Refugees
Hungarian Police Spray Syrian Family Trying to Cross Border
The group of refugees stood their ground, their silhouettes thrown in sharp relief by the harsh spotlight from a Hungarian police car. Uniformed officers stared at them from behind the barbed-wire fence that separates Hungary from Serbia.
Hungarian Prime Minister claims he’s defending “European Christianity” against a Muslim influx
Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has claimed that Europe is in the grip of madness over immigration and refugees, and argued that he was defending European Christianity against a Muslim influx.
Europe’s fear of Muslim refugees echoes rhetoric of 1930s anti-Semitism
A humanitarian crisis of historic proportions has been growing in Europe, as hundreds of thousands of refugees and economic migrants from the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia have crossed the continent’s borders this year alone.
Czech police arrest 200 Syrian refugees and marks them with numbers on their forearms
Czech police continues, nonsensically, arresting refugees which are trying to reach Germany across the territory of the Czech Republic.
Hungary accused of treating refugees inhumanely
Hungary was accused of inhumane treatment of refugees on Friday, as thousands continued to trek across its border with Serbia in a bid to reach the wealthier countries of the European Union.
Thousands of Rohingya refugees were evicted from their makeshift camps
On Wednesday 4th February 2015, thousands of Rohingya refugees were evicted from their makeshift camps in an area about 60 kilometers from Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The police were ordered to clear and tear down their houses to make way for tourism along the new Marine Drive Road.
