Will the absence of precise definition of safe zone impact Syrian refugees in Europe?
Syria refugees in a protest against the negative asylum decisions front of the Swidish Embassy in Denmark- 2012 (AP Photo by Jens Dresling)
Enab Baladi – Saleh Malas
“My husband had to sell all his assets to raise money for the journey to Europe. We paid vast sums of money to be able to travel to Algeria from Damascus airport without being questioned by the security services. We made it to Algeria. Then, we had to walk for miles across the border in the blistering desert to Libya. We spent a month in Libya illegally. After that, we made the perilous boat trip from Libya. After three days at sea, we arrived in Italy, then headed to Denmark, where we finally decided to settle.”