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The current edition of Tagesthemen reports that the French government blames the extreme left for riots during protests, while a possible alliance of the Left, Greens, and SPD in Berlin is under heavy criticism. Additionally, the endangered agreement on Kurdish as a subject in schools in Syria is mentioned. #Proteste #Linke #Kurden (translated)

Omar al-Halabi has been appointed president of the Sovereign Fund of Syria by President Ahmed al-Chareh, replacing a former jihadist, in a context of criticism regarding the opacity of the organization responsible for managing state assets and financing the country's reconstruction. #Syrie #FondsSouverain #Transparence (translated)

Yahia Hakoum, a survivor of Syrian detention where he was tortured for 47 days, recounts his ordeal after protesting against Bashar al-Assad in 2011, his journey of reconstruction in Belgium, and his commitment to finding the missing persons in his country ravaged by civil war. #Syrie #Réfugié #DroitsHumains (translated)

Dr. Jan van de Beek wrote that he knew many young adults who would like to have their own homes. He asked what moral argument there was to give priority to Syrians or Eritreans, who he believed had come to the Netherlands through many safe countries, over Dutch youth. #woonproblematiek #jongvolwassenen #migratie (translated)

German Shepherd wrote that Liv von Boetticher has given Germany a reality check. She reported having been in Syria last September and seen sushi in Aleppo as well as yoga classes in Damascus. From her perspective, it is not understandable why there are no repatriations to Syria. https://t.co/JmUUmynC1P #Deutschland #Syrien #Realitätscheck (translated)

Dr. Jan van de Beek described the argument that there are insufficient IND employees to reassess Syrians as bureaucratic and nonsensical. He wrote that, in his opinion, this did not take into account the housing shortage, the expected arrival of family reunification cases, and the pressure on social services. https://t.co/hfLCWC5jfR https://t.co/PNWefj2Kpu #Bureaucratie #Migratie #Syriërs (translated)

Per used a crude insult for the cabinet and wrote that municipalities and provinces should pay for the maintenance of bridges and roads themselves. In contrast, he stated that this week 15 million had been transferred for reconstruction in Syria, which he claimed was not a problem. https://t.co/cudYzzn7Fg #politiek #gemeente #onderhoud (translated)

The author indicated that Ali al-Kayali, of Turkish nationality, who led a loyalist militia to Assad and was the main accused in the Banyas massacre in 2013, had been arrested while attempting to leave the country, according to Syrian intelligence. https://t.co/aVifEAEQf6 #Syrie #Assad #Banyias #SY #TR (translated)

Monique X-Fluencer wrote that, according to her, Syrians went on vacation to Syria and then returned to the Netherlands with their Dutch passport and associated benefits. She tagged Minister BHOS and stated that hardly any Syrians actually wanted to return. She called this once again a lie from the Jetten cabinet. #Syrie #Nederland #Terugkeer (translated)

Henk Vermeer wondered why houses were being built for Syrian status holders in the Netherlands and now also in Syria, while he believed there was no guarantee that return would be possible. He wrote that he could not explain this. https://t.co/Gs6ldPPFdl #Syrië #vluchtelingen #huisvesting (translated)

Daniel Schatz referred to Fredrik Malm's text, where Malm claimed that Sweden and the Western world focused disproportionately on Palestine and neglected the vulnerability of other groups. He mentioned Kurds, Iranians, and Christians in the Middle East. Malm wrote that Kurds in Turkey had been forbidden to speak their language and identify as Kurds for 70 years, and that Kurds in Iraq had been subjected to war since the 1960s and genocide in the 1980s. According to Malm, Human Rights Watch had reported that 182,000 people had been killed. He also claimed that Yasser Arafat had supported the genocide and compared the war history of the Kurds with Palestinian factions, which he claimed had started ten wars in 60 years. Regarding Iran, Malm wrote that the opposition to the Islamic regime had protested for freedom, while the regime had tried to kill Iranians abroad. He accused the Swedish Palestine movement of supporting the mullahs and described how Iranians had, according to him, been silenced, tortured, and killed for more than 40 years. Malm stated that Christians constituted 20 percent of the population of the Middle East at the beginning of the 20th century, and at most 2.5 percent today. He also referred to ISIS persecution of Christian Assyrians and Syriacs in Mosul in 2014. Malm claimed that Islamism and war had driven Christians to flee and criticized Palestinian activists for celebrating the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist terror. https://t.co/WUoOR5opO7 #Kurdistan #Mellanöstern #HumanRights (translated)

The author wrote that 15 million euros of Dutch taxpayer money would go to Syria for reconstruction. He described Syria as unstable and suggested that the money was being spent based on hope, without guarantees that migrants would actually leave as a result. The author called the decision insane. https://t.co/Usqi1NKHZ7 #Belastingen #Syrië #Wederopbouw (translated)

The German refugee authority plans a drastic return of Syrian refugees to their homeland, as according to Chancellor Merz's vision, 80 percent of them should return after the end of the civil war in Syria, although so far less than one percent has actually returned. #Migrationspolitik #Syrien #Abschiebung (translated)

Gr@ntlɘr wrote that the BAMF is revoking the refugee status of Syrians because Assad is no longer in power and the war is over. The author ironically questioned whether protection depends on the situation in the country of origin. According to his account, those affected and individuals who have had police trouble should return. Gr@ntlɘr expected a wave of lawsuits in the already overloaded courts. #Asylrecht #Flüchtlingspolitik #Syrien (translated)