The conditions inside Syria are not yet conducive for safe, dignified and voluntary returns of Syrian refugees. During the webinar, a research on refugee return policies and practices from Lebanon and Turkey to Syria will be presented. Speakers will include:

• Mr Wadih Al-Asmar, EuroMed Rights President, and President of the Lebanese Centre for Human rights
• Mr Mazen Darwish, Director General and Founder of the the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM)
• Ms Majeda Ibrahim Krban, Urnammu and the Voices for Displaced Syrians Forum (VDSF)
• Dr Jill Alpes, Senior Researcher, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University
• Mr Baris Karacasu, IHD Turkey
• Dr Zeynep Mencütek, contributing scholar 

Agenda

• 9.00-9.10: Introduction of the event and moderator – Wadih Al-Asmar
• 9.10-9.20: Justice and accountability in Syria - Mazen Darwish
• 9.20-9.30: The voices of displaced Syrians in Syria and around the world – Majeda Ibrahim Krban
• 9.30-9.40: Forced returns and expulsions from Lebanon to Syria - Jill Alpes
• 9.40-10.00: The situation of Syrian refugees in Turkey and forced returns to Syria – Baris Karacasu, IHD Turkey and Zeynep Mencütek 
• 10.00-10.30: Q&A

Organiser: EuroMed Rights and The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM)

Date: 22/03/2021  9:30-10:30 CET

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