A Migrant’s Fatal Journey ‘Now He’s Dead and We Have Nothing’
Thousands of African migrants die every year on their way to Europe. One family from Conakry, Guinea, bet everything they had on their eldest son making it — and lost. […]
The 2015 Refugee Crisis Was Actually a Boon for Europe
Source: Foreign Affairs As the EU Scrambles to Halt the Next Wave, Here’s What Happened to the Last One By Paul Hockenos March 19, 2020 On the border between Greece […]
Revealed: the great European refugee scandal
Evidence obtained by the Guardian exposes a coordinated and unlawful EU assault on the rights of desperate people trying to cross the Mediterranean by Daniel Howden, Apostolis Fotiadis and […]
Europe ‘will become Muslim if refugees don’t go home’, Dalai Lama says
28 Jun 2019 The Dalai Lama has said he thinks Europe could become ‘African or Muslim’ if refugee stay in their adopted countries (Picture: EPA/Reuters) The Dalai Lama has […]
Amid migrant crisis, Greece-Turkey conflict plays out on social media
By Lefteris Papadimas and Ece Toksabay ATHENS/ANKARA (Reuters) – Greeks and Turks are waging a proxy war on social media with photos, video and commentary purporting to show the other […]
EU and Turkey hold ‘frank’ talks over border opening for refugees
Brussels agrees to rehouse up to 1,500 children as conditions in Greek camps deteriorate Daniel Boffey in Brussels Mon 9 Mar 2020 Refugees and migrants near the Turkish-Greek border. Photograph: […]
Hospitality gives way to hostility for migrants to Greece
Arab News Monday . March 09, 2020 Turkey announced earlier this month that it would no longer prevent migrants and refugees from crossing over to EU countries. (AFP) Short […]
Greece migrant crisis: Refugee centre ablaze as tensions rise
A fire has ripped through a refugee shelter on the Greek island of Lesbos as tensions over a surge in migration from Turkey continue to rise. Flames engulfed the One […]
Protesters in Germany call on EU to accept refugees at Greek border Migration-crisis
Rallying in the German capital Berlin on Saturday, thousands of protesters called on the European Union to accept asylum seekers waiting desperately at Greece’s border while enduring ill-treatment under harsh […]
Everything you thought you knew about UK immigration is wrong
In the first piece of a new series, Minnie Rahman explains why we shouldn’t be afraid to stand up for migrants’ rights by telling the truth. And there’s no better […]
Turkey deploys at land border amid fears of move at sea
Athens was faced on Thursday with an apparent attempt by Ankara to stoke tensions at the Greek-Turkish land border after Turkey said it was deploying 1,000 officers of its elite police units to stop the return of migrants into its territory as Turkish officials continued with inflammatory rhetoric against their […]
Greece fires water cannon, tear gas to repel migrants at Greek-Turkish border
by Compiled from Wire Services ISTANBUL Politics Mar 06, 2020 Greek riot police are seen through smoke during clashes at the Greek-Turkish border in Kastanies, Evros region, Friday, March 6, […]
Refugee aid groups attacked as tensions rock Greek island
By AFP – Mar 03,2020 -JORDAN TIMES LESBOS ISLAND, Greece — Several aid groups on Greece’s Lesbos said they were suspending work with refugees and evacuating staff on Tuesday in […]
Turkey opens gates into Europe as migrants gather on border
By Andrew Wilks and Costas Kantouris, Associated Press 8 hrs ago Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country’s borders with Europe are open. Mr Erdogan’s announcement delivered […]
Syrian refugees flock to shores, bus stations on way to European borders
by Daily Sabah with Agencies ISTANBUL Politics Feb 28, 2020 Given the green light to seek their way to Europe, hundreds of irregular migrants on Friday flocked to shores and […]
As a Rohingya refugee, I see a renaissance of my people’s culture in the Bangladesh camps
It is important that genocide survivors such as myself are not seen as merely victims, dependent only on others to take up our cause on our behalf Mayyu Ali 19th […]
How Africa’s smallest country became a human rights giant
Arab News Saturday . February 08, 2020 Dr. Azeem Ibrahim Short Url https://arab.news/ngjjy Gambia, known for its pristine beaches, Atlantic coastline and being the ancestral home of Kunte Kinte, recently […]
Texas Mayors to Governor: More Refugees, Please
Kriston Capps February 5, 2020 Governor Greg Abbott says that Texas can’t afford to take in more refugees and other new arrivals. Mayors and resettlement experts say otherwise. […]
Search and rescue operation continues after boat carrying migrants sinks in Greek waters
At least 12 people died Saturday when a boat loaded with migrants sank in the Ionian Sea, the Greek coastguard said. “So far 12 bodies have been recovered. The […]
Millions of Muslim refugees could flee India: Pakistan PM Khan
Imran Khan says millions of Muslims could flee India due to the lockdown in Kashmir and India’s new citizenship law. Khan said the Indian government was planning to change […]
