The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkiye had unlawfully repatriated a Syrian refugee after forcing him to sign a document that said he was returning voluntarily, Reuters reports. The Strasbourg-based court ordered Turkiye to pay around 12,250 Euros ($12,940), including costs and expenses to Muhammad Fawzi Akkad, who has now applied for asylum in Germany. There was no immediate reaction from Turkish authorities, which have previously denied sending Akkad back to Syria against his will. The ECHR said Akkad had fled the war in Syria to Turkiye in 2014 and was arrested as he tried to cross the Greek border in June 2018. He was brought to Hatay province, near the Syrian border, and made […] Source
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