In Denmark, 94 Syrian refugees were stripped of their temporary residence permits; various British media reported this week. The move comes after the Danish government decided to extend Syria's area it considers safe to include the Rif Dimashq Governorate – an area that includes the capital Damascus. According to the news platform Arab News, the Danish government said that … [Read more...] about Denmark States there are Parts of Syria that are Safe to Pressure Refugees to Return
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Greece Transfers 197 Refugees to Germany
A group of 91 refugees belonging to 20 families arrived at Hanover airport in Germany from Greece on Thursday this week. According to the interior ministry, they will be settled in different German states. Another 26 families -- 106 recognized refugees, most of them underage -- from Greece landed at the same airport on Wednesday. Since April of last year, Germany has now … [Read more...] about Greece Transfers 197 Refugees to Germany
France Bans Generation Identity, a Far-Right Anti-Migrant Group
Generation Identity has repeatedly tried to bar migrants from entering the country, conducting high-profile raids in the Alps and the Pyrenees. On February 13, Darmanin announced that he had triggered procedures to ban the group in response to a series of anti-migrant actions. He raised the possibility of dissolving the far-right group in late January when it deployed … [Read more...] about France Bans Generation Identity, a Far-Right Anti-Migrant Group
Ex-Nazi Gets Deported From the U.S After Earning Pension from Germany for Years
A 95-year-old Tennessee man who guarded a Nazi concentration camp was deported to Germany Friday after collecting a pension for his “wartime service” as recently as a year ago — but it’s unclear whether the former guard will stand trial in Germany. Ex-Nazi Gets Deported Friedrich Karl Berger was flown from the United States to Germany this week, about a year after a federal … [Read more...] about Ex-Nazi Gets Deported From the U.S After Earning Pension from Germany for Years
Mass Shooting in Hanau, Germany: Update One Year After the Tragedy
Cetin Gültekin knows exactly where his brother was killed. He knows the route that the attacker took. He clearly recalls how the killer got out of his car and shot the driver of a parking vehicle, his brother, and four other people in a convenience store at Hanau, Germany. Racially-motivated Shooting A year after the crime, the store is empty and slips of paper with the … [Read more...] about Mass Shooting in Hanau, Germany: Update One Year After the Tragedy