With the EU having long since blocked off the Balkan Route, more and more migrants have become stranded in…
Posted by SPIEGEL International on Thursday, January 21, 2021
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Tourists and Refugees
Tourists and Refugees Cross Paths on Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria’s tourism industry is doing all it can to survive the coronavirus. Some luxury hotels are even hosting the increasing numbers of migrants arriving from across the ocean. It is a clash of two worlds.
Omar arrived in the port of Arguineguín, located 16 kilometers west of Playa del Inglés, three weeks ago after spending three days on the Atlantic. The Coast Guard pulled him out of the sea along with 22 others. More than 8,000 people like Omar arrived in the Canary Islands in November alone, part of the more than 20,000 for the whole year.
“We all have to die somewhere,” Omar says, adding that he wasn’t afraid during the journey. Once he arrived, he was given a black sweatsuit, the uniform of the new arrivals. He immediately changed, throwing his old clothes into the trash. He then spent a week sleeping on the ground with no running water. His clothes were constantly damp, there was never enough food and, he says, the lines in front of the few portable toilets took forever.
Lesbos disaster
migrant mother choice
What would you do in her shoes?
Portugal temporary citizenship
Birds sing differently here
St. Cloud Production of “Birds Sing Differently Here”
https://reconciliationproject.org/events/2019/7/1/tour-of-birds-sing-differently-here-zp6gg-n6tca
Europe and the refugees
refugee girls
Malala Yousafzai on life in the UK
‘It felt as if we had landed on the moon’: Malala Yousafzai on life in the UK
hose early days in Birmingham reminded me of being internally displaced in Pakistan – except the faces, the food, and the language here were foreign.
We were comfortable, we were being well taken care of – but it had not been our choice to come here and we missed home.
Russia Decriminalize Domestic Violence
Russia: Bill to Decriminalize Domestic Violence
https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/01/23/russia-bill-decriminalize-domestic-violence#
Update: On February 7, 2017, President Putin signed the bill into law.
The amendments would decriminalize a first offense of family violencethat does not cause serious harm requiring hospital treatment. Only violence that leads to serious injuries like broken bones or a concussion would remain criminalized. The law would apply to violence against any family member, including women and children. Abusers, if found guilty, would face a minimal fine, up to 15 days’ administrative arrest, or compulsory community service.