Syrian Refugees in Austria Prefer Vienna for Social Support
ULTRA SYRIA
September 16, 2025
A report reveals that most Syrians residing in Austria show little to no interest in returning to Syria.
A report reveals that most Syrians residing in Austria show little to no interest in returning to Syria.
While some progress has occurred, such as reforms to personal status laws improving women’s rights, LGBTQ+ protections remain conspicuously absent, Daraj writes.
The fall of Iraq’s Ba’athist regime in 2003, following the US-led invasion, foreshadowed the eventual collapse of Syria’s, Marwan Qabalan argues in al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Amnesty’s Syria researcher, Diana Semaan, condemned the killings as “extrajudicial executions,” a crime under international law.
The vessel MJ Sofia docked in Tartous in the early hours of Wednesday carrying more than 19,000 metric tons of Romanian barley, according to al-Hal.
Most Syrian media institutions have never truly been allies to either women or men, Daraj argues.
Human rights advocates warn that without impartial probes and accountability, abuses will perpetuate cycles of violence, Daraj writes.
The independent outlet Suwayda 24 reported that around 450 people have been unaccounted for since the onset of the conflict, which has seen clashes between Druze and Bedouin factions.
Syria is witnessing a sharp rise in killings, kidnappings, and armed assaults, underscoring the collapse of security structures across much of the country.
A new cross-border investigation has uncovered how Syria’s notorious Fourth Division, commanded by Maher al-Assad, built one of the world’s most lucrative drug empires by exploiting pharmaceutical supply chains and regional trade routes.
The events of the coast and Suweida further eroded U.S. confidence in the transitional government’s ability to uphold basic standards of accountability.
Amnesty International stated that in none of the documented cases has a perpetrator been arrested or charged
Beyond the horrific massacres in Suweida and the forced displacement of Bedouin families, the deepest and most enduring wound is the rupture of intercommunal bonds, Mustafa al-Dabbas writes in Al-Modon.
According to SNHR, among the dead are 17 women, 11 children, 6 medical personnel, and 2 media workers
Suweida, once a refuge for those fleeing Assad’s army, is now a city drowning in corpses and screams, Daraj writes.
The prospect of returning to Syria, now discussed more openly among some Syrian refugees in Germany after the regime’s fall, is not always framed as
The authorities bear responsibility for failing to prevent the tragedy and for their poor handling of its aftermath, according to Daraj.
Legal experts argue that the current nationality law violates Syria’s own constitutional principles as well as its international commitments, Syria TV writes.
Syria’s Christians do not need pity. They need laws that protect all citizens equally, Abdulnasir Alkadri writes in Syria TV.
The economic and security pressures on this group have worsened over recent months, al-Modon writes.
