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Lessons Learned from Kazakhstan’s Repatriation and Rehabilitation of FTFs

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Lessons Learned from Kazakhstan’s Repatriation and Rehabilitation of FTFs

By Sarah Wolfe and Cholpon Orozobekova In 2019 Kazakhstan repatriated 595 citizens from camps and detention centres in Syria through Operation Zhusan[1]. Operation Zhusan was a unique effort among the actions taken by states globally to address the issue of so-called “foreign fighters” remaining in the region. The majority of repatriates brought ba...

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OSCE: Guidelines for Addressing FTFs

Terrorism poses multi-dimensional challenges and requires multi-dimensional responses. Experience has shown that respecting and protecting human rights and fundamental rule of law principles are not an impediment to, but a vital condition for addressing security threats effectively. The threats posed by so-called “foreign terrorist fighters” (FTFs)...

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Kazakhstan: repatriation of 595 citizens from Syria

Kazakhstan brought 595 Kazakh citizens back from Syria, the majority of whom were children: 406 children, 156 women and 33 men. According to the statistics, 24% of the returnees had spent more than 6 years in Syria. Forty-two per cent of them were there for 4-6 years, 24% for 2-4 years and only 6% had