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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Diane Taylor

Gillian Anderson and Stanley Tucci back calls to rescue British families in Syria

Women of unknown nationality in a detention camp in north-east Syria in February 2022
Women of unknown nationality in a detention camp in north-east Syria in February 2022. Photograph: Baderkhan Ahmad/AP

A group of celebrities including Olivia Colman, Stephen Fry and Gillian Anderson have called on ministers to rescue and bring home British families trapped in detention camps in north-east Syria.

The stars, along with various NGOs including War Child UK and Human Rights Watch, the Tory peer Sayeeda Warsi and several national security experts, have signed an open letter to the UK government appealing for the rescue of approximately 25 British families, including an estimated 60 children most of whom are under 10 years old, who are languishing in the camps.

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