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Human Rights
The Netherlands Should Protect Venezuelan Refugees
hrw.org
The devastating crisis in Venezuela has triggered the largest migration flow of its kind in recent Latin American history. But not all those who flee …
Social Democrats
Merkel’s regional ally vows to work for stability in Berlin
miamiherald.com - The Associated Press
The leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's allies in Bavaria is vowing to keep supporting the German leader's national government despite his party's …
Vox
Trump Administration
The untold story of the migrant “caravan”: how Trump’s border crackdown endangered immigrants’ lives
Vox - Dara Lind
The Central American migrants who sparked Trump’s panic faced attacks in Mexico — and threats of deportation — while waiting to seek asylum in the US. The Trump administration’s crackdown at the US-Mexico
Woman's period poverty appeal goes viral
thejc.com - www.thejc.com
A short film which features the work of a Jewish woman determined to end period poverty – the financial disadvantages women face as a result of …
European Parliament
How the Rise of National Populists Has Rattled Europe’s Center-Right
worldpoliticsreview.com - Matthew Goodwin
Last month, the European Parliament took the unusual step of formally censuring a member state, voting by a wide margin to condemn Hungary under …
Red Cross
Morrison rebuffs fresh asylum seeker calls
dailytelegraph.com.au - Daniel McCulloch
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is staring down fresh demands from Australian doctors and aid organisations to rethink his approach to the treatment of …
Arson
Arson suspected in fire at Toronto hotel housing asylum seekers
ctvnews.ca - Alanna Rizza
Toronto police are investigating an alleged arson at a hotel temporarily housing asylum seekers amid concerns raised by an immigrant services …
Teesside
The Teesside asylum seeker told he would be 'taken away' if he complained about food
gazettelive.co.uk
Asylum seekers are being failed by private firms which often place them in cramped, damp and rat ridden accommodation, ministers have been told. MPs …
South Dublin
Firm shutting down Dublin's largest direct provision centre received €27.5m in 11 years
irishexaminer.com - Sunday, October 14, 2018 - 04:36 PM
Gordon Deegan The private firm that is shutting down the largest direct provision centre in the capital received payments totalling €27.5m from the …
Donald Trump
Trump claims if migrant families 'feel there will be separation, they don't come'
theweek.com - Bonnie Kristian
President Trump on Saturday confirmed The Washington Post's Friday report that his administration is considering ways to legally revive its suspended …
Liberal View
Containing The Catastrophe
opednews.com - www.opednews.com
House and Senate Republicans have morphed into Trump sycophants and toadies -- intimidated, spineless, opportunistic. The few who have dared call him …
Liberal View
Trump Defends Family Separation As a Tactic to Curb Immigration
splinternews.com - David Boddiger
Recent reports that the Trump administration is considering reactivating policies to separate migrant families at the border appear to have merit …
Micronesia
MSF Urges Australia to Evacuate Refugees from Offshore Detention Centers
voanews.com - Phil Mercer
Nauru’s government says it can meet the mental health needs of residents as well as refugees and asylum seekers detained in an Australian-run …
United Kingdom
PACE calls on Moldova to restore rule of law after abduction of 7 Turkish teachers - Stockholm Center for Freedom
stockholmcf.org - SCF
Twenty-two members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have signed a statement calling on the Moldovan government to …
Arson
Toronto police search for suspect after fire set at hotel housing asylum seekers
ctvnews.ca
Toronto police have released an image of a person who allegedly set a fire at a hotel that houses asylum seekers. The incident, which occurred at the …
NPRadded this to European Migrant Immigration
World News
Germany's Far Right Finds A New Stronghold In Bavaria, And It's Costing Merkel
NPR - Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
German support for Chancellor Angela Merkel and her conservatives is at an all-time low, and in few places is that more evident than Bavaria. A booming economy and ever fewer migrants crossing the border
ThinkProgress
Trump Administration
The Trump administration really doesn’t want TPS holders in the United States
ThinkProgress - Rebekah Entralgo
Another attack on immigrants of color. The Justice Department has appealed a federal judge’s decision to halt the termination of Temporary Protected …
Canberra Raiders
Why has God spat his almighty dummy?
canberratimes.com.au - Ian Warden
But then lots of my other prayers have gone unanswered. They’ve included my prayers for shock jock Alan Jones to be abducted by aliens and for Donald …
DW News
Border Crossings
Germany extends border controls with Austria and Denmark
DW News - DW English
Germany's Interior Ministry will extend migration controls at borders with Austria and Denmark for another six months. Denmark, Austria and France …
Variety
TV
Asylum Seeker Documentary ‘Stop the Boats’ Gets International Distribution Deal (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety - Stewart Clarke
A feature documentary secretly filmed in off-shore camps in the Pacific that hold asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat will launch …
Reutersadded this to World News
United Nations
United Nations urges Australia to evacuate offshore refugees over health crisis
Reuters
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The United Nations has asked Australia to urgently evacuate detainees from the Pacific islands of Nauru and Papua New Guinea, saying it bears responsibility for their deteriorating
United Kingdom
Internships in the United Kingdom
unhcr.org - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNHCR regularly recruits voluntary interns to support teams within UNHCR UK and UNHCR’s global fundraising team. These internships are usually for …
Human Rights
States, the Law and Access to Refugee Protection: Fortresses and Fairness
oup.com - Hugo Storey
What has been happening on the ground to people seeking asylum around the world? What are the obstacles they confront? This collection goes a long …
New Zealand
Record number of asylum seekers in NZ last year
radionz.co.nz - www.radionz.co.nz
More asylum seekers claimed refuge once they were in New Zealand last year than in any year on record. China had the highest number of approvals, …
Human Rights
Eritrea, Bahrain elected to the U.N. Human Rights Council
jpost.com - Hagay Hacohen
U.N. Human Rights Council accepts Cameroon as a new member, despite President Paul Biya ruling the country since 1982. > • > Overview of the Human Rights …
Human Rights
U.S. officials have been keeping migrants from crossing bridges. Now, Mexico is doing the same.
texastribune.org - by Teo Armus
Advocates and lawyers on both sides of the border say this increased immigration enforcement from Mexican officials may be the result of cartel …
INSIDER
Trump Administration
The Trump administration is reportedly considering a new family separation policy for immigrants
INSIDER - Michelle Mark
• The Trump administration is reportedly considering a new family separation policy for immigrants who cross the US-Mexico border with their …
Tajikistan
Citizens of FYROM still seeking asylum in EU member countries
balkaneu.com
Citizens of FYROM are still seeking asylum in EU member countries. According to the European Asylum Seekers Office (EASO), in August, there were …
Trump Administration
Family separations: the Trump administration stole thousands more children than previously reported
boingboing.net - Cory Doctorow
Amnesty International's new report on family separations reveals that the Trump administration stole at least 4,000 more children from their parents …
Gloucestershire
More than 60 child refugees sent alone to Gloucestershire in five years
gloucestershirelive.co.uk - Leigh Boobyer
The number of unaccompanied asylum seekers sent to Gloucestershire in the past five years has been revealed. Figures released in a Freedom of …