Greece aims long-range sound cannons at migrants across its border

A new generation of audio weapons makes the latest offensive in a decades-long war of sound For the past year, Greece’s land border with Turkey, bounded by the fast-flowing Evros river, has been a focus for the country’s conservative government. … Read More

Greeks fed up with migrant vandalism

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Faced with increasing protests against migrants’ vandalism, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis takes a tougher line against immigration, daily Magyar Nemzet writes Residents of Malacca in Greece are demanding the closure of a nearby asylum center in the face of … Read More

Merkel’s possible successor says ‘road to Germany’ is no longer open for refugees

Friedrich Merz, one of the three current candidates vying for the leadership post of the German Christian Democrats [Bernd von Jutrczenka – Pool/Getty Images] A possible presidential candidate of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) opposed on Saturday … Read More

Turkey’s regime seeks to isolate Israel using ‘reconciliation’ propaganda

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the US embassy move to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey May 18, 2018 — (photo credit: REUTERS/MURAD SEZER) After … Read More

Migrant Camp Built on Army Firing Range Could Be Giving Asylum Seekers Lead Poisoning

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Human Rights Watch has warned that is very likely there is lead in the soil of the camp housing former residents of the burned down Moria camp. When Greece’s notorious Moria migrant camp burned to the ground in September, its thousands of … Read More

Overcrowded Refugee Camps Are Designed to Tell Us That Non-Europeans’ Lives Count for Less

Refugees find shelter outside a Lidl supermarket after a fire destroyed Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos on September 11. (Milos Bicanski / Getty Images) The fire at Greece’s notorious Moria refugee camp left over 12,000 people without … Read More

Pompeo calls for Greece-Turkey dialogue to ease tensions

Greece and Turkey, both NATO members, have spent weeks at loggerheads after Ankara sent exploration vessels in August into potentially resource-rich waters claimed by both countries. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses a press conference during a visit to … Read More

Moria migrants: Fire destroys Greek camp leaving 13,000 without shelter

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Accommodation is urgently required for some 400 unaccompanied minors  – Reuters One local resident told the BBC almost the whole camp was burning. “Now with the first light I can see that there is a few tents that make it, … Read More

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