Spain has accepted just 1,100 refugees of the over 17,000 it has pledged to take in JOSEPH WILSON At least 160,000 protesters have marched in Barcelona to demand that Spain’s conservative-led government increase its efforts to take in refugees from war-torn countries like Syria. Spain has accepted just 1,100 refugees […]
VOTE FEBRUARY 12 By Urs Geiser FEB 12, 2017 – It took four nationwide votes since the 1980s to ease the strict citizenship procedure for third generation immigrants (Keystone) Voters have endorsed a proposal to simplify the citizenship procedure for immigrants whose grandparents came to Switzerland. Final results show just […]
Exclusive: ‘Alarming’ research shows almost two thirds of migrants ‘violently’ forced to move Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden Refugees sleeping on the streets in freezing conditions inParis are having their blankets and sleeping bags stolen by police while being “violently” forced to move on, a report has found. Research exclusively published by The Independent […]
EXPLAINER By Stefania Summermatter, Marc-André Miserez FEB 9, 2017 – The construction industry is heavily reliant on foreign workers (Keystone) On February 9, 2017, a deadline expired to implement immigration quotas approved in a nationwide vote three years earlier. With a solution still a long way off, we look […]
Image copyrightAPImage captionArmy Captain Matthew Ball (R) hugs his former interpreter Qismat Amin at San Francisco International Airport A US Army officer has brought his former Afghan interpreter to live with him in America amid fears he could fall foul of new immigration restrictions. Capt Matthew Ball paid for Qismat […]
Reuters International FEB 6, 2017 – Refugees and migrants, most of them Afghans, block the entrance of the refugee camp at the disused Hellenikon airport as police officers try to disperse them, in Athens, Greece, February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (reuters_tickers) By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) – A group […]
BY THE CONVERSATION February 3, 2017 Editor’s note: In his first week in office, President Donald Trump showed he intends to follow through on his immigration promises. A major focus of his campaign was on removing immigrants who, he said, were increasing crime in American communities. In his acceptance […]
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 […]
IMMIGRATION BAN By John Heilprin FEB 3, 2017 – A group of women in New York participate in evening prayers as people gather for a rally against the new ban on Muslims from certain countries (Keystone) An Iranian scientist who lives in Switzerland is suing US President Donald Trump and […]
Reuters International JAN 28, 2017 – Women check their luggage after arriving on a flight from Dubai on Emirates Flight 203 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, U.S., January 28, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (reuters_tickers) By Yeganeh Torbati and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald […]
JAN 26, 2017 – Switzerland should recognise the rights of young people born and raised here and who are well integrated into Swiss life. Adrian Wüthrich, president of trade union umbrella group Travail Suisse, believes facilitated naturalisation is needed for third-generation foreigners. By Adrian Wüthrich On February 12, Swiss citizens […]
Source: The Local By Luigi Albonico, Peter Maxwill, Vladimir Otasevic, Charlotte Teunis and Katharina Wecker The large number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Italy continues unabated, […]
Tama Salim, Haeril Halim and Hans Nicholas JongThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Wed, January 18, 2017 Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi (left, seated) talks to Rohingya Muslims at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, beside Bangladesh’s border with Myanmar on Tuesday. (Courtesy of Foreign Ministry/File) The government has […]
BY ISMAILIMAIL POSTED ON JANUARY 13, 2017 How to preserve identity roots when trying to integrate in a new cultural environment? Halah Al-Hayik offered her perspective as Diversity Management expert to Sharehaus Refugio’s heterogeneous audience. According to the leitmotiv of Sharehaus Refugio of promoting an integration policy on the basis […]
The Local news.austria@thelocal.com 13 January 2017 An undercover reporter who visited 35 asylum centres throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland says security is so bad that they risk fomenting terrorism as radicals can easily infiltrate them and convert vulnerable people to their cause. Investigative reporter and terrorism expert Shams Ul-Haq, 41, […]
The Local news@thelocal.ch 12 January 2017 Photo: SBB Members of the public are calling on Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) to remove controversial posters from its railway stations just days after right-wing campaigners launched their provocative publicity campaign. The poster, unveiled in railway stations on Monday, shows a woman wearing a […]
REUTERS GENEVA Refugees wait in line to receive a plate of free food during a snowfall outside a derelict customs warehouse in Belgrade, Serbia, Jan. 11. Europe’s recent cold spell left refugees and migrants in dire conditions and governments must do more to help them rather than push them back […]
LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL ISTANBUL Published January 9, 2017 Hosting the largest number of refugees within its borders, Turkey houses many volunteer groups that are helping refugees in a number of ways. Several of them are run by expats or welcome them to distribute more help With the start of a new […]
Life is lonely and humiliating for Goundo Wandianga, 21, whose friends and twin brother have all gone to seek their fortunes Goundo Wandianga in his village, Sare Bakary, where all the other young men have left. Photograph: Ruth Maclean for the Guardian Ruth Maclean in Kolda, Senegal Monday 9 January […]
‘DIRTY CAMPAIGN’ Controversial poster launched against naturalisation JAN 9, 2017 – http://www.swissinfo.ch The new poster appeared in railway stations on Monday (twitter) A rightwing poster campaign has been launched four weeks ahead of a vote on making citizenship easier for immigrants. A poster appearing in railway stations this week features […]