Austria's Syrian: Hope for freedom after Assad's fall!

Austria's Syrian: Hope for freedom after Assad's fall!

Linz, Österreich - in Germany and Austria, Syrian refugees look hopefully on a historical turn: Bashar al-Assad, which is considered a mass murderer and oppressor of the Syrian population, has fallen. Aboud Alibrahim, a Syrian living in Austria, reflects the profound changes in his homeland. He has been living in Austria since 2015 and enjoys the security and possibilities that the country offers him. In conversation with krone.at he expresses that despite his concerns about the economic situation in Austria, the joy of events in Syria predominates.

Mixed feelings under Syrians

While Aboud remains optimistic, Tarq Alaows, another Syrian, describes the situation as emotionally exciting. He is a political spokesman for the human rights organization Pro Asyl and reports that the joy of the fall of the regime is accompanied by a deep uncertainty. Despite the hope of democracy and freedom in Syria, he warns of the dangers that are associated with the change of power. In an interview on