Refugee crisis creates ’stateless generation’ of children in limbo
Europe’s refugee crisis is threatening to compound a hidden problem of statelessness, with experts warning that growing numbers of children are part of an emerging “stateless generation”.
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/27/refugee-crisis-creating-stateless-generation-children-experts-warn?CMP=
#apatridie (risque de -) #asile #migrations #réfugiés #génération_d'apatrides
cc @reka
Two Pakistani clerics fight at meeting over status of Ahmadi sect
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/29/pakistan-council-of-islamic-ideology-clerics-fight-over-ahmadi-sect?CMP
Two Pakistani clerics have come to blows at a meeting of the religious establishment over the fraught issue of the status of Ahmadis, a Muslim sect that hardliners want declared apostates.
A scuffle broke out on Tuesday between the two at a gathering of Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) when the chairman, Mohammad Khan Sherani, called on the group to consider whether Ahmadis, who are declared non-Muslims by the constitution, should be considered murtads that have rejected Islam.
A declaration of apostasy by the constitutional body charged with advising parliament on lawmaking would likely put Ahmadis in even greater peril, given that many interpretations of Islamic law prescribe death for people who quit the religion.
Tahir Ashrafi, a liberal-minded voice on the CII, strongly opposed any discussion of the incendiary issue, prompting a furious confrontation with Sherani, who is also an elected member of parliament.
Ashrafi, who is obese and has limited mobility, said he was unable to move from his chair when Sherani lunged at his throat, ripping his shirt and scratching his neck.
La #catastrophe, en bonne voie…
Japan and South Korea agree to settle wartime sex slaves row | World news | The Guardian
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/28/japan-to-say-sorry-to-south-korea-in-deal-to-end-dispute-over-wartime-s
Japan and South Korea have removed the biggest obstacle to better bilateral ties after agreeing to “finally and irreversibly” resolve Tokyo’s use of tens of thousands of Korean women as wartime sex slaves.
In a breakthrough that barely seemed possible a few months ago, Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, offered his “most sincere apologies” to the women in a statement issued in Seoul by his foreign minister, Fumio Kishida .
It was not immediately clear if Abe would send a letter of apology to each surviving “comfort woman”.
#viols #violences_sexuelles #esclavage_sexuel #prostitution_forcée #Japon #Corée
Ça c’est la face diplomatique de l’événement, plus de guillemets à « comfort women »
Korean comfort women agreement is a triumph for Japan and the US
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/28/korean-comfort-women-agreement-triumph-japan-united-states-second-world
▻http://www.lemonde.fr/asie-pacifique/article/2015/12/28/le-japon-et-la-coree-du-sud-trouvent-un-accord-sur-les-femmes-de-reconfort_4
La Corée du Sud et le Japon ont conclu un accord historique, lundi 28 décembre, sur l’épineuse question des « femmes de réconfort », un euphémisme désignant le système d’esclavage sexuel mis en place par l’armée nippone durant la seconde guerre mondiale et qui concernaient des dizaines de milliers de femmes asiatiques.
Le Japon a accepté de verser 1 milliard de yens (7,5 millions d’euros) de dédommagement aux quarante-six « femmes de réconfort » sud-coréennes encore en vie et reconnaît sa « responsabilité ». Le premier ministre japonais, Shinzo Abe, a également exprimé aux victimes ses « excuses et son repentir, du plus profond de son cœur », a fait savoir le ministre des affaires étrangères japonais, Fumio Kishida.
The Guardian qui est [souvent] un journal sérieux [à la différence du Monde qui nous déçoit de plus en plus] utilise l’expression « esclaves sexuelles » dans le titre et « femmes de réconfort » entre guillemets dans le sous-titre juste pour rappeler l’obscénité de l’expression. Ils ont sans doute oublié les guillemets dans quelques autres articles, mais l’expression "exclaves sexuelles" figure bien dans l’essentiel de leur articles, c’est assez rare pour être mentionné.
Dutch city plans to pay all citizens a ‘basic income’, and Greens say it could work in the UK
#Utrecht takes step towards paying people a salary whether they work or not
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/26/dutch-city-utrecht-basic-income-uk-greens
#revenu_de_base #rdb #Pays-Bas #revenu_universel
A refugee’s journey, part 2: After risking everything to reach Europe, what next?
Earlier this year Patrick Kingsley met a Syrian family in Cairo and learned about their harrowing journey to Egypt. Patrick followed the father, Hashem al-Souki, as he gambled on crossing the Mediterranean to seek asylum for them all in Sweden. Six months later he catches up with Hashem to see what happened next
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10 soldats irakiens blessés et/ou tués par une frappe aérienne américaine lors d’une offensive près de Falloujah contre Da’ich. Certaines sources donnent des chiffres plus élevés (jusqu’à 30) pour ce « tir ami » :
AFP / Guardian
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/18/iraq-us-coalition-airstrike-kills-wounds-soldiers-friendly-fire
Iraq’s joint operations command said 10 Iraqi soldiers were killed or wounded on Friday by so-called friendly fire from US-led coalition aircraft west of Baghdad.
The command, which oversees Iraq’s war effort against the Islamic State group, said casualties occurred on both sides during a strike on Isis during close combat.
The incident took place at around 1.00pm (1000 GMT) south of the jihadist stronghold of Fallujah, military sources said.
[...]
Reacting to reports of a larger death toll before the statement was issued, the coalition’s Baghdad-based spokesman, Colonel Steve Warren, told AFP that any serious allegation would be investigated.
“The strikes were accidental, not intentional. The forces were occupying positions close to those held by Daesh (Isis) in Naimiyah,” said a brigadier general from the area who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity.
Ceci quelques jours après que le gouvernement syrien a accusé la Coalition d’avoir bombardé une base de l’armée syrienne près de Deïr ez-Zour (3 morts), ce qui est nié par les USA qui ont accusé la Russie de ce « tir ami » : ▻http://seenthis.net/messages/437379
حلف “ناتو سني” بزعامة السعودية لمحاربة “الارهاب السني”.. لماذا الآن؟ وهل هو اعلان للبراءة من الاتهامات الامريكية بدعم “الدولة الاسلامية” و”جبهة النصرة”؟ واين الارهاب الاسرائيلي من جدول اهدافه؟ وهل يكون استعدادا لحرب اوسع ضد ايران لاحقا؟ | رأي اليوم
▻http://www.raialyoum.com/?p=359233
Une fois de plus, un bon édito d’ABA sur la nouvelle "coalition musulmane contre le terrorisme".
Le titre : "Une coalition otano-sunnie sous le leadership saoudien pour combattre le "terrorisme sunnite". Pourquoi maintenant ? Est-ce une façon de se dédouaner des accusations américaines de soutien à l’EI et à Jabha al-nosra ? Où est le terrorisme israélien dans son agenda ? Est-ce la préparation d’une guerre à plus grande échelle contre l’Iran par la suite ?"
Résumé des principales articulations du raisonnement (par paragraphe) :
– Annonce surprise d’une coalition de 34 pays avec un commandement des opérations communes à Riyad.
– Annonce surprise car on n’a pas entendu parler de discussions. Absence de pays à population majoritairement chiite (Irak, Iran...) ou de pays comme l’Algérie qui ont combattu 10 ans les groupes terroristes ou encore le plus grand pays musulman, à savoir l’Indonésie.
– une coalition otano-sunnite contre les groupes terroristes sunnites ou bien contre l’axe irano-irako-syrien soutenu par la Russie ?
– Une annonce importante parce que
1) John McCain a dit qu’on avait besoin d’une force terrestre de 100.000 hommes pour combatre l’EI
2) John Bolton vient d’expliquer au NYT qu’il faudrait créer un Etat sunnite à la place de l’EI, avec un Etat chiite au sud de l’Irak et un Kurde au Nord
3) La campagne saoudienne au Yémen a échoué et commence même à provoquer des pertes importantes au sein des forces armées
4) viennent de se dérouler des négociations entre opposants syriens à Riyadh, boycottées par les Kurdes, critiquées par la Russie et la Syrie [officielle] ainsi que d’autres composantes de l’opposition, et en plus le Jabhat al-nosra
5) La Jordanie s’est vue confiée, en préparation de la conférence de Vienne, la mission de déterminer quels sont les groupes terroristes et qu’y figureront bien entendu l’EI et le Jabhat al-nosra, ce qui signifie un feu vert de la coalition USA/sunnite pour les liquider.
6) Les accusations des Occidentaux vis-à-vis du rôle joué par des Etats musulmans, et en premier lieu l’Arabie saoudite, de nourrir le terrorisme ont augmenté et rendu nécessaire d’y répondre.
– On ne sait pas grand chose sur cette nouvelle coalition mais on voit bien qu’elle confirme une fracture confessionnelle [sunnites-chiites], base d’un nouveau Sykes-Picot pour la région.
– Il s’agit d’une nouvelle aventure saoudienne, qui pourrait se transformer, d’une guerre contre le "terrorisme", en une guerre contre l’Iran et ses alliés, les USA soufflant sur les braises et Israël accordant sa bénédiction.
– Pourquoi la conférence de presse organisée à la hâte pour annoncer cette coalition n’a-t-elle été donnée qu’en présence de journalistes saoudiens ?
– On a pu remarquer qu’il n’y a été fait aucune mention du terrorisme israélien, malgré la présence de "l’Etat palestinien" dans la coalition.
– Qui va payer les coûts énormes d’une telle coalition alors que l’Arabie saoudite a déjà dû créer des impôts indirects pour financer ses autres aventures militaires ?
Conclusion en intégral :
"En bref, nous sommes attirés vers le gouffre d’une guerre épouvantable qui dévorera nos enfants, nos richesses, qui détruira nos pays, et qui pourrait dûrer des décennies et même des siècles..."
Is Saudi Arabia’s anti-terrorist alliance real?
▻http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/15/saudi-arabia-anti-terrorist-alliance-terrorism-muslim
Perhaps the most sinister aspect of the move is the omission from the list not only of Iran, which was to be expected given the Saudi propensity to see the Muslim world as split between Sunnis and Shia, but also of Iraq, inevitably on the Iranian side of the line because of its Shia majority. If the new alliance becomes a real force, it virtually drives Iran towards the formation of a rival Shia alliance. That would have destructive consequences, as we are already seeing in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia’s anti-terrorism alliance: a political message sketchy on details
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/15/saudi-arabia-anti-terrorism-alliance-political-message-sketchy-details
“At the end of the day this is a political message, not an operational strategic one,” said Michael Stephens of the Royal United Services Institute. “It seems very ad hoc. But as well as coming up with an initiative that puts them back in western good books, it is aimed at blocking Iran – not just in the Middle East but on the periphery in places like Nigeria. It builds options.”
Ca ressemble a la force de dissuasion arabe. Dont les derniers elements, provenants d’un seul pays, ce sont transformes en force d’occupation ...
[Il faut espérer que] l’alliance anti-terroriste saoudienne [soit] un tigre de papier à des fins nationales
▻http://www.middleeasteye.net/fr/opinions/l-alliance-anti-terroriste-saoudienne-est-un-tigre-de-papier-des-fins
Dans une région titubant d’une crise à l’autre et où la haine sectaire se développe à pas de géant, ce jeune homme [le fils du roi saoudien] impatient et arrogant pourrait nous concocter une récolte sanglante de conséquences inattendues.
China to build filling station on disputed South China Sea island | World news | The Guardian
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/14/china-to-build-filling-station-on-disputed-south-china-sea-island
Chinese oil major Sinopec is building a filling station on an island in the South China Sea, as China continues to expand its civilian infrastructure in the disputed waterway, entrenching its reach in the maritime heart of Southeast Asia.
The filling station and accompanying storage tank on Woody Island in the Paracels will take a year to complete, the company, whose listed flagship is Sinopec Corp , said on its microblog on Monday.
Egypt’s best-selling author says government trying to silence him
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/13/alaa-al-aswany-egypt-best-selling-author-government-cancellation
Alaa #al-Aswany, qui avait très ouvertement soutenu le coup d’état militaire dont est issu le gouvernement dont il se plaint..
Woman wins seat in Saudi election
Officials say Salma bint Hizab al-Oteibi has been elected to Mecca council, with votes still being counted in first ever poll open to female voters and candidates
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/13/woman-wins-seat-in-saudi-election?CMP=share_btn_tw
#femmes #arabie_saoudite #élections
First women elected to office in Saudi Arabia
At least six women have been elected to public office in Saudi Arabia, according to preliminary results published in state media on Sunday. Saturday’s historic elections for municipal councils marked the first time women in the country were allowed to vote and to run for office.
▻http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/13/world/first-women-elected-to-office-in-saudi-arabia/index.html?sr=cnnitw
Au milieu d’un long article sur Edward Luttwak dans le Guardian, un propos assez frappant du sieur :
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/09/edward-luttwak-machiavelli-of-maryland?CMP=share_btn_tw
“You know, I never gave George W Bush enough credit for what he’s done in the Middle East,” Luttwak continued. “I failed to appreciate at the time that he was a strategic genius far beyond Bismarck. He ignited a religious war between Shi’ites and Sunnis that will occupy the region for the next 1,000 years. It was a pure stroke of brilliance!”
Bien sûr j’ai de sérieux doute sur le fait que Luttwak, cet ami de Perle et de bien d’autres néoconservateurs, pense sincèrement que l’idée vienne de Bush Jr, et il y a certainement un brin d’ironie perverse là-dessous. Pas de doute qu’il trouve, par contre, que l’idée était excellente...
’Put them on trial’: villagers seek justice after Afghan soldiers kill nine children | World news | The Guardian
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/09/afghan-soldiers-kill-nine-children-in-wardak
The children were sitting outside the village mosque, enjoying rays of early morning sunshine, when the shooting broke out. Eight of them were killed on the spot, said village residents. A ninth child died later in a hospital in Kabul, two hours’ drive away.
The death of nine children at the hands of government soldiers in Afghanistan’s central Wardak province has provoked anger and protests – and underscored once again the shortcomings of the foreign-trained security forces.
China promises rights to citizens born in violation of one-child policy | World news | The Guardian
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/10/china-promises-rights-citizens-born-violation-one-child-policy
China will allow millions of unregistered citizens – many of them children born in violation of the one-child policy – to obtain documents vital to secure education and health services long denied to them, state media reported.
An estimated 13 million Chinese, or 1% of the country’s total population, do not have proper household registration permits, or “hukou”.
The Isis papers: leaked documents show how Isis is building its state | World news | The Guardian
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/07/leaked-isis-document-reveals-plan-building-state-syria
pour mieux choisir si il faut l’appeler Etat, organisation, proto-état ou encore truc.
A leaked internal Islamic State manual shows how the terrorist group has set about building a state in Iraq and Syria complete with government departments, a treasury and an economic programme for self-sufficiency, the Guardian can reveal.
The 24-page document, obtained by the Guardian, sets out a blueprint for establishing foreign relations, a fully fledged propaganda operation, and centralised control over oil, gas and the other vital parts of the economy.
La traduction en anglais manuel en question :
▻http://www.aymennjawad.org/18215/principles-in-the-administration-of-the-islamic
ou ici : ▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/07/islamic-state-document-masterplan-for-power
Isis is expanding its international reach. That is hardly a sign of weakness | Hassan Hassan | World news | The Guardian
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/06/isis-expansion-libya-not-sign-of-weakness
The United Nations’ sanctions monitoring team warned last Tuesday that Libya was emerging as a key stronghold for Islamic State close to the shorelines of Europe.
The warning aligns with assessments by US intelligence officials that the organisation’s franchise is entrenching itself in the midst of chaos in the north African country.
Detain refugees arriving in Europe for 18 months, says Tusk
European council president says tougher screening measures needed to counter security risks and describes Angela Merkel’s open-door policy as ‘dangerous’
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/02/detain-refugees-arriving--europe-18-months-donald-tusk?CMP=share_btn_tw
#Pologne #asile #migrations #réfugiés #détention_administrative #rétention
#Pakistan sends deported migrants back to Greece
In latest flare-up of tension between EU and Islamabad, Pakistan rejects 31 people it says were illegally returned
MSF hospital in Syria hit by ’double-tap’ barrel bombing | World news | The Guardian
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/01/syria-msf-hospital-homs-barrel-bombing
Quel cauchemar.
A hospital supported by Médecins Sans Frontières in Homs has been partially destroyed in a “double-tap” barrel bombing, a signature tactic of the Syrian air force, the charity has said.
The strikes on the hospital in Zafarana, a besieged town in northern Homs, killed seven people including a young girl, MSF said in a statement, and prompted the movement to nearby field hospitals of many wounded, some of whom died on the way.
Russian LGBT festival refuses to be silenced by ‘gay propaganda’ law | World news | The Guardian
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/01/russia-lgbt-bok-o-bok-festival-gay-propaganda-law-st-petersberg-
Russian LGBT festival refuses to be silenced by ‘gay propaganda’ law
Bok o Bok’s opening night was ambushed by a screaming politician and visitors risked attack, but founders say they won’t be scared out of St Petersburg
Türkei fängt 1300 Flüchtlinge ab
Nur Stunden nach der Übereinkunft mit der Europäischen Union (EU) über die Begrenzung des Flüchtlingsstroms haben die Behörden der Türkei rund 1300 Migranten festgenommen, die offenbar über das Meer nach Griechenland wollten.
Im Nordwesten der Türkei haben Behörden rund 1300 Flüchtlinge festgenommen, die offenbar Richtung Griechenland weiterreisen wollten. Zudem seien während des Einsatzes in der Hafenstadt Ayvacik vier Schlepper gefasst sowie mehrere Flüchtlings - und Motorboote beschlagnahmt worden, meldete die staatliche Nachrichtenagentur Anadolu am Montag. #Ayvacik ist der Hauptdurchgangsort für Fahrten zur griechischen Insel Lesbos.
▻http://www.nzz.ch/international/tuerkei-faengt-1300-fluechtlinge-ab-1.18655301
#emprisonnement #détention_administrative #externalisation #Turquie #réfugiés #migrations #asile #Europe
cc @reka
Turkey arrests 1,300 asylum seekers after £2bn EU border control deal | World news | The Guardian
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/30/turkey-arrests-1300-asylum-seekers-after-2bn-eu-border-control-deal
Turkey has stepped up a crackdown on people smuggling, arresting 1,300 asylum seekers in a single operation just hours after the country promised to curb the flow of refugees to Greece in exchange for financial aid from the EU.
Hundreds of Syrians, Afghans, Iranians and Iraqis and three people smugglers were seized on Monday in the countryside near Ayvacık, a Turkish town north of the Greek island of Lesbos, Reuters and the Associated Press reported. According to the UN, about 425,000 people have arrived in Lesbos in smuggling boats this year, while a further 300,000 have reached other Greek islands from Turkey – leading the EU to criticise its eastern neighbour for not doing enough to police its own border.
UE-Turquie : enfermer les migrants, réprimer les mouvements, bombarder le #Kurdistan
Les ambitions de l’Union européenne sont claires : éviter que les migrants n’arrivent sur le sol européen, et pour cela payer le prix qu’il faudra. Celles de la Turquie également : disposer d’une marge de manœuvre plus large pour mettre en place librement la politique qu’elle entend mener. Au milieu se trouvent des milliers d’hommes, de femmes, d’enfants. L’opinion de Migreurop.
►http://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/articles/ue-turquie-enfermer-les-migrants-reprimer-les-mouvements-bombarde
Turkey: Syrians Pushed Back at the Border
(Istanbul) – Turkey has all but closed its borders to Syrian asylum seekers and is summarily pushing back Syrians detected as they try to cross, Human Rights Watch said today. Syrians described Turkish border guards intercepting them at or near the border, in some cases beating them, and pushing them and dozens of others back into Syria or detaining and then summarily expelling them along with hundreds of others.
▻https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/styles/node_embed/public/multimedia_images_2015/2015-11-23_turkey_syrian_refugees.jpg?itok=A76qnnqI
►https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/11/23/turkey-syrians-pushed-back-border
[ENG] Eldiario.es: Turkish coastguards detained 752 people close to Çanakkale coasts while they tried to reach Lesvos island, according to civil servants working at Turkish coastguards’ headquarter. Coastguards carried out 8 simultaneous operations along the coast. The body of one unidentified man was found as well. This ’coincides’ with the agreement sealed on Sunday 29th between the European Union and Turkey that urges the latter to control European external border and prevent refugees from crossing.
Hurriyet Daily News: According to the Turkish online newspaper, 1,300 migrants were captured in 8 simoultaneous raids on 29th November (when EU and Turkey were sealing the agreement!). “Three alleged traffickers were detained during the operations, while one gun, four boats and six boat engines were seized, Doğan News Agency reported.
The operations were conducted by around 250 gendarmerie officers on Nov. 29. Around 1,300 migrants who were detained during the operations were sent to the deportation center in Çanakkale’s Ayvacık, which has a capacity of only 84 persons.”
Interesting statistic: “The number of migrants saved after making failed attempts to cross via sea from Turkey into Europe has increased by over 500 percent in 2015 compared to last year.”
Reading Turkish coastguards’ website: Polices and gendarmes carry out these days for months. In July, more than 600 people were apprehended in one night.
Personal questions:
– Do media emphasize this operation because an agreement was signed between Turkey and the EU 2 days ago? Is the situation really changing?
– How is it possible to detain 1,300 persons in one detention centre built for up to 82 persons?
Articles:
▻http://www.eldiario.es/desalambre/refugiados-detenidos-Turqia-intentaban-Lesbos_0_457754535.html
Turquía cumple su parte del trato con la UE y detiene a 752 refugiados
752 refugiados y solicitantes de asilo fueron detenidos frente a la costa de la provincia de Çanakkale, cuando intentaban llegar a la cercana isla griega de Lesbos el lunes, según aseguraron funcionarios de la guardia costera turca al medio local Daily Sabah. La operación coincide con el acuerdo firmado este domingo entre Turquía y la Unión Europea para contener el flujo de refugiados a cambio de recibir 3.000 millones de euros.
Los guardacostas turcos realizaron las detenciones en operaciones simultáneas en ocho puntos diferentes. Entre las personas detenidas hay sirios, afganos, iraquíes e iraníes. Durante la operación, también se ha recuperado el cuerpo sin vida de un hombre que por el momento no ha sido identificado.
La Unión Europea se comprometió este domingo a conceder 3.000 millones de euros a Turquía para los más de 2,2 millones de refugiados sirios que acoge, así como a acelerar el proceso de adhesión del país a la UE y la liberalización de visados, a cambio de que Ankara contenga la inmigración hacia Europa.
[...]
www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-coast-guard-detains-1300-migrants-on-northwestern-sea-border.aspx?pageID=238&nID=91889&NewsCatID=341
Turkish coast guard detains 1,300 migrants on northwestern sea border
Some 1,300 migrants were detained off the coast of northwestern Çanakkale province as they attempted to reach the nearby Greek island of Lesbos on Nov. 29, Turkish coast guard officials have said.
The Turkish coast guard made the detentions after carrying out simultaneous operations at eight different locations. Those held included Syrians, Afghans, Iraqis and Iranians, Anadolu Agency reported.
During the operation, the dead body of an unidentified male migrant was also retrieved.
Three alleged traffickers were detained during the operations, while one gun, four boats and six boat engines were seized, Doğan News Agency reported.
The operations were conducted by around 250 gendarmerie officers on Nov. 29. Around 1,300 migrants who were detained during the operations were sent to the deportation center in Çanakkale’s Ayvacık, which has a capacity of only 84 persons.
[...]
The number of migrants saved after making failed attempts to cross via sea from Turkey into Europe has increased by over 500 percent in 2015 compared to last year.
Reçu via la mailing-list Migreurop
Wie Lesbos auf die Türkei hofft
Auf der griechischen Insel leben kaum 100’000 Menschen. Doch 500’000 Flüchtlinge sind schon gekommen. Die Einwohner fragen sich: Hält die Türkei ihr Versprechen?
▻http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/ausland/europa/durchatmen-auf-lesbos/story/23710866
UE-Turquie : enfermer les migrants, réprimer les mouvements, bombarder le Kurdistan
Les ambitions de l’Union européenne sont claires : éviter que les migrants n’arrivent sur le sol européen, et pour cela payer le prix qu’il faudra. Celles de la Turquie également : disposer d’une marge de manœuvre plus large pour mettre en place librement la politique qu’elle entend mener. Au milieu se trouvent des milliers d’hommes, de femmes, d’enfants. L’opinion de Migreurop.
►http://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/articles/ue-turquie-enfermer-les-migrants-reprimer-les-mouvements-bombarde
Europe has a deal with Turkey, but migrants will keep coming
IN A run-down building in the Tarlabasi district of Istanbul, 24-year-old Zehra, a refugee from Aleppo, lives in a tiny apartment with her husband, mother-in-law, and children. Her youngest, a little girl, was born just a month ago in a Turkish hospital—one of 70,000 Syrian babies born in Turkey since the civil war started in 2011, according to refugee agencies. She faces a precarious future. Zehra says they have received no government aid, and her husband can find only occasional work as a rubbish collector. Few Syrian children attend Turkish schools; instead they roam the streets of Turkish cities selling water or tissues. No wonder so many Syrians brave the short ocean crossing to Greece, hoping for a new life in Europe. Some 127,000 migrants arrived in Europe by sea in November, following on from over 200,000 in October.
▻http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21679333-refugees-misery-still-drives-them-leave-europe-has-deal-turkey-m
Turkish crackdown leaves refugees in limbo
With the EU outsourcing border security to Ankara, refugees are stuck in Turkey and aid groups say people-smuggling is being pushed deeper underground
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/10/turkish-crackdown-leaves-refugees-limbo?CMP=share_btn_tw
Turkey Detains Hundreds of Asylum Seekers
The EU offered Turkey lots of cash to stem the flow of people entering Europe. Hours later, Turkey detained 1,300 refugees and migrants.
▻https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/videos/650936048381239
EU unhappy with Turkish efforts so far to curb migrant inflow
The European Union is far from satisfied yet with the results of Turkish efforts to hold back migrants sailing to Greek islands and will discuss the problem in Ankara on Monday, a senior EU official said.
▻http://www.ekathimerini.com/204850/article/ekathimerini/news/eu-unhappy-with-turkish-efforts-so-far-to-curb-migrant-inflow
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EU tells Turkey migrant flows ’still way too high’
The EU plans to offer Turkey billions of dollars in aid to stem the exodus of refugees into Europe has so far had little effect. Thousands continue to make the perilous journey every day.
▻http://www.dw.com/en/eu-tells-turkey-migrant-flows-still-way-too-high/a-18972085
*Les espoirs déçus de l’accord entre la Turquie et l’UE sur les migrants*
L’Union européenne (UE) commence déjà à douter du plan d’action signé fin novembre à Bruxelles avec Ankara. Les Vingt-Huit espéraient surtout qu’il aboutisse vite à un arrêt brutal des flux de migrants. Or, les chiffres restent pour l’instant importants : environ 2 000 passages par jour depuis le 1er janvier entre la Turquie et les îles grecques de la mer Egée.
▻http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2016/01/09/les-espoirs-decus-de-l-accord-entre-la-turquie-et-l-union-europeenne-sur-les
“Europe’s Gatekeeper”. Amnesty International’s insight on asylum seekers’ detention in Turkey
At the end of the year 2015 the European common migration policy has been dominated by the stiff conviction that, in order to solve the so called “migration crisis”, the Union should prevent them from crossing the European borders.
▻http://www.asylumcorner.eu/europes-gatekeeper-amnesty-internationals-insight-on-asylum-seekers-det
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Turkey ’acting illegally’ over Syria refugees deportations
Stray dogs prowled around the entrance. The fence was topped with barbed wire. It was an icy cold morning.
▻http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35135810
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‘EU refugee deal should not overshadow right violations in Turkey,’ jailed Turkish journalist says
Jailed Turkish journalist Can Dündar has sent the Italian prime minister an open letter arguing the rapprochement between Turkey and the European Union over refugees should not overshadow violations of fundamental rights and freedoms in Turkey during the country’s EU accession process.
▻http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/eu-refugee-deal-should-not-overshadow-right-violations-in-turkey.