Refugees endure a miserable, toxic existence in a warehouse in Belgrade. They cling to the hope of reaching Western Europe, but Serbian authorities don’t want them to become a permanent fixture in the city. The derelict train warehouses still stand, tucked behind Belgrade’s main rail station. The complex has imposed itself on this part of …
Lack of security leaves refugees at mercy of gangs in Greek camps
The Greek government has been under criticism for deplorable conditions in its refugee camps. But at some camps security is a bigger issue. One such camp is located in Softex near Thessaloniki. It is considered one of the most dangerous refugee camps in Greece. Gangs of Syrian, Afghan and Pakistani refugees control the camp. These …
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Fearing deportation from US, Somali refugees walked hours in -22C temps to Canada
The temperature dipped below –20 C as a large group of refugees trudged through snowy Manitoba fields near the U.S. border Saturday. Farhan Ahmed says he couldn’t feel his fingers or toes as he walked about 12 kilometres along a road. “It was very, very cold and it was icy that night,” Ahmed said. Over …
Japan accepted only 28 refugees last year, despite soaring applications
Despite a worldwide refugee crisis, and pressure from opposition politicians and human rights groups, Japan remains one of the most unwelcoming countries for refugees – only 28 were given asylum in 2016, after 27 in 2015, the latest statistics reveal. The figure was obtained by Reuters from a government document scheduled for release Friday. In …
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Danish minister sparks furious backlash after celebrating tougher immigration laws with cake
A Danish minister has sparked a furious backlash after she shared a photo celebrating increased immigration controls. Integration minister Inger Støjberg posted the photograph of a celebration cake to social media after her 50th amendment to tighten immigration controls was ratified earlier this week. The minister is seen holding a cake featuring the number 50 …
Amid Libya’s chaos, human traffickers have free rein
On February 21, the bodies of 74 migrants were found by the Libyan Red Crescent on the shore of Zawiya, a Libyan town known for being a capital of fuel smuggling and human trafficking. A Zawiya resident said he was on the beach as Red Crescent volunteers filled dozens of body bags. “The first thing …
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Syrian refugee sets himself on fire in Greece camp
A Syrian refugee set himself on fire at a migrant camp on the Greek island of Chios on Thursday in despair over his bid to gain asylum, the Greek news agency ANA reported. Video footage, posted on Twitter by the BBC’s Greece correspondent, showed a young man holding a petrol can and addressing camp residents, …
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Father forced to abandon new born baby in Malaysia amid Trump’s chaotic Muslim ban
It was an excruciating choice that no family should ever have to make. Should they stay together with their two young daughters and miss perhaps their only chance to escape the horrors of war, or should they make a break for freedom but leave their year-old baby behind in a foreign land half-way around the …
Human waste found in Coca-Cola cans in UK, spokesperson blame it on migrants
A Northern Ireland Coca-Cola factory recently found ‘human waste’ in their Coke cans. The beverage giant and Northern Ireland authorities are investigating the incident. Coke says no contaminated cans made it onto the market, but did not comment on whether “human waste” is the cause of the ubiquitous soft drink’s aftertaste. The factory, which is …
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Germany’s right-wing populist AfD party demands ‘immediate closure of borders’ and Islamic headscarf ban in election manifesto
The right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party called for closing borders, restricting Islamic practices and fighting the ruling ‘oligarchy’ in its election campaign programme released on Thursday. Polling at around 11 per cent now, the four-year-old AfD aims to become the first party to the right of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc to enter …
