Germany Calls for Backing Poland in Securing Border with Belarus Against Migrants

Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt called on the European Union (EU) to increase its funding to Poland to help it protect its borders with Belarus, stressing that Poland is safeguarding Europe’s borders against migrant inflows via Belarus. His remarks came during a visit to Poland, where he said: “This support should be financial. Poland also…

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Polish Archbishop Slams Hate Speech toward Migrants

Polish Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś, Archbishop of Łódź, criticized the spread of hate speech and fear towards immigrants and refugees because they are non-Christians. Ryś, who is one of the most prominent church figures in Poland, emphasized that such attitudes are contrary to Christian teachings. Ryś highlighted the contradiction between hate speech and Christian teachings, which…

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German Foreign Ministry Seeks to Halt Deportation of Afghans Accepted for Admission

Germany’s Foreign Ministry is in contact with Pakistani authorities to stop the deportation of Afghans who have been accepted into Germany’s special admission programs. The Pakistani immigration authorities had arrested 450 out of 2,000 Afghans waiting to receive visas to enter Germany. According to the German Foreign Ministry, Pakistan deported 211 vulnerable Afghans who had…

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German Court Orders Visas for Afghan Family 

The Berlin Administrative Court ruled to grant an Afghan family stranded in Pakistan entry visas to Germany. The ruling was issued in expedited proceedings following an appeal by an Afghan woman and her family against the German government’s refusal to admit them. The woman had previously received a promise of visas under the admission program…

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Migrants Dead and Missing off Italian Coast

Twenty-six people were killed and ten others went missing when a boat carrying about 100 migrants capsized off the coast of Italy’s Lampedusa Island. The Italian Coast Guard rescued 60 people and transferred them to a reception center on the island. According to UNHCR in Italy, two boats carrying about 95 people departed from Libya….

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