Post Tagged with: "Refugee Crisis"

In May 2011, the Syrian army raided Zeinab’s hometown. She fled, along with her husband and two children, over the al-Kabir River into Lebanon0
by / on May 9, 2016 at 13:47

Syrian refugees: ‘We would not consider Europe’

In Lebanon, many Syrians who fled the war simply want to return home, and have little interest in resettlement.

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Syrian refugee George Mamlouk is visited in hospital by Jacek Jaskowiak, the mayor of Poznan, after he was attacked [Amer Haiatleh]0
by / on December 3, 2015 at 21:28

A ‘witch-hunt’ for Poland’s barely visible refugees

Xenophobia and aggression against refugees is on the rise, with some suggesting it is fuelled by political rhetoric.

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Poland’s modest refugee policy proves controversial0
by / on November 10, 2015 at 09:50

Poland’s modest refugee policy proves controversial

Though the country has agreed to accept just 6,800 refugees from Syria and Eritrea, critics say even that is too many.

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Park at the station migrants from Syria have turned into a small city. Some have even set up tents and in which they reside, while most sleep under the open sky. Source: Shutterstock, photo from 01.09.150
by / on October 2, 2015 at 09:18

Why is Catholic Poland so reluctant to help Muslim refugees?

Religious leaders have faced criticism in Polish media for anti-Muslim comments amid the ongoing refugee crisis.

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efugees at the Keleti Railway Station on 5 September 2015 in Budapest. Source: Shutterstock0
by / on September 25, 2015 at 16:24

Poland’s anti-immigrant feeling: Pure hate or fleeting backlash?

Poland is about to take in 9,000 refugees under new EU rules, exposing widespread divisions in the country.

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