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20.09.2015, Tagesschau
Interview mit Newroz Duman (Welcome 2 Europe) über die Gründe auf Lesbos und an anderen Orten Informationen über die Asylbedingungen in den einzelnen Mitgliedsstaaten der EU zu verteilen und über die Entstehungsgeschichte von W2EU. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
20.09.2015, Hounds and People
Einem Reporter des französischen Fernsehsenders FT2 ist es gelungen, in der Türkei in das Boot eines Schleppers zu gelangen. Er filmte die ganze Überfahrt nach Griechenland mit. read more
20.09.2015, Griechenland Zeitung
Kaum eine Woche nachdem rund 30.000 Flüchtlinge und Immigranten dank beschleunigter Verfahren die griechische Grenzinsel Lesbos verlassen konnten, sind wieder mehrere Tausend dort eingetroffen. Nicht zuletzt wegen des gute Wetters und der ruhigen See hält der Flüchtlingsstrom aus der nahen Türkei offenbar unvermindert an. Von Montag bis Donnerstag kamen mehr als 7.000 vor allem syrische Flüchtlinge aus dem türkischen Küstenort Behramkale mit Plastik- und Schlauchbooten an der Nordküste der Insel an. Die Syrer werden im Aufnahmezentrum Kara Tepe registriert und dann entlassen. read more
18.09.2015, Der Tagesspiegel
Ein Gastbeitrag von Byung-Chul Han, Lehrbeauftragter für Philosophie und Kulturwissenschaft an der UdK Berlin. Das Elend, das die Menschen in Afrika und Asien hinter sich lassen, hat der Westen oft mitverursacht. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Weltweit
18.09.2015, Süddeutsche Zeitung
The Hungarian government decided to build another fence on the border to Croatia to keep refugees from entering the country. Croatia also closed seven of its eight border crossing streets. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Osteuropa
18.09.2015, Newsweek
According to Amnesty International hundreds of refugees and migrants remain trapped in “abysmal and rapidly deteriorating conditions” in Serbia, near the border with Hungary. Humanitarian organizations, including the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), have been “virtually absent so far,” while the only response by the Serbian authorities has been to send a “handful” of police to the border. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Osteuropa
17.09.2015, The New York Times
Between 2,000 and 3,500 migrants now reach the island daily, riding on about 100 inflatable rafts. Many Lesbos residents sympathize with the migrants even while suffering from the lack of tourism income that their presence has caused. Many tour operators have canceled stops in Lesbos, adding to the economy’s already dire state. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
17.09.2015, Frankfurter Allgemeine
The way through Croatia is 100 km shorter as the route through Hungary, but apart the streets it is much more dangerous and difficult too. On the way to Germany the Danube, marshy landscape as well as woods with mines need to be passed. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europa
17.09.2015, bordermonitoring.eu
The warlike areas at the borders with Syria and Iraq and the through the pogrom that happened against Kurdish civilians and hundreds of HDP offices, while Kurdish shops were destroyed, the hope for many migrants to find a peaceful life in Turkey dwindled. The group called out for a protest via Social Networks and informed Media and humanitarian organizations about it. read more
16.09.2015, Hurriyet Daily News
Some 3,000 Syrian migrants connected through the Internet and came from various provinces across the country to get to the border town Edirne. A migrant speaking on behalf of the group said that they wanted to get to Germany by foot via Greece due to failed attempts at sea, which resulted in capsizings and drowning. read more
16.09.2015, Der Spiegel
Hungary´s borders are closed, Croatia seems to become the new transit country for migrants to reach the EU. The Croation head of government is promising to let refugees pass through. read more
16.09.2015, The New York Times
Hundreds of migrants remained stranded on Serbia’s border with Hungary early Wednesday as Hungary’s decision to seal its border rippled across Europe and other migrants scrambled to find alternative routes, in an effort, in most cases, to reach Germany. read more
Three more countries followed Germany in introducing border checks to control the number of migrants while the European Union on Monday failed to agree on a modest plan that would force individual countries to take in a share of some of the hundreds of thousands now seeking asylum in Europe. Gathering in Brussels for an emergency meeting, interior ministers from across Europe agreed to share 40,000 migrants sheltering in Greece and Italy, but only on a voluntary basis! read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union
15.09.2015, Tagesschau
Hungary passed new laws that criminalises refugees who cross the border from Serbia into Hungary (unless they have been registered elsewhere already). The jail time can be up to three years, if people cut the fence or damage other things it can be up to five years. read more
15.09.2015, The Washington Post
The closing of many European borders is making the situation for migrants coming to Europe much harder. Many tried to still reach German and Austrian soil before the Hungarian fence was completetly closed. read more
15.09.2015, Ekathimerini
In mid-August, the Greek government chartered the Eleftherios Venizelos to ferry refugees to Athens and take some of the pressure off the islands of the eastern Aegean that are receiving the lion's share of the ever-growing influx. So far, the ship has made more than 10 trips, bringing more than 25,000 refugees to the mainland. read more
At least 22 migrants trying to reach Greece by boat, including 11 women and four children, drowned Tuesday when their vessel sank off Turkey’s southwest coast, local media reported. Turkish coastguards recovered nine more bodies, bringing the toll to 22, and rescued 211 migrants from the wooden boat which set off from the southwestern resort town of Datca for the nearby Greek island of Kos. read more
14.09.2015, Ekathimerini
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is considering building a Hungarian-style border fence to stem a rising influx of migrants from the south. A single-day record of 7,000 Syrian refugees crossed on Monday into FYROM, a small and relatively poor former Yugoslav republic. read more
The article tells the stories of migrants waiting for their trip from Turkey to the Greek islands. read more
14.09.2015, www.griechenland.net
Hotels on Kos are complaining about the losings in tourism this year due to the number of migrants arriving on the island. Especially the British tourist are said to be missing, since British media was reporting critically about the situation on Kos. read more
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