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Forced return to Syria: Cypriot Coast Guard pushes people back into the open sea - Alarm Phone
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Forced return to Syria: Cypriot Coast Guard pushes people back into the open sea - Alarm Phone
Screenshot of position of one of the boats. Photo: Alarm Phone On the 13 March 2025, approximately 80 people on board two boats were fleeing sectarian violence in Syria. They were trying to reach a place of safety in Europe. Instead, they were subjected to life threatening treatment at sea and were pushed back by the Cypriot Coast Guard (CCG). The CCG forced them to return to Syria – the place they tried to escape from. The people were stopped i…
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