Syria

Another campaigner, Idil Gökber, from Refugee Volunteers of Izmir, said Europe needed to help Turkey with its refugee burden. “I welcome the refugees,” said Gökber. “But 3-4% of the Turkish population are Syrian refugees so we have to share them [with Europe]. If only Turkey takes these refugees, it’ll be bad for them, and also for us.” … [Read more...] about First boats returning migrants and refugees from Greece arrive in Turkey

“Without such generosity my life wouldn’t be the same, I don’t know where I would be right now,” said Tom Tang, 44, whose family was sponsored by a farming community in Port Perry, Ontario. Today, Tang has his own accounting firm in Toronto and has no question about helping. … [Read more...] about Canada’s Vietnamese community lends helping hand to Syrian refugees

6) Provide economic alternatives in smuggling communities Realistically, it’s hard to end people smuggling because the demand for it is so high, as are their passengers’ extraordinary tolerance for danger. The EU has discussed targeting Libyan smuggling vessels, and arrests smugglers when they arrive in Italy. But for logistical and legal reasons the former would be very hard to do in practice, and the latter targets only low-level pawns rather than key players. Additionally, the web of smuggling networks that operates throughout north Africa and the Middle East, far from the shores of Libya and Turkey, is so complex and extensive that removing a few of its actors would achieve little. … [Read more...] about 10 ways to manage the migration crisis

In Washington, White House press secretary, Josh Earnest said that the European Union “certainly has the capacity” to deal with the refugee crisis and indicated that the US would support its allies with technical expertise – such as from the nation’s Coast Guard – and continue to offer financial assistance to meet humanitarian needs. … [Read more...] about Migration crisis: Germany presses Europe into sharing refugees

She was found 12 months later in Munich. Tasnime Akunjee, Natalie’s legal ­representative who also represents Begum, yesterday said he was looking at a possible defamation claim against a US firm that is said to have published her name as a terror suspect. … [Read more...] about Brit ‘jihadi bride’ and mum-of-nine is back in UK enjoying benefit-funded life