Published : 02-12-2015
Many activists said that the Lebanese Army has arrested few Palestinian Syrian refugees while crossing the governmental checkpoint at the entrance of Ain El-helwih camp in Sidon Lebanon, that happened under the pretext of not-renewing the residence permits or not-retrieving back the official papers of residence permit from Lebanese General Security.
The Palestinian Syrian refugee "Mohammad Yousuf Mousa" was one of the arrestees despite of his special needs as a man with amputated feet. These incidents have raised the fears of the Palestinian Syrian Refugees and locked them inside the camp, adding more pressure to the hard circumstances which they are suffering from.
The Lebanese government treats the 45 thousand of Palestinian Syrian refugees as tourists not refugees which drops many of its duties towards them, during that, a changing policies is being applied towards refugees.
For instance, to obtain a residence permit, the Palestinian Syrian Refugees have to apply for it and wait for a couple of months, and when they receive the permit they find it almost expired as the government grants only three months each time. In addition to that, Palestinian Syrian refugees are not allowed to get work permission.
Many activists said that the Lebanese Army has arrested few Palestinian Syrian refugees while crossing the governmental checkpoint at the entrance of Ain El-helwih camp in Sidon Lebanon, that happened under the pretext of not-renewing the residence permits or not-retrieving back the official papers of residence permit from Lebanese General Security.
The Palestinian Syrian refugee "Mohammad Yousuf Mousa" was one of the arrestees despite of his special needs as a man with amputated feet. These incidents have raised the fears of the Palestinian Syrian Refugees and locked them inside the camp, adding more pressure to the hard circumstances which they are suffering from.
The Lebanese government treats the 45 thousand of Palestinian Syrian refugees as tourists not refugees which drops many of its duties towards them, during that, a changing policies is being applied towards refugees.
For instance, to obtain a residence permit, the Palestinian Syrian Refugees have to apply for it and wait for a couple of months, and when they receive the permit they find it almost expired as the government grants only three months each time. In addition to that, Palestinian Syrian refugees are not allowed to get work permission.
