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A constant flow of Syrian refugees has started to settle in Russias Perm region following the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad late in 2015, Russian officials have confirmed.The people from Syrias Latakia region, which is where much of the nations Alawite minority live, have actually come under increasingattacks by militants near to the newTurkish-backed Sunni regimein Damascus led by interimPresident Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has pledged to secure minorities.Amid the ongoing targeting of Syrian minorities, roughly 150 refugees have gotten here in the Perm region from Syria because February, according to regional authorities.Perm local Human Rights Commissioner Igor Sapko met with refugees at a temporary lodging center on Thursday.Sapko said that medical professionals and teachers would have the ability to continue their expert activities in the Perm region.The refugees have actually received support with their documents and undergone medical exams, Sapko reported on hisVKontaktepage.
In addition, they were provided with social, legal and psychological support.He included that the Syrian refugees need to have their education credentials validated and acquire personal SIM cards.Earlier in March, Syrian minorities, consisting of Armenian Christians and Alawites the spiritual group to which the Assad program belonged were targeted by militants, with more than 1,500 men, ladies and children eliminated, according to human rights organizations.The new program in Damascus has tried to stop sectarian attacks and hasarrested a few of those who eliminated Alawitesand Christians in current weeks.
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