Study sheds light on high levels of racism against Syrians in Lebanese regions
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Syrian refugees in the #Bekaa_Valley. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) #Syrian_refugees in the Bekaa Valley. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi)
Over 90 percent of Lebanese in the areas of #Wadi_Khaled, Sahel #Akkar, and the Bekaa Valley support restricting the movement, political freedoms, and work opportunities of Syrian refugees, and in some cases, a significant percentage of Lebanese support violence directed towards the refugees, according to a study examining the impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on #Lebanon.
Yazan al-Saadi
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