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France rejects asylum claim of Syrian journalist who documented IS group crimes

Syria journalist Hussam Hammoud said his request for a humanitarian visa was rejected "without explanation". © Fadel Senna, AFP

France has rejected an asylum request by a prominent Syrian journalist who contributed to numerous international publications and helped document the crimes committed by foreign jhadists in Syria. He now risks being deported back to his homeland from his current location in Turkey.

Hussam Hammoud, who contributed to FRANCE 24 and The Guardian among others, said he was denied a humanitarian visa for himself, his wife and two children despite having received threats in both Turkey and Syria.

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