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Last Seminar: “AWARE” Campaign for Refugees and Migrants:Take a stand against racism!29/06/2020 - 16:40
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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
COMPLAINTS BY NGOS AGAINST LIBYAN COASTGUARD – They opened fire against immigrants
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouNon-Governmental Organisations claimed that 70 migrants jumped into Mediterranean waters to avoid the Libyan coastguard’s gunshots. According to NGOs, coastguard officers opened fire on two boats loaded with migrants at a time when the organisations were having a rescue operation. The Libyan coastguard, on the other hand, dismissed the accusations and demanded evidence of them. Eyewitnesses […]
UN: CONDITIONS IN REFUGEE CENTERS IN LIBYA ARE UNACCEPTABLE – Calls for release of asylum seekers
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouUN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, described the living conditions in refugee and migrant detention centres in Libya as “terrible” and called for the release of asylum seekers and refugees there. Grandi said that he understands the security concerns of the Libyan authorities. But he added that “other solutions” should be found for refugees […]
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ELDER REFUGEES MAROONED IN GREECE – Reunification with families remains difficult
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouThe elderly refugees who want to reunite with their families remain marooned in Greece, as “unnecessary delays” do not allow them to reunite their family members in the European Union, as stated in a recent report by the Human Rights Watch. Family reunification often focuses on minors and their parents, but hundreds of older people […]
EU APPLAUSE TO A TURKISH TOWN FOR HANDLING THE REFUGEE CRISIS – Generosity and hospitality of Syrian refugees
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouThe head of the European Union Delegation Cooperation Division in Turkey, Simona Gati, said that Turkey has shown great generosity and hospitality in Syrians since 2011. In the town of Killis, where she inaugurated the Immigrant Health Center, she visited Mayor Hassan Kara. Gati noted that Turkey and the region have made successful integration projects on […]
UK GOVERNMENT LOSES APPEAL AGAINST CASE OF REFUGEES AT CYPRUS BASE – The ruling of the British Court
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouThe British Interior Ministry’s quick review of the decision to ban refugees living in the base of Dhekelia’s base in Britain was last Thursday ordered by the Court of Appeals of the country. The decision concerns six families from Iraq, Sudan, Ethiopia and Syria, whose members were among 75 people who rescued on the coasts […]
SHIP WITH THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS IN NAPOLI – Unable to reach the port of Sicily due to G7 summit
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouNGO Medicins Sans Frontiers who transported 1,444 refugees and immigrants have been unable to launch in Sicily’s ports in recent days due to the ban on the G7 summit. As the Italian press writes, part of the survivors brought burns, while due to the delay they had a food shortage. Eventually, the ship was able […]
LIBYA: IMMIGRANTS RESCUED AFTER TWO DAYS ON THE SEA – Migration flows to Europe continue
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouNearly 80 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya after staying for two days in the Mediterranean sea, while seven people lost their lives. The 77 immigrants, including one woman and one child, rescued last Thursday in the open city of Zawiya, in western Libya, as reported by sources from the Libyan coastguard and officials […]
GERMANY’S EXAMPLE TO THE REFUGEE CRISIS – Complies with its commitments on the distribution of refugees
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouGermany respects its Dublin commitments as well as the agreement on the distribution of refugees, says Berlin. The German Interior Ministry has denied information referring to a limitation of the number of refugees coming from Greece to Germany as part of the reunification of families as provided for in the Dublin Regulation. Referring to a […]
CONSERVATIVES DECLARED TO IMPOSE FINES TO THOSE WHO HIRE IMMIGRANTS – The Conservative manifesto for the upcoming elections
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouWith an extreme anti-immigration rhetoric, Teresa Mei pledged, ahead of the June 8th elections, to reduce the number of immigrants in the UK to below 100,000, thanks to the agreement she would have with the European Union. Two of the ways in which she will achieve this purpose is to further tax UK businesses that […]
ITALY: “IMMIGRANTS MUST BE ADJUSTED TO THE VALUES OF RECEPTION COUNTRIES” – The Supreme Court ruling
/in ANNOUNCEMENTS /by Stamatia ZisiadouWith an important decision, the Italian Supreme Court ruled that “immigrants must adapt to the values of the host societies, which they know are different from their own.” In this way, judges rejected a request by Indian Shih, who had asked to be able to carry with him a “sacred knife”, according to his religious beliefs. […]