MEHMET ÇELIK @celik ISTANBUL Greece may be challenged with a new wave of refugees as Ankara announced that the bilateral readmission deal has been suspended – a retaliatory step in […]
May 4, 2018 http://www.cnn.com Abdul Bari sits in a refugee shelter in Manchester, where he survives on just $48 a week. Manchester, England (CNN)From the confines of his small, bleak […]
Reuters International This content was published on April 18, 2018 VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s government is proposing to make it harder for refugees to become citizens, confiscate asylum seekers’ cash […]
Interrogation The author of a new study on Islam in Europe on the challenge of European tribalism and what European Muslims can learn from Jews. By Isaac Chotiner April 12, […]
This content was published on March 16, 2018 Danial Nurzei is doing everything to avoid claiming welfare. (SRF) “Living in Switzerland with an F permit is like living in […]
This content was published on February 22, 2018 Amnesty International has been a global human rights watchdog for almost 60 years. (Keystone) The forced separation of asylum-seeker […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL PublishedNovember 4, 2017 A screenshot from the video published by DR shows the refugee woman being hit by the minister’s car. Related Articles Europe Danish minister reposts insulting cartoon of Prophet Mohammad on Facebook Europe Danish anti-immigration politics hurting national economy, Denmark’s Finance Ministry data shows […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Children play at the Öncüpınar camp for Syrian refugees next to the border crossing with Syria, near Kilis in southeastern Turkey, June 20, 2016. (AP Photo) […]
For 20 years, Switzerland has been helping asylum seekers who choose to return to their home countries. The government is positive that giving money and advice to people to return home is part and parcel of a credible asylum policy. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) For the government Switzerland’s repatriation program is a success story. It says, helping […]
By swissinfo with agencies/db September 24, 2017 Counting up the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ votes in canton Zurich. (© KEYSTONE / WALTER BIERI) Foreigners who have received temporary asylum in canton Zurich will have their state allowance drastically cut. More than two-thirds of voters in the canton agreed to the […]
Reuters International MAY 18, 2017 – BERLIN (Reuters) – Two German nationalists plotted a nail bomb and petrol bomb attack on Muslims and asylum seekers, German prosecutors said on Thursday when they charged the men with terrorism and being part of an organised cell. The pair, Daniel A., 41, and […]
Reuters International MAR 31, 2017 Afghans, whose asylum applications have been rejected, arrive from Germany in Kabul airport, Afghanistan March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani(reuters_tickers) By Tommy Wilkes KABUL (Reuters) – […]
The Local news@thelocal.ch 28 February 2017 An asylum seeker centre in Switzerland. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP Certain measures limiting the freedom of movement of asylum seekers in Switzerland are too restrictive and violate their fundamental rights, according to a new report. Undertaken by the University of Zurich but commissioned by the […]
Switzerland: ASYLUM POLITIC FEB 2, 2017 – No more automatic entry for Eritreans illegally fleeing (Keystone) A Swiss court has ruled that the nation’s policy toward Eritrean refugees needs tightening. The Federal Administrative Court’s decision handed down on Thursday says Switzerland will no longer recognize Eritreans as refugees solely […]
Reuters International OCT 22, 2016 – By Harry Pearl SYDNEY (Reuters) – Thousands of Australians took part on Saturday in rallies to welcome refugees and make a stand against rising far-right sentiment against foreigners. More than 20,000 people, including prominent politicians, attended demonstrations in 25 cities and towns across the […]
OCT 20, 2016 A teenager in a transition center at Davos awaiting asylum earlier this year (Keystone) Some 20 youths who left their home country as political refugees without their parents gained an audience – and pushed for more latitude and rights – at the federal parliament building with […]
AGENCIES | Published — Thursday 20 October 2016 Petra Laszlo MADRID: Hungarian media said Wednesday that the camerawoman who was filmed last year kicking and trying to trip migrants near Hungary’s border with Serbia has accepted an award for a documentary. According to Hungarian media, Petra Laszlo, credited as the […]
OCT 18, 2016 – Asylum seekers play cards in a chalet near Villars-sur-Ollon in the Vaud Alps (Keystone) Requests for asylum in Switzerland were down by almost half in the third quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2015, the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) reported […]
MIGRATION SERIES (PART 3) By Duc-Quang Nguyen SEP 22, 2016 – Phrases like “refugee crisis” and “migrant waves” have routinely made the headlines in recent years. But is the prevailing feeling that Europe is facing an unparalleled level of mass migration backed by hard numbers? Here is a much quoted […]
MIGRATION SERIES (PART 1) Defining the 25% foreign population in Switzerland By Duc-Quang Nguyen AUG 31, 2016 For the first time, Switzerland has 2 million foreigners living in its midst. As of last year, these non-Swiss – often the subject of political debate – accounted for nearly a quarter of the nation’s […]