In St. Egyden in Lorenzihof, hundreds of protesters gathered around the church and stated that they do not want refugees any more. Protestors marched to the train station with lanterns in their hands to protest the refugee shelter planned to be constructed in Lorenzihof.
Refugee ways out of Greece limited
Europe could not implement a common policy against increasing number of refugees. After Sweden, Denmark and German’s limitations on refugees, Austria also announced that it would limit the number of refugees to 1.5% of its population. In response, German Chancellor Angela Merkel invited the member countries of the EU to adopt a common police across …
Cries of the Afghan girl moving beyond wire fences
News agencies received the photo of a girl sobbing behind the wire fence at the Greek-Macedonian border. Aged 4 to 5, a little Afghan girl was crying ‘Please, open the border!’. Arriving from Afghanistan, thousands of refugees have been waiting at the Idomeni border. The reason for this is that like many other European countries, …
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“Do not give food to refugees” Call
Interesting statements in some European countries about refugees fleeing war in Syria and seeking asylum in European countries receive criticism. Belgium has a Minister of Migration who says “Push them back into the sea” and a party leader who says “shoot them if necessary”… A similar statement came from the Governor of the West Flanders …
Surging islamophobia and “army” in Russia poses a great threat to new generation Muslims
Russia has been a scene for anti-islamist events for a long time. The pressure on Muslims is significantly on the rise in Russia with concerns about “terrorism” especially in addition the Syrian issue. The attacks of pro-Nazi groups, known as “Skinheads” in Russia, against Muslim families coming from Central Asia and the Caucasus and Russia …
The Conference of European Rabbis: “Jewish votes in Europe sliding to far-right parties”
It was claimed that the European Jews, afraid of Muslims, were voting for far-right parties in the countries they live in. The claim belongs to the head of the Conference of European Rabbis. The head of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) Pinchas Goldschmidt stated that the Jews living in Europe are starting to vote …
Sweden and Denmark extends border controls preventing refugee flow
Sweden and Denmark extended border controls that were launched to prevent refugee crossings into the countries until November. Sweden’s Interior Minister Anders Ygeman told Swedish Television SVT that they extended border controls until November 11. In an official statement on the website of the Danish government, it was noted that border controls were extended until …
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Australia shoots a movie to deter Afghan asylum seekers
The Australian government commissioned a $6 million movie showing what might happen to asylum seekers on their journey to deter Afghan asylum seekers wishing to arrive in the country. On the request of the government in Australia, a movie aiming to scare away Afghan migrants was shot. Commissioned by the Australian Department of Immigration and …
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First refugee group prepares to set off for Turkey under the new EU deal
Preparations are on the way for the first refugee group to be sent back to Turkey from Greece. Almost 6,000 refugees, mostly citizens of Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, are held near the Port of Piraeus and are to be sent to Turkey. The measures predicated by the refugee admission agreement between Turkey and the EU …
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Refugees not desiring to be sent back resist
Travelers full of hope started to resist as the agreement between Turkey and the EU entered into force. Not desiring to be sent back to Turkey, refugees demonstrated by tearing down the razor fire fence on Chios. Greek police managed to take control of the nearly 300 refugees who left the holding center. In the …
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