Published : 28-01-2018
The Turkish authorities have detained Palestinian-Syrian refugee “Fares Hashem Salama,” after Morocco and Mauritania refuse to take him, amid news that he has been deported to Ukraine, in east Europe.
The man’s relatives spoke to the Action Group about his suffering throughout his journey, saying that he left the United Arab Emirates systematically with a visa to Ukraine, in order to reach Europe, and he stayed for three months there until the visa expired.
The family adds to the Action Group that, “Based on this, Fares tried leaving Ukraine irregularly because most of the countries refused to take him, and he was unable to return to Ukraine. He got detained there and was exposed to several courts, which ruled of his imprisonment or to pay a fine of 600 Euros with his deportation, given a month to leave.”
The family continues that all countries refused to welcome Fares so he booked to Mauritania, where the flight passes through Morocco and Turkey. Upon his arrival at Mauritania, the authorities refused to let him in under the pretext that he has no visa and he was transferred back to Morocco. On its part, Morocco also refused to let him in and deported him back to Turkey.
Fares’ family notes that the Turkish authorities detained him at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, suggesting that he will be deported back to Ukraine, which had previously issued a decision to keep him away.
His family appealed to anyone who has any contact or communication with people, organizations or the Palestinian embassy in Turkey or Ukraine, to help their son Fares find a solution to this suffering. The family is a resident of the Aedin refugee camp in Homs.
The Turkish authorities have detained Palestinian-Syrian refugee “Fares Hashem Salama,” after Morocco and Mauritania refuse to take him, amid news that he has been deported to Ukraine, in east Europe.
The man’s relatives spoke to the Action Group about his suffering throughout his journey, saying that he left the United Arab Emirates systematically with a visa to Ukraine, in order to reach Europe, and he stayed for three months there until the visa expired.
The family adds to the Action Group that, “Based on this, Fares tried leaving Ukraine irregularly because most of the countries refused to take him, and he was unable to return to Ukraine. He got detained there and was exposed to several courts, which ruled of his imprisonment or to pay a fine of 600 Euros with his deportation, given a month to leave.”
The family continues that all countries refused to welcome Fares so he booked to Mauritania, where the flight passes through Morocco and Turkey. Upon his arrival at Mauritania, the authorities refused to let him in under the pretext that he has no visa and he was transferred back to Morocco. On its part, Morocco also refused to let him in and deported him back to Turkey.
Fares’ family notes that the Turkish authorities detained him at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, suggesting that he will be deported back to Ukraine, which had previously issued a decision to keep him away.
His family appealed to anyone who has any contact or communication with people, organizations or the Palestinian embassy in Turkey or Ukraine, to help their son Fares find a solution to this suffering. The family is a resident of the Aedin refugee camp in Homs.
