Syrian refugees in Switzerland: What does the regime change bring?
Syrian refugees in Switzerland: What does the regime change bring?
Schweiz - The fall of the Syrian regime has far -reaching consequences for the approximately 40,000 Syrian refugees in Austria. According to the Federal Office for Asylum and Foreign Affairs (BFA), this development could cause asylum procedures to be reconsidered for many of these people. It is reported that the asylum reasons can be checked in the long term and that protection status could possibly be revoked within five years if there are no further reasons against a return. However, the BFA director Gernot Maier expressed that due to the uncertain location in Syria, no return decisions can be made, which makes the situation uncertain for those affected.
The situation in Switzerland is similar, where the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) announced that asylum procedures for Syrian refugees are immediately sisted. This applies up to a new assessment of the situation in the country of origin. The change of regime has already led to an increase in those willing to return at the borders to Türkiye, which further increases the uncertainty among the refugees. There are also around 26,000 procedures in Switzerland in which protection was often granted, but the future for the refugees living in Switzerland remains unclear. Temporarily admitted people do not have to leave at the moment, but could be faced with new challenges in the event of a stable situation in Syria.future of the Syrian refugees uncertain
The uncertainty after the change of regime raises numerous questions: Every return could bring risks, especially for those who have spoken out against the old government. The Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has presented itself as one of the main actors at the conflicts that have been going on since 2011, but the assessment of their long-term stability and their attitude towards minorities remains uncertain. In addition, the uncertainty could unsettle many refugees, whether a return home leads to a safe environment or whether the dangers of persecution remain, which questions the naturalness and security of return decisions, how the Kleine Zeitung reported. In view of this, the situation will continue to be observed carefully, while the decision-makers in Europe will develop how the situation will develop on site, the .
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