Swiss suspend decisions on asylum-seekers from Syria
SEM suspends asylum procedure for asylum seekers from Syria
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Listening: Swiss suspend decisions on asylum-seekers from Syria
Asylum procedures and decisions for asylum-seekers from Syria will be suspended with immediate effect until the situation can be reassessed, the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) tweeted on Monday.
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SEM sistiert Asylverfahren bei Asylsuchenden aus Syrien
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The SEM said it was currently unable to make a well-founded assessment as to whether there are grounds for asylum and whether it is reasonable to enforce a removal order.
In Syria, rebels captured the capital Damascus on Sunday after more than 13 years of civil war. President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia. It is unclear how the balance of power in the country will now develop.
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