Showing posts with label refugees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label refugees. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Theresa May's UN Message On Refugees


World leaders are gathering at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, to discuss the refugee crisis. Our political editor Gary Gibbon travelled there with the Prime Minister Theresa May.

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Germany: Clashes Erupt in Bautzen between Far-right Protesters and Refugees


Physical and verbal clashes erupted between around 20 refugees and 80 locals, mostly from far right political groups, in the east German city of Bautzen on Wednesday evening.

Monday, August 22, 2016

'Everybody Needs to Go Back Home' - BBC Newsnight


After a string of attacks in Germany Gabriel Gatehouse visits Bavaria and finds some Germans are regretting welcoming refugees.

Monday, July 18, 2016

Why Are Muslim Refugees Converting to Christianity?


Rev Sally Smith baptises a group of refugees at St Mark’s Church in Stoke-on-Trent. This isn’t an isolated case. Churches across western Europe have been welcoming a growing number of refugees, some of whom choose to become Christians. There are many reasons for this, but for priests like Smith, all that matters is that everyone feels safe and welcome, even if it means losing much of her original congregation


THE GUARDIAN: 'This is what I'm meant to be doing': the vicar welcoming Muslims to church: Refugees helped by the Rev Sally Smith have transformed St Mark’s in Stoke-on-Trent – and are among many converting to Christianity across Europe » | Nazia Parveen | Monday, July 18, 2016

Friday, July 08, 2016

Germany Approves New Integration Law for Refugees


Germany's lower house of parliament has approved the country's first ever integration law to help migrants and refugees better fit into society.

Tuesday, July 05, 2016

Germany: Dozens of Refugees Seek Sanctuary from Deportation in Regensburg Cathedral


Around 40 Roma refugees have sort sanctuary in Regensburg Cathedral, in protest at the German state’s decision to reclassify the Balkan countries, namely Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, as ‘safe’ countries of origin.

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Inside Story: Is Denmark's Plan to Curb the Refugee Rights Justified?


Long known for its tolerance, Copenhagen looks set to roll out stricter asylum laws.

Respect Women & Gays, Don't Beat Kids: German TV Issues Guide with Tips for Refugees


A cartoon guide aimed at instructing refugees on the correct way to act in Germany has become an object of ridicule online. The instruction manual, designed in the style of an airplane safety card, inspired a string of mocking tweets and drawings.

Friday, January 22, 2016

'Signal That Refugees Are Not Welcomed': German Regions Seize Migrants' Valuables


Reports in the German media, suggest Bavaria has been routinely seizing valuables from refugees arriving in the region - to cover some of the cost of their stay. The region's Interior Minister has confirmed that upon arrival, asylum-seekers are indeed searched for valuables and documents.

Trudeau Wrong That Prioritizing Refugee Claimants Is “Disgusting”


Sheila Gunn Reid on the Trudeau government’s “disgusting” decision to stop prioritizing refugees to Canada. We know Christians are being targeted by ISIS so what’s behind their decision to stop giving priority to those who are targeted?

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

‪Accepted But Not Welcomed: Refugees Face Difficulties As They Are Moved To Troubled US Areas‬


The US President has recently authorised $70 million in funds for a nationwide refugee programme & refugees from the Middle East (Syria) as well. However, half of the States refuse to accept refugees. Asylum seekers who still arrive in the USA are being resettled in economically troubled parts of the country, to give a boost to those regions.

Netherlands: Iraqi Man Hangs Himself at Refugee Centre


A makeshift memorial was formed after Iraqi refugee Hussein Ali Abdel Amer hanged himself at an asylum seekers' centre in Alphen aan den Rijn, Monday, after becoming frustrated at the amount of time it was taking to process his application.

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Austria: Refugees Are No Longer Allowed to Drink in This Bad Ischl Bar


The owner of Charly's bar in Austria's Bad Ischl, Karin Siebrecht-Janisch, has decided to ban refugees from her premises after a number of cases of alleged harassment by foreign male customers as explained by her interview to Ruptly on Friday.

Thursday, January 14, 2016

LIVE: German Chancellery to Receive Refugees Sent by State of Bayern (Bavaria)


Mayor of the Landshut District in Bavaria, Peter Dreier has sent a bus carrying over 50 refugees to the German Chancellery in Berlin on Thursday, January 14.