Content tagged with refugees

A walk of solidarity from Jordan to Croatia
A walk of solidarity from Jordan to Croatia
Croatian Goran Blažević began a journey for drawing attention to the problems of the refugees. In this 5-month journey from Jordan to his homeland, Blažević follows the route that refugees use for going to Europe. Blažević is in Turkey in these days.
7 December 2016 Gözde Kazaz
Amnesty International: selfishness of rich countries making the crisis even worse
Amnesty International: selfishness of rich countries making the crisis even worse
Amnesty International released a report assessing the global refugee crisis. Titled as “Tackling the Global Refugee Crisis from Shirking to Sharing”, the report summarizes the severity of the global refugee crisis. The report includes situation analyses of different regions and points out developed countries' failure in sharing responsibility. Amnesty International also provides some proposals for resolving this crisis.
5 October 2016 Aleksia Kotam
"You let us through the border but afterwards you just turned us adrift"
"You let us through the border but afterwards you just turned us adrift"
We talked to Syrian immigrants with different professions about the debate on Turkish citizenship. They all want to acquire Turkish citizenship because it would make their lives easier. However, they don't know whether they comply with the criteria of "being a useful and qualified person", declared by President Erdoğan. They are also disturbed by the hate speech against them.
14 July 2016 Fatih Gökhan Diler
Isolation is not the answer for Britain
Isolation is not the answer for Britain
On June 23, the UK held a long-anticipated referendum on its EU membership. The results anticipate Britain exiting the EU within a few years.
24 June 2016 Mel Plant
"Yazidis are subjected to discrimination"
"Yazidis are subjected to discrimination"
According to the violation of rights report released by Diyarbakir Bar Association, Yazidis who ran away from Sinjar and took shelter in Turkey cannot benefit from free health care service, though they have refugee status.
29 February 2016 Haber Merkezi
Cem Özdemir: Germany's agenda is not Erdoğan's to determine
Cem Özdemir: Germany's agenda is not Erdoğan's to determine
Germany Parliament (Bundestag) is discussing the Armenian Genocide motion.
25 February 2016 Fatih Gökhan Diler
What is happening in Aşkale Repatriation Center?
What is happening in Aşkale Repatriation Center?
NGOs working on refugees released a press statement about Aşkale Repatriation Center, where the refugees are completely isolated. NGOs made a call to Turkey's Directorate of General of Migration Management for stopping treating the refugees as criminals and providing them the right to access justice.
4 January 2016 Gözde Kazaz
Hope and struggle for life of the refugees in Mytlini
Hope and struggle for life of the refugees in Mytlini
Berge Arabian was on Mytlini and spent a day with the refugees there. He wrote and photographed their hopes, dreams and fears.
5 December 2015 Berge Arabian
"I understood what exile really means in Middle East"
"I understood what exile really means in Middle East"
Working on the Christians in Turkey and Middle East, journalist and historian Sebastien de Courtois was in İstanbul to attend “Minorities in Middle East: A Tough Future” conference that was held in French Cultural Center on October 9. We talked to Courtois about the Shingal exile, refugees’ condition in France and the ancient minorities of Middle East.
20 October 2015 Gözde Kazaz

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