Published : 13-12-2025
Action Group - Damascus
In recent days, municipal crews in Yarmouk Camp have sealed several shops and buildings with red wax, claiming they lacked the necessary permits, according to residents and business owners in the camp.
In a statement addressed to the Yarmouk Municipality, residents and shop owners expressed their support for enforcing the law, regulating construction, and protecting rights and property. However, they stressed the need for clarification regarding the basis for these actions and the mechanism for their implementation.
The statement called on the municipality to issue an official explanation outlining the legal framework under which the closures were carried out, the number of prior warnings or notices issued to property owners, the available procedures for regularizing their legal status and reopening their businesses, and the future policy for dealing with unlicensed buildings and shops.
Residents pointed out that oversight of construction work should begin in its early stages, before implementation, to ensure proper urban planning and minimize potential damage to residents' livelihoods. They warned that continued closures without clear mechanisms for regularization could negatively impact the camp's economic activity.
The statement called on the Yarmouk Municipality to deal with this issue with transparency and wisdom, and to provide legal facilities that enable shop owners to rectify their situations without disrupting their businesses, given the difficult living conditions that the camp’s residents are experiencing.
Action Group - Damascus
In recent days, municipal crews in Yarmouk Camp have sealed several shops and buildings with red wax, claiming they lacked the necessary permits, according to residents and business owners in the camp.
In a statement addressed to the Yarmouk Municipality, residents and shop owners expressed their support for enforcing the law, regulating construction, and protecting rights and property. However, they stressed the need for clarification regarding the basis for these actions and the mechanism for their implementation.
The statement called on the municipality to issue an official explanation outlining the legal framework under which the closures were carried out, the number of prior warnings or notices issued to property owners, the available procedures for regularizing their legal status and reopening their businesses, and the future policy for dealing with unlicensed buildings and shops.
Residents pointed out that oversight of construction work should begin in its early stages, before implementation, to ensure proper urban planning and minimize potential damage to residents' livelihoods. They warned that continued closures without clear mechanisms for regularization could negatively impact the camp's economic activity.
The statement called on the Yarmouk Municipality to deal with this issue with transparency and wisdom, and to provide legal facilities that enable shop owners to rectify their situations without disrupting their businesses, given the difficult living conditions that the camp’s residents are experiencing.
