The Australian government is responsible for the deliberate and systematic torture of refugees on Nauru and should be held accountable under international law, according to a major new report informed by unprecedented access to the secretive island. Amnesty International said it had interviewed 62 refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru, and more than a dozen …
Swedish asylum center burns down in arson attack
A Swedish asylum center burned down overnight in a suspected attack by arsonists, police said on Friday, the second incident of its kind in a week in the Stockholm region. Staff alerted police in the early hours of Friday after hearing noises and seeing lights outside the building, Stockholm police spokesman Kjell Lindgren said. A …
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Calais refugee children in UK subjected to ‘unethical’ dental test to verify age
The age of child refugees being brought to the United Kingdom from the Calais Jungle camp in northern France, has got considerable attention from the British media suggesting that those arriving in Britain on Monday may not be under 18. An anti-humanitarian reaction has come from a Conservative deputy, David Davis calling for child refugees …
On Greek islands, children of war hungry for school
Standing with a group of children outside a refugee camp on the Greek island of Chios, little Roza can’t wait to get an early start to her day. “Good school, good school!” she beams, her backpack on and pigtails bobbing. Roza, a Syrian Kurd, is one of a small group of children in Greece’s island …
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Dozens of refugees protest conditions in Madrid detention center
Dozens of refugees held in a detention center in Madrid have protested, climbing on the building’s roof, a spokesperson for the city’s mayor said. “We don’t know the exact number, 30 or 40. They climbed onto the roof and the police are there attempting to negotiate,” the spokesperson for Madrid mayor Manuela Carmena said Wednesday, …
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Calais camp children arrive in UK, concerns raised over ages of 14 child refugees
Fourteen “teenagers” on Monday arrived in the UK from Calais as a fast-track system was launched to transfer youngsters from the “Jungle” camp before it is demolished. The Home Office insisted it had “verified” the ages of all the refugees and that all of those who were brought to the UK were aged between 14 …
Greek archbishop calls for halt in Athens mosque construction
Ieronymos II, the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece, asked not to rush for the construction of a mosque in Athens, adding that he had serious concerns about the building of the edifice. Speaking on a nationwide broadcasting TV channel, Ieronymos II said that recent events changed his positive views regarding the construction of a …
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Asylum seekers face lifetime ban from entering Australia if they arrive by boat
The Turnbull government plans to introduce legislation to ban asylum seekers who arrive by boat from ever being allowed into Australia. The ban will apply to any adult who has been sent to detention centres on Nauru or Manus Island since 19 July 2013. It means adults who have previously tried to enter Australia by …
Syrian refugee and daughters found dead in Danish freezer
The bodies of a 27-year-old Syrian woman and her two young children have been found in a freezer in southern Denmark. Officers are searching for the woman’s husband who is also father to the children, aged seven and nine. Police said they were contacted by a member of the woman’s family who had not been …
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Australian community leader slams MP’s anti-Muslim remarks
The head of Australia’s largest Muslim association has slammed claims by the country’s immigration minister that recent terror attacks are the result of a 1970’s decision to allow Lebanese refugees into Australia. Minister Peter Dutton has claimed that many foreign fighters travelling to the Middle East are the offspring of those who arrived in Australia …
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