozens of Palestinian refugees who fled war-torn Syria to the Kingdom of Thailand. The refugees risk to be forcibly sent back to Syria or tossed into Thai detention centers for indefinite periods of time.
The refugees have renewed their appeals to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestine Embassy, and the United Nations to pressurize the Thai authorities so as to release refugees held behind prison bars on claims that they overstayed their visas.
The refugees said the Thai authorities continue to rebuff their appeals for visa-renewal after they overstayed their residence permits. The Thai government also prohibited renting homes to the refugees, who have been considered as lawbreakers rather than asylum-seekers.
Scores of refugees have gone through psychological breakdowns due to the squalid conditions they have been facing in Thailand. Several detained refugees from different nationalities have attempted suicide after they lost hope.
Palestinian refugees from Syria trapped in Thailand continue to slam the apathy maintained by the international community, the United Nations, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas regarding their suffering.
AGPS calls on the Thai authorities to work out the refugees’ legal status after dozens of them overstayed their visas and have, thus, been sent to jail. Dozens of families continue to live in a state of perpetual fear and deep-seated trauma in Thailand.
Last year, the Syrian Embassy in Malaysia imposed a fine of 3,500 USD on expatriates, including Palestinian refugees, who had lived in Syria and wish to have their legal situation worked out.
