Austria becomes first EU country to resume deportations of refugees to Syria
Austria becomes first EU country to resume deportations of refugees to Syria
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Austria becomes first EU country to resume deportations of refugees to Syria
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Didn‘t Denmark get criticized for doing exactly that, though?
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We always get criticized, often rightly so, but it seems like the new regime is pretty stable and a lot less genocidal than Assad's regime. So depending on the region and the ethicity of the Syrians they refer to it should be fine to repatriate them... right?
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You sound very convinced
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It might be "fine" in the sense that there's not a high chance they'll suffer death or grievous bodily harm, but it's still pretty cruel to uproot people from the lives they've led for years or decades (the so-called migrant crisis happened in 2015) and put them in a place with fewer opportunities and a much lower standard of living. I mean Syria is still a war-torn country riddled with ethnic and sectarian divisions, economic problems, massive brain drain and international sanctions. Even with the best leadership it'll be years before they can rebuild. And all this for what? Pretty much everything the right uses to justify deporting immigrants is pure fiction or a deliberate policy choice.
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Well that's the deal, that's asylum. There are options to stay here in Denmark, but it's difficult, of course.
There are plenty of cases where the Danish authorities make dumb or cruel decisions, like claiming Somalia is safe but refusing to send inspectors to check due to safety concerns, but I don't think this is necessarily one of them.
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