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29.07.2015, Irish Examiner
On Monday afternoon LÉ Niamh and a Medécins Sans Frontiére vessel were tasked with rescuing migrants spotted floating in the barge off the Libyan coast. The 13 men and one youth who died on the vessel, which was not seaworthy, were probably crushed and suffocated because people-smugglers had crammed them in “like sardines in a tin”. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa
29.07.2015, France 24
About 2,000 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel in the French port of Calais on Monday night in a bid to reach the UK, a spokesman for the company said. "It was the biggest incursion effort in the past month and a half". Six migrants were injured in their attempts to get to the UK, a local official told Reuters. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
29.07.2015, ARD-Weltspiegel
Eigentlich hatte keiner in der Sea-Watch-Crew damit gerechnet, dass ihr Einsatz im Mittelmeer sich derart dramatisch entwickeln würde. Fünf lebensrettende Einsätze innerhalb von sechs Tagen. Am 13. Juli um 7:00 Uhr sichtet die übermüdete Crew ein völlig überladenes, marodes Boot mit 150 Flüchtlingen in den Wellen, 100 km nördlich von Libyen. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta
28.07.2015, Deutsche Welle
With refugee numbers on the rise, German political parties have been wrangling once again over which Balkan states to add to its list of "safe countries of origin." But whether there is any point to it is another matter. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Osteuropa, Deutschland
28.07.2015, Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch issued a question-and-answer document that looks at the nationalities of the people risking their lives on boats on the Mediterranean. It examines whether the majority of those arriving are economic migrants as United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron has claimed. The document shows that most of them are from five countries where there is violent conflict or severe repression: Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia, Eritrea, and Iraq. And it shows that EU member states overwhelmingly approve the protection claims of people from these five countries. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Nordafrika, Naher Osten, Europäische Union, Europa
28.07.2015, Sputnik International
In view of the growing number of illegal migrants coming to Europe, Vienna and Prague have agreed to strengthen security along their common border by reinforcing joint border patrols, the counties’ interior ministers told reporters. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Osteuropa, Österreich / Schweiz, Europa
28.07.2015, SWR
Unaccompanied minor refugees cost the state more than adult asylum seekers. Many are declared hastily as full-aged - after controversial medical tests. Even the 'Deutsche Ärztetag' has condemned age estimates on basis of bone X-rays or computed tomography as unacceptable and thus illegitimate. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
28.07.2015, The Washington Post
The many deaths in the Mediterranean are what led German businessmen Harald Höppner and Matthias Kuhnt to buy a ship, Sea Watch, to patrol the Mediterranean on their own. The ship and its crew recently returned from their first mission. WorldViews spoke to Ingolf Werth, the captain of the ship, about why they are doing what they are doing. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland, Europa
28.07.2015, Reuters
An Irish naval ship and a ship operated by Doctors Without Borders found 13 dead migrants on a boat off the coast of Libya with more than 500 others aboard, an Italian coast guard spokesman said on Tuesday, giving no details about how they had died. Authorities are yet to decide where to take the survivors, the spokesman said. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europa
27.07.2015, Refugee Action
Stephen Hale on the new refugee policy: It's now more than two months since the election. We need to build a stronger range of voices in support of the rights of refugees, and to persuade our new government that the UK's treatment of those seeking safety is a crucial test of our collective compassion. read more
27.07.2015, ABC News
Serbian police say that an Afghan national has been killed in a fight involving migrants near the border with Hungary. A statement said that the fight early Monday was between two groups of migrants. It says two people were injured. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Osteuropa
Austrian police say they found 201 migrants without proper travel documents on a train bound for Munich from Budapest. A Police spokeswoman said the men, women and children were intercepted early Monday. According to the daily Kronen Zeitung, most of them were from Syria and Afghanistan. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Österreich / Schweiz, Europa
27.07.2015, The Guardian
The Royal Navy ship sent to replace the former flagship, HMS Bulwark, on search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean a month ago has yet to rescue any migrants, the Ministry of Defence has said. Labour's Yvette Cooper “Withdrawing HMS Bulwark that had saved thousands of lives from the Med and replacing it with the much smaller HMS Enterprise is a major downgrading of the UK contribution,” she said. read more
27.07.2015, Deutsche Welle
As Germany continues to seek solutions to an ever-growing influx of migrants, on Monday politicians across the country came up with several proposals to reduce numbers and increase federal funding to the 16 states. Among those are the categorisation of Balkan countries as "safe countries of origin" and the reintroduction of visas for countries in that region. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland
27.07.2015, Ekathimerini
A senior official in the Attica Regional Authority on Friday sent a letter to several ministries, Athens City Hall and other state services, requesting an emergency meeting next week to address how to deal with a burgeoning migrant camp in one of the capital’s biggest parks. Fears have grown about health risks as around 1,000 migrants are arriving in Athens daily and many end up sleeping in squares or parks. The situation at Pedion tou Areos is of concern as there are many children and babies there and aid workers say some already have symptoms of gastroenteritis. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
Report from Kirk Day,International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) emergency field director in Lesbos about the situation there. This crisis has not been unexpected, the IRC and others have warned that countries neighbouring conflict areas are reaching their maximum capacity to absorb any more refugees. Without legal alternative routes for refugees to enter other European countries, people fleeing conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere have taken matters into their own hands, risking their lives to seek the sanctuary of Europe. With more people displaced by conflict globally than ever before– 59.5 million – Europe has to recognise that this problem is not going away, and that it needs to respond meaningfully to provide help. read more
27.07.2015, Christian Science Monitor
The number of migrants arriving on Greek shores were up by 408 percent over the first half of 2015 compared to the same period last year. The data, compiled by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), shows that between January 1 and July 17, about 101,000 migrants arrived in Greece by sea, The Guardian reported. According to the UNHCR, nearly 60,000 of the migrants are Syrian who arrived in Greece by boat. Afghans with 20,000 arrivals, are the second most common nationality making the journey. read more
26.07.2015, British Telecommunications
Austrian police have stopped a van crammed with 42 migrants and arrested the Romanian driver, who they say had driven them nonstop from the Serbian-Hungarian border. The migrants were locked into a 6.5 square-meter (70 square-foot) space inside the vehicle without ventilation. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Osteuropa, Europa
26.07.2015, euronews
Auf Sizilien sind diesen Samstag mehr als 1200 Flüchtlinge an Land gegangen. Wie die italienische Küstenwache mitteilte, wurden die Migranten aus zwei Booten im Mittelmeer gerettet. Ein norwegisches und ein irisches Schiff hatten die Menschen aufgenommen. Die Schiffe sind Rahmen der EU-Mission „Triton“ an Rettungseinsätzen vor der libyschen Küste beteiligt. read more
26.07.2015, Spiegel Online
Sie kommen aus dem Süden und wollen nach Deutschland: Über den Brennerpass in den Alpen führt einer der Hauptwege für Flüchtlinge. Unterwegs mit Verzweifelten und Hoffnungsvollen. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Österreich / Schweiz
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