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Tensions rise between Greeks and refugees
The mutilated rabbit on the doorstep was the latest warning. A fortnight of menacing incidents, including a smash-and-grab break-in and glue in the locks, culminated this week with the dead animal left in front of the building. The message was clear: the refugee kitchen was not welcome in Chios. The Greek island of 50,000 […]
Refugees in Greek camps targeted by mafia gangs
Fresh evidence is emerging that refugees stranded in camps across Greece are falling victim to rising levels of vice peddled by mafia gangs who see the entrapped migrants as perfect prey for prostitution, drug trafficking and human smuggling Details of the alarming conditions present in many of the facilities comes as the Greek government – facing criticism […]
One year ago, Angela Merkel dared to stand up for refugees in Europe. Who else even tried?
t was an innocuous-sounding statement via Twitter that would come to rock Europe. Issued in the dead of night by Germany’s Office for Migration and Refugees, it simply announced: “We are at present largely no longer enforcing #Dublin procedures for Syrian citizens.” When the news sunk in that Germany was no longer going to deport Syrian migrants […]
Refugees in Greece learn to love the sea again
During the summer months, for many of us a quick paddle or dip in the sea hardly seems anything out of the ordinary. But for refugee children on the Greek Island of Lesbos, going back into the water is not always easy – many have often suffered traumatic journeys. One project is trying to change […]
Mercy Refugees House Financial Report- August 2016
Those refugees who have been imprisoned or have been tortured have the priority to recieve financial help provided they are in dyre need of financial help and have filled out the necessary forms indicated in the "Financial Form" section. [Translate]
Gay Syrian refugee found beheaded in Istanbul amid concerns Turkey does not protect EU asylum seekers
Gay Syrian refugee found beheaded in Istanbul amid concerns Turkey does not protect EU asylum seekers gay Syrian refugee found beheaded in Istanbul had previously been kidnapped and raped, his friends said. Muhammed Wisam Sankari, known to his friends as Wisam, vanished after leaving his house in the district of Aksaray on July 23. He was found […]
Angela Merkel defends Germany’s refugee policy after attacks
Angela Merkel defends Germany's refugee policy after attacks Angela Merkel has delivered a staunch defence of her open-door policy towards refugees, insisting she feels no guilt over a series of violent attacks in Germany and was right to allow hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees to arrive last summer. “A rejection of the humanitarian […]
Shocking video shows Turkish men mocking Syrian boy in a playground and telling him a bomber is about to launch an airstrike right above him
A Syrian boy was left terrified after being warned that a bomber was about to launch an airstrike above him – only to be told afterwards that it was an April Fool's prank. A video shows the little boy sitting in a playground in Istanbul when he is approached by a man who alerts that him there […]
What Syrian refugees want Donald Trump to know
Syrian refugees just arriving in the United States will likely not be watching the Republican or Democratic conventions or the political ups and downs of the campaign. They are too busy learning to speak English and beginning their new life in America. However, many, refugees are well aware of the positions that presidential candidate Donald […]
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