A new report has revealed that Palestinian-Syrians are selling their properties, home furnishings, and personal items to cover the costs of leaving Syria and migrating to Europe.
According to the Action Group for the Palestinians of Syria, there has been a significant increase among residents in Palestinian refugee camps in Syria who are selling all their properties to find ways to leave the country.
The London-based monitoring group explained that the deteriorating security conditions, frequent home raids, random arrests, and the pervasive fear of arrest and insecurity have compelled individuals to consider selling their properties and seeking emigration. Furthermore, the presence of thieves and looting gangs in the area has added to the overall sense of fear.
The report highlights the inability of people in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus to afford the costs of repairing their homes, which were destroyed during military operations by the forces of the Assad regime and Russian air forces in 2018. The report also reveals that 40% of the residents of the Khan Danoun camp have sold their properties to secure their livelihood or fund their travel abroad. Similar trends are observed in the Husseinieh camp located in the Damascus suburbs.
The report further states that many families in Dara’a and the Daraa camp for Palestinian refugees are vehemently opposed to their children joining the military service of the Assad regime. This has prompted families to sell their properties in order to facilitate the departure of their children from Syria.
The report highlights the security chaos and repressive practices faced by residents of the Neirab camp in Aleppo, along with the constant fear of arbitrary arrest, as the main reasons prompting the consideration of selling properties and emigrating. The situation in the Handarat camp near Aleppo is also reported to be no better than in other refugee camps.
The Action Group emphasizes that the prevalence of property and shop sales throughout the Palestinian refugee camps is a direct result of the security chaos and the harsh economic conditions that the country has been enduring for years, with no visible signs of a solution or improvement in sight.
(Source: SOC’s Media Department)
