Dear Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, We, at the Syrian British Council (SBC), are writing in regard to the recent plan proposed by the Lebanese Government to return the Syrian refugees to Syria. With this letter, we hereby wish that you urge the Lebanese Government against pushing the Syrian refugees to return to Syria against their will as the time is not…

With the tenth year of the Syrian conflict, and while the Syrian Regime and its allies were able to take over new territories in the different parts of the country, the Syrian economy seems to be on the verge of collapse. The Syrian pound plummets, domestic production freezes, and international economic relations become impotent. Recently, the Syrian pound has hit the lowest…

In light of the global crisis the entire world is going through with regard to the Coronavirus, the Syrian British Council (SBC) is gravely concerned that the Syrians in the different territories in Syria are at a higher risk and severe vulnerability to the spread of the COVID-19. This is because of the extreme weak and stretched health systems, the mass displacement,…

Last month and considering the suffering of Syrian civilians in northwest Syria due to the fierce military onslaught of Assad regime and its allies, the Syrian British Council (SBC) welcomed the Turkish intervention as a serious step in protecting civilians and ending their suffering. In light of this intervention, Syrians were waiting for a deal to be agreed between Turkey and Russia;…

Thousands of refugees, including Syrian ones, have surged through the Turkish borders to the Greek border following the Turkish decision to lift restrictions imposed on refugees wishing to go to Europe. On 1 March 2020, the United Nations said that there are about 13,000 refugees along the Turkish-Greek border. Greek government figures indicated that at least 24,000 people have been prevented from…

The Syrian British Council is delighted to announce that its Director and the Syrian Activists, Mrs. Amina Khoulani won the International Women of Courage Award for the year 2020 for her activity in advocating for human rights and peace in Syria by the U.S. Department of State. Amina was awarded during a ceremony which brought 11 extraordinary women from all over the…

In the light of the offensive on northwest Syria launched by Assad regime and its allies and considering the great human suffering of people there, the Syrian British Council (SBC) reiterated its clear call on the UK and its allies for the need to intervene to provide protection for civilians there. The situation on the ground is deteriorating. Assad regime backed by…

On 25 Feb, SBC hosted Ra’ed Saleh, Head of White Helmets, in an in-person conversation. Saleh talked about the efforts made by his team in order to help saving civilians lives. For an hour, Saleh talked about the work of the White Helmets, how it was founded at the end of 2012 from several voluntary teams and how it contributed to protecting…

On 23 February, SBC organised a round-table discussion with Kinan Rahmani. SBC invited a group of Syrian activists in London. The aim of this discussion was to learn from the experience of Syrian activists in the US and also to explore areas of work and opportunities on how to develop advocacy and activism in the UK. Kenan Rahmani is a Syrian-American attorney…