Denmark wants to send Syrian refugees home | SBS Dateline

SBS Dateline March 27, 2023
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The Awad sisters fled Syria 10 years ago as children, now they could be sent back. Dateline investigates whether Denmark’s deportation programs are a death sentence for thousands of Syrians. 00:00 "The new Syria" tourism campaigns 02:41 Denmark cancels two sisters' visas and orders them to return to Syria 06:49 A seismic shift in Danish immigration policy explained 10:08 Where do refugee who lose their appeals go? 11:56 Denmark's hardline immigration policies 12:46 Hadiya's indefinite detention 14:32 Getting to the Turkish-Syrian border 16:48 What happens to those who return to Syria 17:59 Ibrahim who went back to Syria 22:21 Who many people have been forcibly disappeared by the regime? 24:22 A report used by the Danish government to designate part of Syria as safe to return to 27:11 A verdict in the Awad sisters' case Subscribe to Dateline: https://bit.ly/3gkQHtr Website http://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DatelineSBS/ Twitter https://twitter.com/datelinesbs Instagram https://www.instagram.com/datelinesbs/ Watch more Dateline, SBS 9.30pm Tuesday, and on SBS On Demand. Dateline is an Australian award-winning international documentary series with a current affairs backbone. Every week we transport you to a different part of the world to share half-hour stories about family, social injustice, identity, tragedy, redemption and survival. We scour the globe to bring you special characters and a world of daring stories. Network Terms & Conditions: https://www.sbs.com.au/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.sbs.com.au/privacy Feedback or complaints: https://www.sbs.com.au/complaints