Contents
01- Executive summary ................................................................................................... 05
02- Methodology of the report ................................................................................. 06
03- Introduction ............................................................................................................... 06
04- A Short history of Syria
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05- The origins of Syrian nationality
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06- A short history of Kurds ..................................................................................... 10
07- Background on the Kurds’ political status in Syria ...................................... 11
08- Ethnic-based discrimination in Syria ..................................................................... 11
09- The implementation of the census ....................................................................... 14
10- Categories resulting of the 1962 census .................................................................. 16
11- Steps preceding the 2011 Decree No. 49 granting nationality to ajan ................. 17
12- The 2011 Decree No. 49 ........................................................................................... 18
13- Statelessness in numbers, from 1962 to date
....................................................... 19
14- The naturalized Kurds and the exemption of the military service
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15- Between two decrees, 49 years of continuous agony .......................................... 21
16- Continuous Suffering despite the issuance of the 2011 Decree 49 ................... 48
17- Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 53
18- Recommendations and Proposals .................................................................................. 54