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 …
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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Belgian’s islamophobic tweet: I won’t give blood to Muslims
A social media user, Marion Dekker, writes a tweet asking the Red Cross if they could guarantee that her blood will not be donated to a Muslim. A Belgian woman’s islamophobic tweet, in which she said that she wants to donate blood but doesn’t it to be donated to a Muslim, has provoked widespread anger …
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Belgium allows PKK to celebrate the anniversary of its first terror attack against Turkey
PKK supporters gathered in Brussels’s Spanjeplein Square on Sunday to celebrate the anniversary of the terror group’s first attack against Turkey on 15 August 1984. Despite the fact that Belgium and the European Union recognize the group as a terrorist organization, local authorities did nothing to prevent the demonstration or to disperse the PKK supporters. …
No representatives or officials from EU have visited for condolence since failed coup in Turkey
Coup soldiers attacked civilians with tanks, F-16 jets and helicopters. They targeted innocent civilians deliberately. Turkish parliament and Presidential Complex were also bombed by coup plotters. However, despite this tragic event that no representatives or officials from EU have visited for condolence since failed coup in Turkey.
Belgian response to threat of terror cruel, Human Rights Watch says
Belgium’s response to the threat of terrorism has been “heavy handed” and “cruel,” and suspects have often suffered abuse from police, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report published Thursday. The rights group said police abused suspects and placed them in prolonged isolation, suspended passports and scrutinized phone and email logs without approval. “Belgium …
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6-year-old Belgian boy in critical condition after freezing punishment
A six-year-old Belgian boy from Brussels is in critical situation after a 15-hour long balcony punishment in frigid weather on Wednesday. The young child was being punished by his parents for taking food from the kitchen without authorization, and forced to stay on the outside balcony of his house from 5:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. …
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European counter-terrorism legislation ‘dangerously disproportionate,’ Amnesty reports
An Amnesty International report has highlighted expanded surveillance powers and search and detention laws as eroding basic freedoms. Ethnic and religious minorities in particular face discrimination. The human rights organization Amnesty International released a report Tuesday morning detailing the “draconian powers” many European nations have put in place as part of their efforts to combat …
Belgium rejects visa applications of Turkish imams
The Belgian authorities have rejected the visa applications of four Turkish imams who requested long-term visas to work in the country. The Belgian Foreign Affairs Council supported the rejection decision given by Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken, German daily Deutsche Welle reported on March 16. According to Belgian media reports, Francken …
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Turkish man severely beaten by far-right group in Belgium
A Turkish man was severely beaten by a racist Dutch mob in Belgium for supporting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, reports said Monday. The incident took place in Neerpelt municipality near the Dutch border on May 21, when a Turkish man identified as Ali Fakıoğlu was intercepted by a mob after closing his restaurant at night, …
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