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Last Seminar: “AWARE” Campaign for Refugees and Migrants:Take a stand against racism!29/06/2020 - 16:40
“AWARE” Campaign for Refugees and Immigrants:Knowledge and information to fight racism and support the integration process29/06/2020 - 11:09
MESSAGES OF RESPECT AND APPRECIATION TO CYPRIOTS –22/06/2020 - 17:22- Opening remarks on the occasion of World Refugee Day by the Public Information Officer of the UNHCR in Cyprus.22/06/2020 - 17:13
”LIE DETECTOR TEST” FOR REFUGEES – The procedure for examining requests from the Asylum Service
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia Zisiadou“Which is the closest mosque to your home?” Or “Which school did you go to?” Or “Which team are you?” Simple questions, however, that their answer will judge for a refugee whether he will continue his life in Germany or whether he will return to his country. People who are trained to interview in order […]
20 MILLION REFUGEES ARE MOVING TO EUROPE – In a state of emergency due to lack of food
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouUnder the regime of a substantial food crisis, there are 9 countries with six of them in Africa, where hunger is compounded by civil conflicts, displacement and being led to famine already in four countries, according to the UN. Syria and Venezuela are also included in countries in a state of emergency due to lack […]
MIGRATION CRISIS IN CENTRAL AMERICA – Revealing data of Médecins Sans Frontières
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouThe non-governmental organization Médecins sans Frontières has asked the US and Mexican governments to implement “immediate” legal protection measures such as asylum applications, humanitarian entry permits and protection measures for those fleeing to escape from violence The refugees and migratory flows from the Middle East and Africa are intense in Europe. But hundreds of thousands […]
14 THOUSAND REFUGEES ARE AWAITING FOR RELOCATION – Unreasonable delays from EU Member States
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouFive months have been left to complete the two-year European resettlement program and there are still 14,135 refugees eligible for relocation from Greece to EU countries. Data were provided by the director of the Greek Asylum Service M. Stavropoulou at the joint press conference of the ministry Immigration Policy with the International Migration Organization (IOM) […]
”S.O.S REFUGEES” – The message of the Portuguese Eurovision winner
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouA message to support refugees was sent by this year’s Eurovision winner Salvador Sobral. Wearing a T-shirt that had the message “S.O.S. Refugees”, the contestant from Portugal showed his solidarity for refugees, calling for Europeans to do the same. However, the Eurovision organization (EBU) banned the Portuguese competitor from wearing this particular t-shirt. Salvador Sobral […]
NEW SHIPWRECK IN THE MEDITERRANEAN – Outbreak of arrivals from North Africa
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouThe lives of 484 people rescued by Italian coastguard after another shipwreck occurred last Saturday, while seven men lost their lives in their attempt to reach Europe. More than 45,000 people arrived in Italy this year with boats from North Africa, recording an increase of more than 40% over the same period last year, while 1,222 […]
”REFUGEES HAVE ALSO MOTHERS” – The message of the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights on Mother’s Day
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouOn the occasion of the celebration of Mother’s Day, Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznies, referred to the right of families to live together and to the violation of this right for refugee families who, due to European refugee policies, are forced to live separately. According to the Commissioner, “we must not […]
AFRICAN MIGRANTS CROSSED SPANISH BORDERS – They were forced to return in Morocco
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouAbout 300 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa attempted on Tuesday to cross the six-meter metal enclosure between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla, and nearly 100 of them succeeded, as the police announced. The two Spanish enclaves in Morocco, Ceuta and Melilla are often used as gateways to Europe by African immigrants who either climb […]
SLOVAKIA AND HUNGARY DENY RECEIVING REFUGEES – Claim that quotas are ”illegal”
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouHungary and Slovakia have expressed once more their opposition to the system of redistribution of refugees. The two countries have been brought to trial to the European Court of Justice, stating that the EU’s quota system for receiving refugees is illegal. In 2015, the European Union reached a system of the relocation of 120,000 refugees […]
LIBYA: THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS IN DETENTION CENTERS – Problem with the country’s borders
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouAround 7,000 to 8,000 immigrants, mostly from sub-Saharan African countries, have been transferred to about 20 detention centers in Libya, as Abdulazar al-Shinti, head of the anti-trafficking service, told the French Agency. The new center is already detaining 130 juvenile African migrants who were left in the country by smugglers, while they were trying to reach […]