  Nivīsevan / Yazan: Helwesta Netewī Demjmźr / Tarih: 20.07.2010 08:51:19 The severe repression suffered by the Syrian Kurds has its roots in the early period of Ba'ath rule in Syria. The Arab nationalist Ba'athis felt threatened by the presence of a large non-Arab national majority, and set about trying to remove it using the methods usually associated with them. In 1962, a census undertaken in the area of highest concentration of Kurdish population in Syria - the al- Hasaka province - resulted in 120,000-150,000 Syrian Kurds being arbitrarily stripped of their citizenship. They and their descendants remain non-persons today. They are unable to travel outside the country, to own property, or to work in the public sector. People in this category today number about 200,000 - though no official statistics exist for them. They are known as ajanib (foreigners). A large additional group of around 100,000 Kurds in Syria remain entirely undocumented and unregistered. This group, known as maktoumeen (muted), similarly live without citizenship or travel and employment rights. »»read more: http://sites.google.com/a/baranrizgar.co.cc/azadikurdistan/ Bersivan / Yanıtlar : E-mail: serbestiyakurdistan@hotmail.com |