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Youth on the move: Journeys, challenges, and aspirations across borders
This brief presents the lived experiences and pressing concerns of young people on the move, including displaced individuals and other migrants, across Lebanon, Türkiye, Yemen, Greece, the Netherlands, Syria, and Ukraine. It draws from a diverse community of mobile youth, highlighting their journeys, current legal and social realities, and their aspirations for a dignified and…
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Social tensions in Türkiye: Syrian refugees’ perspective
This Upinion brief presents key findings from a conversation held with Upinion’s online community of Syrian refugees in Türkiye from October 22nd to December 5th, 2024, aimed to continue monitoring social tensions in light of the evolving refugee situation in the country. It specifically captures individuals’ feelings of safety, understanding of social tensions, factors influencing…
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Caught between borders: Experiences of Syrians pushed away to Lebanon after the fall of Assad
New wave of displacement – new voices that have to be heard: While much of the world is busy discussing the return of Syrians, brutal violence is forcing a new group of thousands of Syrians to flee from the coastal areas of Syria to neighboring Lebanon. Since the fall of the Assad regime in December…
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Syrian Voices from Türkiye: Reflections on return, legal barriers, and the future
Five months after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Syrians in Türkiye remain at a crossroads. And most of them are not seeing a viable path to return yet. Upinion’s new report “Syrian voices from Türkiye” captures the complexities of return: Upinion community members shared their insights on return, legal barriers to visiting…
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Monitoring Lebanon’s displaced population: Main challenges and reasons for moving
Upinion has been in touch with crisis-affected communities in Lebanon for many years. This brief offers an in-depth look at the current displacement situation in Lebanon, highlighting the ongoing instability and multiple displacements many families are experiencing, as well as the growing challenges they face in meeting basic needs and accessing services. With over 187,000…