29 irregular migrants brutally beaten by Greek soldiers
The Pazarkule Border Crossing in Edirne, western Turkey. (DHA Photo) At least 29 irregular migrants trying to reach Europe were brutally beaten by Greek soldiers and pushed back to Turkey, […]
Illegal Pushbacks: Children Caught in “The Game” on the Croatian Border
Among the thousands of people trying to cross the border from Bosnia-Herzegovina into Croatia are numerous families. The children are forced to watch as their parents are beaten and humiliated. […]
Pressure grows on Frontex head after new accusations
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AFP ISTANBUL EUROPE FEB 07, 2021 Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri addresses participants of the European Coast Guard Cooperation Network meeting in Warsaw, Poland, Nov. 8, […]
‘They were good enough for our brave soldiers’: Priti slams migrants held at ex-army barracks as they ‘start riot, and torch buildings’
Saturday, Jan 30th 2021 ‘They were good enough for our brave soldiers’: Priti slams migrants held at ex-army barracks as they ‘start riot, and torch buildings’ – after being told […]
UN voices concern over refugee treatment at EU borders
The United Nations refugee agency has warned that the idea of asylum is under attack in Europe, with refugee pushbacks at external borders increasingly common. Police check a migrant disembarked […]
Asylum seekers in Switzerland need more protection experts say
Federal asylum centres must do more to protect asylum seekers from violence and improve training for security personnel, says a government advisory group. During monitoring visits in 2019 and 2020, the National Commission for the Prevention of Torture (NCPT) repeatedly found that conflict was part of everyday life in eight […]
Greece wants EU pressure on Turkey to take back migrants
A migrant takes cover behind an umbrella during clashes with Greek police in the buffer zone on the Turkish-Greek border at Pazarkule. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/mw4aq Under an EU-Turkey 2016 […]
Denmark to Hold Impeachment Trial Vote on Ex-Minister
Denmark’s ruling party says it will back a vote in parliament on whether a former immigration minister in the previous government can be tried before the rarely used Court of Impeachment for a 2016 order to separate asylum-seeking couples when one of the pair was a minor. By Associated Press, […]
Inhumanity on Europe’s doorstep
Author CORNELIA MEYER January 09, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/pyfdx While the world is preoccupied with outrageous scenes in the US Capitol and the economic consequences of new lockdowns to curb the spread of virulent new variants of the coronavirus, unspeakable human suffering on the fringes of Europe has gone largely […]
Refugee camp burned down as Bosnia struggles to house migrants
By AFP – Dec 23,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Refugees leave a camp as a fire burns, near the north-western village of Lipa, Bihac region, on Wednesday (AFP photo) SARAJEVO — […]
Migrant route to refugee status: An Iraqi family’s odyssey
By AFP – Dec 17,2020 – JORDAN TIMES In this photograph taken on September 24, 32-year-old Ahmad (right) and his five-year-old son Adam play in a park in the town of Duiven, The Netherlands (AFP photo) http://jordantimes.com/news/world/migrant-route-refugee-status-iraqi-familys-odyssey DUIVEN, The Netherlands — In September 2015 as Europe confronts its worst refugee […]
‘I feel like I have wings now,’ says refugee who fled civil war in Syria
Kathleen Harris · CBC News · Posted: Dec 10, 2020 Rahaf Zwayne arrived in Canada as a refugee after fleeing the civil war in Syria. Today, she becomes a Canadian citizen. (Submitted by Rahaf Zwayne) Five years ago, the first government plane filled with Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war […]
Footage shows Greek coast guard trying to sink migrant boats, falsifies pushback denials
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL EU AFFAIRS DEC 04, 2020 Turkish coastguard shows illegal migrants being rescued after their boat sank in the Aegean sea, off the coast of southwestern Turkey, […]
Campaigners find flaws in Switzerland’s new asylum system
Criticism has been mounting about the way Switzerland handles asylum requests under its new fast-track system. © Keystone / Christian Beutler Rushed procedures, untenable delays, health problems ignored: the criticism […]
From fleeing for their lives, to finding peace of mind
Our Better World ~ Sara: A flight to safety ~ Hicheal: The story of a notebook ~ HEI: Bridge to mental wellness ~ Building resilience, creating acceptance Health Equity Initiatives […]
Can Biden move the Rohingya crisis toward a resolution?
Author DR. AZEEM IBRAHIM November 24, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/5zzhj Rohingya refugee workers carry bags of salt in a processing yard in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. (Reuters) After four years of […]
Malaysia’s Unwelcoming Shore for Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution
Malaysia has long guaranteed the safety of thousands of refugees, despite remaining outside international conventions, but that’s changing at a worrying pace. By Gayle Manchin and James W. Carr July […]
French politician Marine Le Pen calls for ban on immigration from Pakistan
Thousands of protestors in Bangladesh even burned effigies of Macron October 31, 2020 File photo of Marine Le Pen French leader Marine Le Pen, in light of protests in Pakistan […]
Incoming Biden administration to resettle 125,000 refugees in the US
Nov 13, 2020 NII NTREH | Associate Editor FULL BIO Nii Ntreh is interested in academic philosophy with specific attention to moral, social and political topics. Having taught philosophy at […]
Europe’s migration ‘crisis’ isn’t about numbers. It’s about prejudice
Source: The Guardian By Shada Islam, who is a Brussels-based commentator on EU affairs. She runs New Horizons project, a strategy, analysis and advisory company Reforming the EU’s inhumane refugee […]