Tolo News: Two Afghan refugees were sledging in the snowy Ore Mountains in Altenberg on Sunday when a stranger approached and insulted them, before hitting them with his Swastika-emblazoned helmet, said Dresden police. The man reportedly had a “Hitler moustache and gave a Nazi salute”. Click here to read more (external link).
Press TV / January 18, 2016 Far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders says all Muslim male refugees should be incarcerated in their asylum centers in Europe, claiming it to be necessary for protecting women on the streets. Wilders made the remarks in a Monday video for his Freedom Party (PVV) following the recent sexual assaults against women in the
Human Rights Watch: The Pakistani government should reduce rights violations against Afghan refugees by extending their legal residency status until at least December 31, 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. As Human Rights Watch has documented, the uncertain residency status of Afghan refugees in Pakistan has encouraged police harassment, threats, and extortion of Afghan refugees, particularly since
Common Dreams: Migrants and refugees are vowing to peacefully defy the French government’s imminent plans to destroy the makeshift homes of up to 2,000 people living in the Calais camp known as the “Jungle.” Afghan refugee Khanzaman, who runs a restaurant at the camp: “Everybody has to move. Police have already [said that] but I’m not going
Reuters: A former British soldier (Rob Lawrie) who tried to smuggle a four-year-old Afghan girl into Britain at her father’s request was on Thursday cleared of all charges related to aiding illegal immigration. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Three Afghan women and a child have drowned off the Turkish coast after their migrant boat sank in the Aegean sea, according to Turkey’s state-run news agency. Anadolu Agency said the Turkish coast guards rescued eight other migrants on Monday, including a baby, while five others were able to swim to shore. Click here to
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 12, 2016 Germany is turning back more migrants at its border with Austria, particularly those from Afghanistan who Germany insists do not qualify for asylum, Austrian authorities said January 11. Attacks on German women, allegedly by migrants, during the New Year’s holiday have put pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel
RT: While building shelters in the Jungle refugee camp in Calais, Rob Lawrie was approached by Bahar Ahmadi’s father and asked if he would deliver the child to relatives in West Yorkshire. Lawrie, a father of four himself, eventually relented, but was caught by border officers with sniffer dogs, which had detected two Eritrean men hiding
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 6, 2016 Germany says nearly 1.1 million asylum seekers were registered in the country last year, with Syrians making up almost 40 percent of arrivals. The Interior Ministry said on January 6 that 1,091,894 people in total were registered between January and December 2015. Syrians seeking refuge in Germany were by
IRIN: “This situation is really bad,” said 17-year-old Mohammad Amin Ahmadi from Afghanistan. “It is so dangerous. We are worried about our future. What will happen? How will we stay here?” Click here to read more (external link).