https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/lithuania-border-camps-state-emergency-over-migrants-belarus-2021-11-09/ A state of emergency was declared in Lithuania as Migrants from Belarus swarm to the border. The state of emergency will last a month and allows for border patrol officers to use “proportional physical violence” and “mental coercion” to stop migrants from fleeing to lithuania. The state of emergency comes after sanctions were put on Belarus due to President… Read more »
A Moroccan woman killed after the country’s navy opened fire on a boat carrying two dozen migrants was buried on Wednesday. The woman, who had been studying law, died before reaching a hospital on Tuesday, said Mohamed Benaissa, the head of Morocco’s northern observatory for human rights. Three other people were wounded in the confrontation, he said. Some Moroccan media… Read more »
Two women and a girl believed to be migrants have been found dead with their throats slashed near Greece’s north-eastern border with Turkey, Greek authorities said. The victims appeared to be of North African, Middle Eastern or Asian origin, but their nationalities and identities were unknown, police said. An initial examination of the bodies suggested the three were killed about… Read more »
Amidst the influx of Syrian refugees fleeing political persecution, looking for a new home has proven to come with some caveats. Germany has had several instances of anti-migrant activity: “A Syrian man has been brutally attacked in the German city of Wismar as clashes between anti-migrant demonstrators and counter-protesters sparked another night of violence. According to Rostock police, the 20-year-old… Read more »
