Syrian Refugees in Denmark at Risk of Forced Return

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Syrian refugee Sawsan Doungham (L) and son Majed (C) protest against the deportation of Syrian families to their homeland at the City Hall Square in Copenhagen on November 13, 2021. © 2021 THIBAULT SAVARY/AFP via Getty Images The Danish Immigration Service has announced that it deems two more areas of government-controlled Syria as “safe” for returns: Tartous and Latakia. In 2019, Damascus and Rif Damascus were also controversially declared “safe”. According to the Immigration Service, the security situation in the two governorates has improved, which means Syrian refugees…

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