‘The Situation is Catastrophic’: Inside France’s Brutal Evictions of Refugees

The conditions faced by refugees in northern France are now “more precarious than ever,” humanitarian charities say. “They came with chainsaws and cleared that whole area,” said Jamal, a 24-year-old Sudanese refugee who fled war in Darfur, gesturing at the … Read More

Bosnia warned of consequences if migrants not given shelter

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Most of the migrants are from Pakistan and Afghanistan and they include children Bosnia risks “severe consequences” to its reputation if assistance is not urgently given to 1,700 people left without shelter for more than three weeks, the European Union’s … 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

European rights envoy urges Bosnia to act to avoid migrant humanitarian crisis

SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A humanitarian crisis was unfolding in northwestern Bosnia where up to 3,500 migrants may end up sleeping rough in cold weather, a top European human rights envoy said on Friday. Dunja Mijatovic, the Council of Europe’s Human … Read More

Migrants Continue To Die In Attempts To Cross Mediterranean Sea To Europe

The pandemic and its many travel restrictions haven’t stopped thousands of migrants from attempting the dangerous trip across the Mediterranean Sea this year. More than 1,000 have died at sea. AILSA CHANG, HOST: One group of people continues to take … Read More

20 migrants dead off Tunisia after boat sinks, more missing

Tunisian authorities say 20 African migrants have been found dead after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea while en route for Europe. TUNIS, Tunisia — About 20 African migrants were found dead Thursday after their smuggling boat sank in … Read More

CDU leadership candidate blames jobless total on influx of migrants

Three candidates to lead German conservative party hold TV debate. The three men are battling to replace Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as CDU leader | Bernd von Jutrczenka/Getty Images Friedrich Merz, one of the candidates to become leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic … 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

Biden will open doors wider to refugees, but it won’t be enough

The controversial truth is that most of Syria’s refugees will have to go home – there is nowhere else for them. The Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan. Photo: AFP / Ahmad Abdo With the transition to a … 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

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