Question 4041 — refugees and stateless persons

Summary

Mr. Éric Bothorel questions the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs on how France intends to guarantee members of the Syrian diaspora currently residing in France and wishing to participate in the democratic transition underway in Syria, the systematic and unconditional issuance of safe-conducts allowing them to go there without losing their right to stay on French territory. To date, the national law does not allow this participation without a risk of renunciation of the right to asylum, subsidiary protection or international protection noted by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA). The absence of a clear legal framework to protect the rights of Syrians in exile therefore endangers their dignity, their security and their fundamental right to participate in the Syrian transition. SO that the regime of Bashar Al-Assad fell on December 8, 2024, Syrians in France celebrated, like many of their compatriots, the end of authoritarianism. As of December 9, 2024, the French and European authorities announced the suspension of the examination of asylum applications from Syrians. The same day, the Minister of the Interior decided to take up the subject politically and said he was working towards a suspension of these asylum requests. However, only popular pressure on Syria's current leaders can prevent Syria from once again becoming an authoritarian state. This involves creating a space for speech where criticism of the Government is free and without risk. The participation of the Syrian diaspora in this Syrian public and democratic debate is therefore absolutely essential. There is a technical solution to this fundamental political issue: Syrians living in France and holding international protection (refugee status or subsidiary protection) must be able to systematically and unconditionally benefit, upon simple request, from a safe conduct permit allowing them to travel to Syria and return to France without losing their protection and therefore their right to stay. He therefore asks him if he intends to commit to this and grant this guarantee to the Syrian refugees who chose France to flee the barbarity of Al-Assad.

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