Troubles force 25 thousand Syrians out of their country

Nearly 25 thousand Syrians fled their country and entered Algeria since the outbreak of the rebellion; some came with their families and others alone leaving behind everything to seek refuge in Algeria because the visa is not required between the two countries.

• The main the squares of Algiers are packed with the refugees, similarly to various southern provinces like Biskra, El –Oued, Djelfa and the eastern province of Tebessa where the highest rate was registered.

• Echouorouk discussed with some of them and tried to know about their daily problems since their stay in Algeria. They have declared that they are facing many problems , especially that the residence permit, limited to three months, has expired.

• They turned to illegal immigrants and face legal procedures from the Algerian authorities. Thousands of their fellow citizens are living illegally on the Algerian soil forced to beg in the streets to own their living.

• They seized this opportunity to call on the Algerian authorities through Echourouk not to send them back to Syria, where the civil war is raging, adding that they don’t request anything but to stay in Algeria for the moment.

• Oum Yasser, a mother and five of her children who fled the city of Homs, has declared that she is dwelling illegally in Algeria and call on the Algerian authorities to allow them stay along with her family members until the end of the Syrian crisis.

• The same request has been expressed by the university student Aissam from Damascus and Selma, whose permit is still valid, because she entered the Algerian territory a week ago.

• The president of the Algerian Consultative Committee for the Promotion of Human Rights, Farouk Kessentini has indicated that the number of 25 thousand refuges is reasonable and is prone to rise over this period.

• “ I have discussed with the president Bouteflika the issue and informed him that the number of the Syrian refugees is significant. I have also told him that the Algerian authorities have to assist them; I’m convinced that they will live up to their expectation”, Kessentini said.