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AGPS Urges UN Refugee Agency to Protect Rights of Day Workers

The London-based Action Group for Palestinians of Syria (AGPS) has called on the UN Works and Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to protect the rights of day laborers particularly in light of the socio-economic discomfort inflicted by COVID-19 outbreaks

Due to Surge in Coronavirus Cases, AGPS Calls for Immediate Release of Palestinian Prisoners from Syrian Jails

As the novel coronavirus COVID-19 continues to grip the Middle East and the world, AGPS has called on the Syrian government to free all Palestinians and Syrians held behind prison bars. AGPS is deeply concerned over an unabated outbreak of

Joint Letter To the UN Human Rights Council In the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Your Excellencies, Today, on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, thousands of Syrian detainees continue to suffer torture and inhumane treatment in secret, makeshift and official detention camps and facilities across Syria. They include numerous human rights

The Action Group: Calls for the cessation of bleeding in Yarmouk camp and its surroundings and demands the neutralization of civilians

The Action Group for Palestinians of Syria condemned in the strongest terms, in a joint statement signed with 16 rights and human rights organizations, the flaming hostilities in south Damascus, including Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees. It called on the

AGPS warns of the consequences of the reduction of UNRWA’s fund on the Palestinian refugees

The Action Group for Palestinians of Syria expresses its deep concern towards the output of the Rome Conference for UNRWA’s Donor Countries, which was held on the 12th of March 2018, under the title, “Preserving Dignity and Sharing Responsibility –

AGPS Condemns Deadly Offensives on Palestinians Sheltered in Daraa, Calls for Saving Wounded Civilians

AGPS condemns, in the strongest terms, the deadly onslaughts targeting Palestinian refugee camps and the incessant human rights violations perpetrated against the Palestinian refugee community in war-ravaged Syria. AGPS calls on all warring actors to observe international laws and treaties

AGPS Calls on UNRWA to Rally Round Palestinians of Syria

On the 67th anniversary of UNRWA founding and in light of the simmering violence, deadly hostilities, human rights violations endured by the Palestinians of Syria, AGPS calls on UNRWA to take urgent action. AGPS is deeply concerned over the serious

AGPS: Sweden refusal to grant asylum to Palestinians of Syria coming from the Gulf states, could put their lives at risk

AGPS is deeply concerned over the fate of dozens of Palestinian-Syrian refugees after Sweden rebuffed appeals to grant those fleeing Gulf States asylum status. AGPS kept a close eye on the daily crackdowns Palestinians of Syria have been subjected to

AGPS Condemns Onslaughts on Activists, Civilians in Khan Al-Shih Refugee Camp"

The Khan Al-Shih camp for Palestinian refugees, in Damascus’s western suburbs, has been grappling with a tough siege for over 30 days. As a result, the refugee population of Khan Al-Shih, estimated at 15,000 displaced Syrians and Palestinians, has

The AGPS Calls for Lifting the Restrictions on the Free Movement of Palestinian Syrian Refugees

AGPS issued a press statement calling for lifting the restriction on the free movement of Palestinian-Syrian refugees, confirming that the Palestinian-Syrian refugee still has no entry for almost all of the Arab and Islamic countries such as: Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt

AGPS Condemns the Aerial Bombardment of Khan Al Shieh Camp

In a serious development of its kind, heavy and direct shelling targeted Khan Al Shieh camp for Palestinian refugees in Damascus suburb several days ago. It is believed that the shelling was by Russian and Syrian warplanes, causing massive destruction

The AGPS Appeals the International Community to Intervene for Palestinians of Syria

The AGPS issued a press statement yesterday in the occasion of the World Refugee Day. The Statement indicated the suffering of the Palestinians of Syria due to the ongoing conflict for more than five years and the consequences such as

The AGPS Warns of the Siege and the Continuous Targeting of Palestinian Refugees in Khan Al Shieh Camp.

The Syrian regime artillery and warplanes targeted Khan Al Shieh camp, which is located in the western suburb of Damascus, from time to time to fierce attacks by all types of bombardment. Closing roads resulted in suffocating siege that threatens

Press Briefing on the Situation in the Yarmouk Refugee Camp

A press briefing about the latest developments in the Yarmouk refugee camp. The briefing addressed the latest developments related to the field and the humanitarian situation inside the camp, where the AGPS followed up developments of recent events in the

AGPS demands the Turkish Government to investigate the violations committed against Palestinians of Syria at the borders with Syria

The Action Group for Palestinians of Syria has addressed the Turkish Government and the Embassy of Turkey in London regarding its deep concerns and condemnation of violations committed against Palestinians from Syria (PRS) at the borders with Syria, where many

AGPS' Human Rights Report: Three PS Camps in Syria are Under Tight Siege, Destruction Ratio in Other Camps Reach 70%

The AGPS said in a statement released yesterday, that three Palestinian refugee camps in Syria are still under siege, where the regime's army and its affiliated Palestinian groups continue besieging Al-Yarmouk Camp in Damascus for the day (967) respectively

A Human Rights Report of AGPS: More Than One-Third of the Palestinian-Syrians were Displaced from Syria

The AGPS assured in a Human Rights Report that more than one-third of the Palestinian Syrian refugees living in Syria, who count around half million, were displaced towards out of Syria, due to the war and targeting their homes by shelling

AGPS Press Statement about UNRWA's Recent Aid Cuts

The AGPS condemnes  the systematic policy of the UNRWA towards the Palestinian refugees weather those of Lebanon or who were displaced from Syria, and inveighed the cuts of aid and other services, the health services in particular. The AGPS has

AGPS Press Statement about UN's Decision of Removing the Yarmouk Camp from the List of Besieged Areas

The AGPS confirms that the strict siege imposed on the Yarmouk residents is still continuous and there has been no change. Residents of the camp are still prevented from entering or leaving the camp due to the prevention of

AGPS Press Statement about Palestinian Return Center- London Granted UN ECOSOC Consultative Membership

The AGPS congratulates the Palestinian Return Center-London about  granting UN ECOSOC Consultative membership. The group considered this step as a strong support for the rights of the Palestinian people within fighting for their right to return, while the PRC was

Press Release by the Action Group for Palestinians of Syria about the UNRWA’s Decision of Suspending Shelter Allowance Aid for the Palestinians of Syria in Lebanon

The AGPS condemns the sudden announcement of UNRWA, through its General Director in Lebanon, Mr. Matthias Schmale, about the suspension of the urgent aid related to cash allowance of shelter against all Palestinians of Syria in Lebanon. The decision will

Press Release: Action group calls for lifting the siege on the Yarmouk and the return of its residents

The AGPS is calling for urgent and immediate intervention in order to end the siege of the Yarmouk camp, and to avoid the Palestinian camps in Syria the consequences of the ongoing conflict there. This call comes in light of

Horrible Details about the Sinking Trip, Revealed by a Survivor to the Action Group

The young man Yousif talked to the Action Group and revealed the details of the children “Abdul Rahman AL Saadi” and his mother “Maha Al Saadi” who sank after they reached Greece, and also revealed the bad inhuman treatment they

After Two Palestinians were killed by the Egyptian Navy, International Organizations Call Egypt to Respect its Commitments towards the Palestinians of Syria

Geneva _ Cairo Four International Human Rights Organizations Condemned, what they assumed systematic targeting by the Egyptian authorities towards the Palestinians of Syria in its territories, who estimated with about 10,000 refugees, calling Cairo to respect its commitments towards