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A statement from the Syrian British Council with regards to UNSCR 2585 about the cross-border aid operations to northern Syria. View full statement in English

The Syrian British Council (SBC) sent an official letter on the 7th of July to Mr. Jonathan Hargreaves, the UK Special Representative to Syria, with regards to the Syrian regime’s inhumane besiegement of 40,000 civilians in Daraa al-Balad. View full letter in English

On Friday, the 2nd of July, the Syrian British Council hosted a public webinar titled: The Future of Cross-Border Aid Operations to Syria, where our distinguished panellists provided an in-depth analysis about the humanitarian, medical and political ramifications on northern Syria should the Security Council fail to reauthorize the UN mandate for cross-border aid operations, UNSCR 2533 (2020). To watch the full…

On Thursday, 20th of May, the Syrian British Council (SBC) participated in a high level meeting with the Friends of Syria All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) from the UK’s House of Commons and House of Lords. The meeting was attended by eight parliamentarians; Alison McGovern MP (Labour), Lord Dubs (Labour), Afzal Khan MP (Labour), Andrew Mitchell MP (Conservative), Jeff Smith MP (Labour), Wayne…

On Friday, The SBC and a group of Syrian & British activists handed a letter to the Danish Ambassador, opposing the Danish government’s decision to repatriate Syrian refugees based on the false premise that Syria is safe. This action by Denmark is based on a false assessment of the situation in Syria and is in breach of international law and the principle…

We, the undersigned Syrian organisations, in Syria and abroad, call upon Bashar al-Assad to end the Syria sanctions programmes immediately. Assad holds the keys to ending the sanctions by engaging genuinely in the political process outlined by in the UN Security Council resolution 2254, ending human rights violations and submitting to the pillars of genuine justice. In 2011, the United Nations High…

On the 18th of April, the Syrian regime announced that Syria’s presidential elections will be held on the 26th of May and on 21st of April, Bashar al-Assad, has officially announced his candidacy. These elections, which certainly guarantee the continuation of al-Assad’s brutal autocracy, are set to take place in the midst of a perpetual violent conflict where the ruling regime is…

A new report by Amnesty International issued on March 23, 2021, documents the number of violations committed against Syrian refugees in Lebanon. A previous Human Rights Watch report estimated the true number of Syrians in Lebanon to be 1.5 million. The same report mentioned that seventy-four percent of Syrians in Lebanon lack legal residency and risk detention for unlawful presence in Lebanon….

On Tuesday, 16 March 2021, the Syrian British Council and the Syria Relief hosted a Panel discussion to commemorate the 10the anniversary of the Syrian revolution. Key speakers of the event were the Minister for the Middle East & North Africa in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Labour MP and Shadow Minister for Culture & Progressive, Alison McGovern, Labour MP and…