Follow-up on “A Syrian Refugee in Switzerland: Jailed For Survival, While Government Holds Humanitarian Speeches”
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Update on my article A Syrian Refugee in Switzerland: Jailed For Survival, While Government Holds Humanitarian Speeches. Last month, Rasha Alzrir, a young Syrian woman, seeking asylum in Switzerland with a Schengen-visa from Italy after first arriving in Germany, had her asylum request rejected and was put into a detention center where she had to wait for extradition to Italy. Rasha’s support committee, with the help of a state Representative, contacted the Federal Council to inform him about Rasha’s case and ask him to take action on her behalf. The Federal Council decided to continue with the extradition process. They…
A Syrian Refugee in Switzerland: Jailed for Survival, While Government Holds Humanitarian Speeches
It was the 13th of February when Rasha Alzrir, a young Syrian woman, met Charly Pache, the co-vice President of the Swiss Pirate Party, in a train in Switzerland. 26-year-old Rasha was a bank employee in the city of Damascus and left her country due to persisting violence and civil war-like circumstances. She had lost her car and apartment when she decided to flee to Europe. She came through Germany, Italy and finally arrived in Switzerland with a Schengen-visa from Italy, where she asked for asylum. On February 23rd, Rasha’s sister contacted Charly Pacha through Rasha’s Facebook page. Rasha hadn’t…
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