Denmark deems Syrian province safe for returning refugees, worrying UNHCR

18/3/2023 6:43

        The Danish Refugee Appeals Board on Friday deemed it safe for Syrian refugees to return to Latakia province in the western part of the country, raising concerns at the UN Refugee Agency.
        
        When the Danish Immigration Service decides to take away a refugee's residency permit, the case automatically goes to theappeals board, the highest authority in asylum cases in Denmark, for consideration.
        
        The province of Latakia, a stronghold of the Bashar al Assad government bordering the Mediterranean Sea, has not seen the same amount of combat as central and eastern provinces.
        
        The appeals board said in a statement that improved security in the province made it safe for refugees to return.
        
        Since 2019, Denmark has revoked residency permits for 150 Syrian nationals from Damascus and the surrounding area out of more than 1,300 cases reviewed, according to the Immigration Service.