Human rights organizations stated that Austria, one of the countries criticized for not opening their doors enough to Syrian refugees, deported 1,153 Syrian migrants. In response to a question, Austria’s Minister of the Interior Johanna Mikl-Leitner said that 1,153 Syrian refugees had been deported so far. Minister Mikl-Leitner stated that 191 refugees were accepted into …
Human traffickers leave refugees with babies on the motorway
Following a notification, police teams riding on the west motorway came across with 20 refugees left on the motorway by human traffickers. In Upper Austria Schärding area, during routine controls in the Esternberg parking area, a 44-year-old Hungarian-origin person and 4 refugees, including 2 children, were taken to the police station due to suspicion. Hungarian-origin …
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Austria will punish refugees not participating in courses
Austria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration Sebastian Kurz announced that compulsory courses covering state of law, democracy, equality and freedom will be offered to refugees. According to the package that supports the rewarding of refugees willing to learn German and the punishment of extremism, refugees will be offered a course on European values at …
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Anti-refugee protest in Austria
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.
European Union seeks agreements with African dictators to deter refugees
The European Union (EU) is abandoning all pretense of human rights restraints in its refugee policy. A strategy paper published last week by the EU Commission outlined migration partnerships that will compensate nine states in Africa and the Middle East, both transit countries and countries of origin, for their cooperation in deterring refugees. The goal …
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Austria’s candidate for president Hofer called for an investigation on Turkish protesters against coup attempt in Turkey
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party candidate for president has called for an investigation on Turkish residents who took to the streets of the capital Vienna in the wake of the July 15 failed coup attempt in Turkey. In an interview with the daily Österreich, Norbert Hofer called Aug. 14 for an investigation into Turkish residents who …
EP officials to pay first visit to Turkey since failed coup attempt
Officials from the European Parliament will on Tuesday pay their first visit to Turkey since the foiled coup attempt of July 15. No representatives from the European Parliament have visited Turkey until today. Turkey is still a candidate country for European Union and its parliamentery building and Presidential complex in Ankara were bombed by coup …
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Austria proposes obligatory 1 euro jobs for migrants
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz from the centrist Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) proposed obligatory, low paid community jobs for migrants as part of a new integration law, The Local reported yesterday. According to the proposal, migrants have to work between 15 and 30 hours a week and they can only get 1 euro an hour. …
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Islamophobic tweets ‘peaked in July’
Almost 7,000 “Islamophobic” tweets were sent, in English, every day in July worldwide, data seen by the BBC suggests. This compared to 2,500 in April, with peaks recorded following the Nice lorry attack and the attempted military coup in Turkey. Forty-nine words and hashtags were used as indicators of anti-Islamic tweets, by the think tank …
Arson attempt on Turkish cultural center in Austria
Molotov cocktails were thrown at the offices of a Turkish association in the Austrian city of Wels late on Sunday. The attack on the Avrasya Culture and Sports Association comes at a time of rising anti-Turkish sentiment in Austria fueled by far-right politicians. Police said the two suspects may have links to the PKK, and …
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