REPORT: DEPORTATION TO SYRIA
Mafraq is the second largest governorate of Jordan where Zaatari camp is located. First opened on
July 28, 2012 to host Syrians fleeing the violence
in the ongoing war, Zaatari has grown exponentially
ever since. According to UNHCR 79,937 Syrian
refugees are currently registered in the camp.
The majority of refugees are from Da'ara, Syria.
Mafraq is connected to Syria through the Nasib border crossing: most of the families we have met has entered legally through the border and left the premises of Zaatari to live in hosting communities.
Mafraq is connected to Syria through the Nasib border crossing: most of the families we have met has entered legally through the border and left the premises of Zaatari to live in hosting communities.
A road nearby Zaatari Camp, the largest refugee camp in Jordan
We visit a small ITS. The area is almost desertic, but the ITS is located in a peachery. Only three families live here.
Their daughter
Fearing to be deported to Syria he has left the camp without his documents.
Their family.
His family. Not only he has to support them but he also sends money back to Syria to help relatives who are still living there.
After his wife gave birth to their last child, they lost their documents. The process to get new documents was long and expensive.
His two children.
REPORT:
AZRAQ CAMP
AZRAQ CAMP
Azraq Camp. The camp is less than 2 hours away from Mafraq.
“My husband went out barefoot looking for him”
His mother had a heart attack and died few days later at the hospital.
They lost everything. The baby is sleeping in a suitcase.
Child labour is common in the ITS. Extreme poverty, lack of documents and nomadism prevents children from going to school.
They moved from Amman to Mafraq because here life is more affordable.