Trapped and bereft in the world’s ’fastest emptying country’
Thousands of people flee Eritrea illegally every month to skip military service, but getting out is too expensive for most
Turkey blocks Syrian refugees from resettlement in the US – for having degrees
More than 1,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey have been blocked from resettlement in the US and other countries because they have university qualifications. The refugees were approved for resettlement by American officials, before being blocked – sometimes just days before their departure date – by the Turkish authorities.
▻https://espminetwork.com/2016/09/29/turkey-blocks-syrian-refugees-from-resettlement-in-the-us-for-having-d
#réinstallation #asile #migrations #réfugiés #réfugiés_syriens #Turquie #USA #Etats-Unis #réfugiés_qualifiés
Turkey blocks Syrian refugees from resettlement in the US – for having degrees
Turkish officials argue the most vulnerable deserve priority resettlement. Some question whether a degree makes refugees less vulnerable
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/19/turkey-syrian-refugees-resettlement-blocked-us-degrees
#vulnérabilité
Ça chauffe au #Groenland! Une base US #nucléaire, secrète, va refaire surface
Read more at ▻http://www.rollingstone.fr/ca-chauffe-au-groenland-une-base-us-nucleaire-secrete-va-refaire-surfac
Au Groenland, le réchauffement climatique menace de faire resurgir une base militaire secrète abandonnée par l’armée américaine en 1967. Son réacteur nucléaire avait été démantelé, mais beaucoup de déchets y sont encore enfouis. A cause de la fonte des glaces, les eaux usées et les résidus radioactifs risquent de se déverser dans l’océan.
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Il faudra opérer un nettoyage rapide de la zone, même si son coût sera exorbitant. Pour l’instant, ni les #Etats-Unis, ni le #Danemark ne semblent prêts à le financer.
Le ministre des Affaires étrangères du Groenland, Vittus Qujaukitsoq, déclare être « préoccupé » par ce risque de #pollution et il souhaite que la responsabilité des Etats soit établie au plus vite.
Le #Pentagone affirme « reconnaître la réalité du changement climatique et les risques qu’il pose » sur le site Camp Century. Il s’est engagé « à œuvrer avec le gouvernement danois et les autorités groenlandaises pour régler les questions de sécurité communes ».
Greenland’s receding icecap to expose top-secret US nuclear project
►https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/27/receding-icecap-top-secret-us-nuclear-project-greenland-camp-century-pr
Once that starts to happen, the question of who is responsible for the clear-up – already the subject of discussion – will become more pressing, the report said, presenting “an entirely new form of political dispute resulting from climate change”.
With no established agreement on the question, the report says the “multinational, multi-generational” problem posed by Camp Century and its waste could become a source of tension between the US, Greenland and Denmark.
Greenland’s receding icecap to expose top-secret US nuclear project | The Guardian
►https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/27/receding-icecap-top-secret-us-nuclear-project-greenland-camp-century-pr
A system of about 4,000 kilometres of icy underground tunnels and chambers extending over an area around three times the size of Denmark were to have housed 600 ballistic missiles in clusters six kilometres apart, trained on Moscow and its satellites.
Eventually the engineers realised Iceworm would not work. The constantly moving ice was too unstable and would have deformed and perhaps even collapsed the tunnels.
From 1964 Camp Century was used only intermittently, and three years later it was abandoned altogether, the departing soldiers taking the reaction chamber of the nuclear generator with them.
(...) With no established agreement on the question [of clean-up], the report says the “multinational, multi-generational” problem posed by #Camp_Century and its waste could become a source of tension between the US, Greenland and Denmark.
#folie_militaire #nucléaire #base_secrète #guerre #pollution
Death toll in migrant shipwreck off Egypt rises to 300
Number of drownings in the Mediterranean in 2016 now expected to easily surpass last year’s record figure of 3,771
Refugees in Egypt risk all on deadly sea crossing to Europe
Lured by smugglers, over 3,600 refugees and migrants have died or gone missing on the Mediterranean this year. Shipwreck survivors in Egypt recount their ordeal.
▻http://www.unhcr.org/news/latest/2016/10/580a203b4/refugees-egypt-risk-deadly-sea-crossing-europe.html
Comment commence l’article ?
« Lured by smugglers »... ou plutôt piégés par la politique européenne de fermeture des frontières ?
Dresden mosque and congress centre hit by two bomb blasts
Police say they are assuming a ‘xenophobic motive’ for the attacks, which come a week before events to mark Day of German Unity
Bomb Explodes Outside Mosque in Germany’s Dresden, None Injured
One explosive device detonated at a mosque and another at a conference center, causing damage, but no injuries as police assume xenophobic motives.
Syria: Coalition of US-led troops prepare to advance into #Dabiq
Turkish and Arab soldiers aim to enter village Isis regards as site of preordained battle between Muslims and Christians
Losing ground, fighters and morale – is it all over for Isis?
The self-styled caliphate has been in rapid decline since Turkey joined the war in northern Syria. But if the jihadis refocus their efforts on acts of terrorism in the west, victory may be short lived
#Air_China magazine condemned over ’racist’ guide to London
MPs seek apology from ambassador after inflight guide states ‘precautions are needed’ in ethnic minority areas
▻https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/sep/07/air-china-inflight-mag-condemned-for-racist-guide-to-london
#racisme #xénophobie #Londres #guide #tourisme
#Sadiq_Khan rebukes Air China’s ‘racist’ London tour guide
London mayor enters row over airline’s in-flight magazine, saying the city’s rich diversity is its greatest strength
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/10/sadiq-khan-racist-london-in-flight-guide-air-china?CMP=twt_a-world_b-gd
I didn’t realize how often Muslims get kicked off planes, until it happened to me
A humiliating experience opened my eyes to discrimination that has become common in post-9/11 America under the pretext of safety and security
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/08/muslim-woman-kicked-off-american-airlines-flight-islamophobia?CMP=share
#islamophobie #xénophobie #discriminations #USA #Etats-Unis #sécurité
In wake of Haaretz report, lawmakers demand debate on Israeli efforts to bolster Bashir’s Sudan
▻http://www.haaretz.com/misc/article-print-page/.premium-1.740883
Lobbying israélien pour que les Etats-Unis et leurs alliés occidentaux se réconcilient avec Omar al-Bashir
Haaretz reported Wednesday that Israel has contacted the U.S. government and other Western countries and urged them to take steps to improve relations with Sudan in the wake of the break in relations between the Arab-African country and Iran in the past year.
Senior officials in Jerusalem raised the issue last week during a visit of Thomas Shannon, the U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, Haaretz reported.
Citing Israeli officials, the report said one of the messages conveyed to Shannon by Foreign Ministry officials was the need to improve relations between the U.S. and Sudan. The Foreign Ministry believes Sudan cut its ties with Iran about a year ago, that arms smuggling from Sudan to the Gaza Strip has been halted and that Khartoum has moved closer to the axis of Sunni Muslim states led by Saudi Arabia.
Israeli officials said another message relayed to Shannon was that the positive steps taken by Sudan must not be ignored, and that American gestures toward Khartoum could be helpful. One thing Sudan has been seeking in the past year is for Washington to remove it from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. Foreign Ministry officials told the Americans they understand that the U.S. will not lift its sanctions on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, but that increasing the American dialogue with others in the Sudanese government would be a positive move.
In addition to talking to the American administration about Sudan, in the past year #Israel has held similar talks with France, Italy and other European countries. One Jerusalem official said Israeli diplomats asked their contacts in Europe to assist Sudan in dealing with its vast external debt, which stands at close to 50 billion dollars, and to consider erasing some of it, as has been done with other countries that have fallen into severe economic crisis. Israel warned that an economic collapse in Sudan could further undermine stability in this part of Africa and end up strengthening terrorist elements there.
Middle East’s leaders cross the Red Sea to woo east Africa
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/12/middle-east-scramble-power-east-africa-sudan-kenya-ethiopia
Somalia and Sudan both dumped alliances with Iran earlier this year in favour of new ties with Saudi Arabia. Somalia received pledges from Riyadh of aid worth $50m within hours of the decision. Heavily sanctioned Sudan may have gained billions – a crucial financial lifeline.
“What we are seeing is a shift in … agendas of major players in the Gulf. There’s a historical context to the relationship … but the [region] is now being seen as part of their ‘near abroad’, and an important sphere of influence,” said Soliman.
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One of the most active of the new players in east Africa is #Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu, the rightwing prime minister, has led a push for better relations across Africa, particularly in the east, where he has reinforced ties with old allies such as Kenya.
Losing ground, fighters and morale – is it all over for Isis? | World news | The Guardian
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/07/losing-ground-fighter-morale-is-it-all-over-for-isis-syria-turkey
t has been a bad few months for Islamic State (Isis). For the first time since the terror group laid claim to much of Iraq and Syria, it no longer has a direct path to Europe. Black flags are no longer flying over towns and villages near the Turkish border and the militants of the so-called caliphate are on the run. If the decay continues, Isis will soon lose much of its remaining foothold in Syria. Its last bastion will be Raqqa and the north-eastern deserts, where it all began for the group’s latest incarnation in April 2013, and from where much of its subsequent rampage was plotted.
’Prisoners of Europe’: the everyday humiliation of refugees stuck in Greece
Europe’s migration policies are turning the country into a giant holding pen, with the people trapped in it close to breaking point
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/06/prisoners-of-europe-the-everyday-humiliation-of-refugees-stuck-in-greec
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“Why Are You Keeping Me Here?”. Unaccompanied Children Detained in Greece
Greek authorities registered over 3,300 unaccompanied asylum-seeking and migrant children arriving in Greece in the first seven months of 2016. Many of these children had fled violence and armed conflict in their home countries, including Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Others were escaping discrimination and crushing poverty.
►https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/09/08/why-are-you-keeping-me-here/unaccompanied-children-detained-greece
#MNA #mineurs_non_accompagnés #asile #migrations #réfugiés #détention_administrative #enfants #enfance #rétention #Grèce #rapport
Conditions for Greece’s migrant children shocking, says Human Rights Watch
They are being made to live in filthy, bug-and-vermin-infested cells, sometimes without mattresses or access to showers, claims report
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/09/conditions-for-greeces-migrant-children-shocking-says-human-rights-watc
Forgotten inside Greece’s notorious camp for child refugees
Many of the 3,000 refugee children in Greece are housed in ‘deplorable’ conditions with poor food and few facilities. They are the lucky ones
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/10/child-refugees-greece-camps?CMP=share_btn_fb
#Amygdaleza
UK immigration minister confirms work to start on £1.9m #Calais wall
Robert Goodwill says four-metre high wall to stop refugees boarding lorries is part of £17m Anglo-French security package
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/06/uk-immigration-minister-confirms-work-will-begin-on-big-new-wall-in-cal
#migrations #asile #réfugiés #murs #barrières_fronalières #UK #Angleterre
King of Norway calls for greater unity in speech that hails diversity | World news | The Guardian
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/06/king-harald-norway-diversity-speech?CMP=twt_a-world_b-gdnworld
“Norwegians are girls who love girls, boys who love boys, and girls and boys who love each other,” King Harald said in the widely praised speech delivered on 1 September. “Norwegians believe in God, Allah, the universe and nothing.”
The king of Norway
Oui, mais ce qui est étonnant, c’est qu’il est considéré comme étant très conservateur :) Ce discours en tout cas est le premier du genre et a scotché tout le monde (même s’il a zappé sur les Same qu’il a « oublié » de citer dans sa liste « c’est qui les norvégiens » et que ça à vraiment fait un malaise).
Welcome to the World Nomad Games: ’If Genghis Khan were alive, he’d be here’ | World news | The Guardian
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/04/welcome-to-the-world-nomad-games-if-genghis-khan-was-alive-hed-be-here?
The Rio Olympics might have had Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and the Copacabana beach, but for fans of stick wrestling and horseback battles over a dead goat the shores of Lake Issyk Kul is the place to be this week, as Kyrgyzstan hosts the second World Nomad Games from 3 to 8 September.
The games, designed to celebrate the nomadic heritage of the Central Asian nations, kicked off with a lavish opening ceremony on Saturday night.
Forty countries are participating, some of which have long nomadic histories. Others are mainly there for the fun of the games. Sports include eagle hunting, bone throwing and mas-wrestling, a mesmerising game involving two competitors attempting to wrest control of a small stick.
Libyan naval attack on charity ship adds new danger to migrant rescue | World news | The Guardian
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/03/libyan-naval-attack-on-charity-ship-adds-new-danger-to-migrant-rescue
However, the seas are becoming as dangerous for the rescuers as the rescued, with the Libyan navy admitting last week that it staged an attack that saw the rescue boat Bourbon Argos, of #Médecins_Sans_Frontières (#MSF) raked with gunfire. When gunmen opened fire on the ship, on the morning of 17 August, the crew hid in a safe room, thinking the attackers would seize them or sink the boat from under them.
“The people on the Bourbon Argos were really scared. They thought they would be kidnapped,” says Eugenio Cusumano, of Leiden University in the Netherlands, who is doing research on migrant rescues. “They did shoot at the decks; they could have killed people.”
The Libyan navy said that it intercepted the boat when checking for illegal petrol smuggling, and insists that any bullet strikes (MSF say 13 hit the bridge and wheelhouse) were accidental. The charity condemned the attack, saying: “This was a serious and worrying attack, with shooting towards our boat which could have put our staff in acute physical danger.”
Un mort sur la rocade – le véhicule ne s’est pas arrêté
Une nouvelle fois un exilé est mort sur la rocade. Une nouvelle fois le véhicule ne s’est pas arrêté. C’était la nuit passée.
▻https://passeursdhospitalites.wordpress.com/2016/09/16/un-mort-sur-la-rocade-le-vehicule-ne-sest-pas-arret
Afghan boy killed in Calais in attempt to climb on to lorry to UK
14-year-old said to have had legal right to travel to Britain, but despair at application delays led him to try stowaway route
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/18/afghan-boy-killed-in-calais-in-attempt-to-climb-on-to-lorry-to-uk?CMP=s
Mort suite à une tentative de passage
Un exilé afghan est mort suite à une tentative de passage aujourd’hui. Il avait sauté d’un camion qui allait dans la mauvaise direction, et a perdu connaissance en tentant de rejoindre le camp de réfugié-e-s de Grande-Synthe, près de Dunkerque.
▻https://passeursdhospitalites.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/mort-suite-a-une-tentative-de-passage
Six Iranian migrants rescued from sinking boat in English Channel
Six migrants have been rescued from a sinking boat as they tried to cross the English Channel.
▻http://www.itv.com/news/2017-04-04/six-iranian-migrants-rescued-from-sinking-boat-in-english-channel