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22.10.2015, Das Erste
Thousands of refugees reache the Slovenian place Brezice at the Croatian border daily. There, everybody is completely overchallenged by the situation. The migrants should continue their journey as fast as possible. Slovenia blames Croatia to let thousands of unregistered refugees pass. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Osteuropa
21.10.2015, Women's Initiative for Peace
When so many people in Turkey see at least some responsibility for the massacre that took place in Ankara in those that govern us due, for one, to their leniency towards ISIS, we ask Prime Minister Merkel not to award them money and legitimacy in return for keeping this refugee crisis 'under control'. We call upon women's organizations in Germany and the international public at large to prevent this deal. This does is imprison Syrian refugees within the borders of Turkey while condoning all kinds of rights violations on all levels within this country. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union
21.10.2015, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Since last Friday nearly 30.000 refugees arrived on the East Aegean islands. Police and coast guard assume that Turkey let the refugees continue their journey to Europe to increase the pressure on the European Union to spend more aid money or to reverse the visa requirements. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union
21.10.2015, The New York Times
The discovery, on Aug. 27, riveted attention on the human tidal wave of migrants crashing into Europe. It raised questions about both the cruelty of the smugglers and the desperation of their clients. Continue reading the main story. The 71 deaths remained shrouded in mystery. All but a handful of the migrants had traveled without passports in the hope of starting new lives, and the Austrian police have waited to match fingerprints or DNA samples. The authorities have so far confirmed the identities of only about half the dead — migrants originally from the cities of Qamishli and Deir al-Zour in Syria, and Erbil and Sulaimaniya in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union
20.10.2015, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Schlepper sind gewissenlose Kriminelle, die für ihren Profit Flüchtlinge in Gefahr bringen - so heißt es häufig. Sie werden verantwortlich dafür gemacht, dass Menschen im Mittelmeer ertrinken oder in Lastwagen ersticken. Doch wird das dem Handeln der Schlepper gerecht? Bei der provokativ als "Internationale Schlepper- und Schleusertagung" (ISS) betitelten Veranstaltung des Bayerischen Flüchtlingsrats in den Münchner Kammerspielen wurde ein anderes Bild gezeichnet. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
20.10.2015, Deutsche Welle
Considering the thousands of refugees, a reinforcement by soldiers was already suggested. Now presents the Slovenian government a corresponding amendment, which should be approved by parlament this Tuesday. The army shall support the police and stop entering refugees from Croatia. read more
20.10.2015, Tagesschau
Cold, rain, mud: People on the Westbalkan-route are completely and utterly at the mercy of the weather. There are hundreds of people, who get on a train in Gevgelija (Macedonia). Mor than 20.000 arrived here at the weekend. Alone one Sunday 13.000 refugees reached the place, said Alexandra Krause (UNHCR). read more
20.10.2015, Ekathimerini
The European Union’s Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos Friday inaugurated Greece’s first refugee screening center, or “hotspot,” on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos, warning, however, that the ultimate success of the system relied on migrant cooperation. Asylum seekers wishing to settle in Northern Europe are often reluctant to apply for protection out of fear of being stranded in Greece. read more
20.10.2015, Spiegel Online
Borders open, Borders closed: For thousands of refugees resembles the Balkan route running the gauntlet. In constant rain they try to get to West Europe. Now the Serbian-Croatian border was opened by the police again. read more
As European Union leaders seek to boost cooperation in tackling a major refugee crisis, there has been more tragedy in the Aegean with at least 16 migrants drowning in their attempt to get to Greece from Turkey.In one incident late on Friday, the bodies of four children – three girls, aged 5, 9 and 16, and a 2-year-old boy – were discovered by the Greek coast guard off Kalymnos. read more
20.10.2015, Griechenland Zeitung
Greece showed its rejection of the European suggestion of joint border patrols with Turkey on Thursday in Brussels. "Greece is open for a cooperation with Turkey, but only on the basis of the international law and integrity of the admission process", so prime minister Alexis Tsipras. read more
20.10.2015, The Conversation
Frontex, the border agency charged with European external border management, has released data claiming 710,000 migrants entered the EU between January and September this year. According to the agency, this represents an “unprecedented inflow of people”, offering as a comparison data from last year, when 282,000 entries were recorded in total. They are also significantly higher than data published recently by the UN and the International Organization for Migration on the number of people entering the EU irregularly by the sea. These showed 590,000 estimated arrivals. read more
19.10.2015, Zougla
Τις σορούς τριών προσφύγων - ενός μικρού κοριτσιού, ενός βρέφους και μίας γυναίκας - αλλά και μία αναποδογυρισμένη λέμβος, εντόπισαν το απόγευμα της Τετάρτης ιδιώτες δύτες στη θαλάσσια περιοχή ανοικτά της Σκάλας Συκαμιάς στη βόρεια Λέσβο. read more
Language(s): Griechisch / ελληνικά Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
19.10.2015, Salzburger Nachrichten
The number of migrants camped on France's north coast near Calais has doubled during the last three weeks, the government's top official for the region said on Sunday. The number of people in the "New Jungle", having stabilised at over 3,000 during the summer, had risen sharply in the past few weeks to around 6.000, said Fabienne Buccio. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union
19.10.2015, Spiegel Online
Slovenia became a transit country for refugees on their way to Austria and Germany. The country feels overwhelmed and therefore closed its border to Croatia. Between Croatia and Slovenia burst a fierce quarrel about the handling of refugees. Thousands of refugees persevere in the cold. read more
19.10.2015, Independent
A man from Afghanistan has been shot dead by police in Bulgaria in front of his fellow refugees. Bulgaria’s interior ministry said he was with a large group of “offenders” who had crossed the border from Turkey as they journeyed on the Balkans route towards western Europe. read more
17.10.2015, Tagesschau
At midnight Hungary closed its 300 kilometer long green border with Croatia. The regular Schengen border crossing points should remain open, so foreign minister Peter Sziijártó in Budapest earlier. But there will be stricter controls. Nevertheless migrants could still apply for asylum in Hungary at two border transit zones, he added. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Osteuropa, Europäische Union
16.10.2015, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Ein tödlicher Zwischenfall an der Grenze zwischen Bulgarien und der Türkei hat den EU-Gipfel in Brüssel belastet. Ein Flüchtling sei bei Handgreiflichkeiten mit einer Gruppe bulgarischer Grenzschützer erschossen worden, heißt es aus bulgarischen Regierungskreisen. Der Tote kam nach erster Einschätzung aus Afghanistan. read more
15.10.2015, Ekathimerini
Four migrants, three of them children, died Thursday near the Greek island of Lesvos after their boat collided with a Greek rescue vessel, the coastguard said. Another 31 people of undisclosed nationality were rescued, the coastguard said. Officials say an investigation was ordered to determine how the 30-metre (100-foot) patrol vessel collided with the migrant boat. The coastguard said that according to initial findings, the migrant boat had apparently attempted to flee. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
15.10.2015, Pro Ayl
Türkei kein sicheres Herkunftsland, weitere Balkanstaaten nicht „sicher“. PRO ASYL appelliert an die Bundeskanzlerin sich nicht von Stimmungen treiben zu lassen, sondern beim heutigen EU-Gipfel die Menschenrechte zur Grundlage ihres Handelns zu machen. Die diskutierte Einstufung der Türkei ist realitätsfern und zeigt wie absurd das Konzept der sicheren Herkunftsländer ist. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union
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