August 13, 2024 - East West

German Court Declares Fixed Cash Payments on Payment Cards Illegal

August 13, 2024August 14, 20244 mins

The Social Court in Hamburg has ruled that setting fixed cash payments on a payment card for refugees is illegal. The court determined that these fixed amounts fail to account for individual circumstances. The ruling came after a refugee family challenged the legality of the fixed payments, leading the court to urgently declare them unlawful….

Italian Police Search for Truck Driver Who Flogged Migrants

August 13, 2024August 14, 20243 mins

Italian authorities are searching for a truck driver who assaulted Eritrean migrants near a rest stop at the French border. A video circulating online shows the driver whipping the women with a cargo strap as they exited the truck. The smugglers had transported the twelve women onto the truck while the driver was having lunch….