RR hosted a book launch on 22 January for the book 'Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War'. We were joined by the author, Robin Yassin-Kassab, who captivated the audience for almost two hours as he examined some of the issues that appear in his book and took questions from the audience.
The US has announced changes to its visa waiver program which allows British nationals, as well as the nationals of 38 other countries, to travel to the US without a visa.
Manchester's Syrian community and supporters protested in Piccadilly Gardens on 16 January 2016 to end the sieges on Syrian cities and villages. While we were very happy that UN aid has finally reached Madaya, know that there are still many areas under siege in Syria.
ربما تعرفون عن قصة الشاب السوري خلدون سنجاب الذي تحدى ظروفه القاهرة وشلله الكامل بإرادة وتصميم. حياة خلدون اليوم في خطر في لبنان كما كانت دوما في حال انقطاع الكهرباء. كسوريين مقيمين في بريطانيا نطلب من الحكومة البريطانية أن تضم خلدون إلى قائمة الأشخاص الذين تريد جلبهم إلى بريطانيا.
Khaldoon Sinjab, quadriplegic Syrian refugee, has his life at risk every single day in Lebanon. As the British Syrian community and supporters, we are demanding our Government to include Khaldoon as one of the 20,000 Syrian refugees to be resettled to the UK.
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