December 22, 2024

East West for Rights and Freedoms

Month: August 2023

Looking into the role of Frontex
Europe opens an investigation into the tragic drowning of migrants off the Greek coast

6 mins

The European Union’s Rights Monitoring Authority opened an investigation into the sinking of a migrant boat off the coast of Greece on June 14, with more than 500 asylum seekers on board, resulting in hundreds of victims. The investigation deals with whether the European Border and Coast Guard Agency “Frontex” of the European Union carried…

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In an effort to reduce hate incidents… Sweden is examining the residence permit of the Iraqi refugee who burned the Quran

6 mins

The Swedish migration authority is reconsidering the residence permit granted to an Iraqi refugee who was behind several incidents of desecration of the Quran in Stockholm in recent weeks enraging Muslims around the world. According to the Swedish News Agency (TT), the man has a temporary residence permit in Sweden that is scheduled to expire…

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They are subjected to slavery and forced to work.. An investigation has been opened into the disappearance of hundreds of refugee minors from British hotels

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The Home Office is moving to reopen an investigation into the disappearance of hundreds of minor refugees in the United Kingdom, amid human rights criticism of the Office’s intention to reopen a “notorious” hotel to receive minor refugees in Brighton. According to an investigation by the British newspaper “The Guardian”, dozens of children seeking asylum…

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Germany… Church asylum saves an Iraqi couple from deportation

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An Iraqi couple went through difficult months fearing deportation to refugee camps in Poland, just before the German authorities decided at the last minute to cancel the deportation and consider their requests for church asylum. In an effort to obtain protection, the Kurdish family lived under the roof of the Protestant Church, but their lives…

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