CrossTalk: Le Pen vs. Macron
The choice could not be more stark. In the second and final round of France’s presidential election voters have before them two candidates: Macron is an arch-Europhile and Le Pen…
Attack on Refugees: Masked men turn boats back from Greek coast
Armed masked men around the Greek islands have been targeting migrant boats and turning them back, sometimes throwing their engines away, according to a damning HRW report. This follows witness……
UN demands evacuation of thousands of refugees from Lesbos
The United Nations refugee agency has called for the emergency evacuation 17000 refugees crammed on the Greek island of Lesbos. ==#UnitedNations calls for an emergency evacuation of Lesbos… source
Allegations of genocide in CAR are mere exaggerations – President Touadera
President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera has denied claims of genocide in his country as he appeared before the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday. He told reporters……
Rescuing Ex-Muslims: Leaving Islam
Around the world, people who leave the faith of Islam face state persecution, imprisonment, torture, and even execution, as well as violence, death threats, and ostracization from their own… source
White supremacists hold rally in Tennessee
Police in Tennessee are braced for futher demonstrations after neo-nazis and white nationalists held a rally in two cities to protest against refugee resettlement in the state. Calling it… source
European migrant crisis: UN questions EU-Turkey deal
It was an apparently neat solution to the refugee crisis: send back to Turkey those migrants arriving in Greece by boat and take one Syrian refugee from Turkey into Europe…
Angelina Jolie Pitt: Refugee system breaking down – BBC News
Angelina Jolie Pitt, the UN refugee agency’s special envoy, has warned that the international humanitarian system for refugees is breaking down. Ms Jolie Pitt has been speaking as part of…
Turkey prepares for return of refugees | DW News
For more DW News go to http://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097 From Monday, migrants who arrived on Greek soil after the 20th of March are expected to be sent back to Turkey. Residents near……
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – March 18, 2014.
The VICE News Capsule is a daily roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Myanmar’s war on opium, the Taliban destroyed Pakistan’s silk industry, the UK pulls out of Afghanistan…