Global Issues
News headlines for “Immigration”, page 220
Xenophobes Find Police Protection in Greece
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Sep 19 (IPS) - Panahi Gholamhousein (22), an Afghan refugee who spends his days in a room that is barely five square metres with his wife Zarmina (18) and their 19-month-old daughter Zahra, has hardly left his place in downtown Athens since he was beaten up and robbed nearly a month ago.
Separated, And Cohabitating For Now
- Inter Press Service
SHEIKH JARRAH, Occupied East Jerusalem, Sep 18 (IPS) - “See the bullets from the 1948 and 1967 wars,” Badr Abu Ad-Dula says, showing the scars of the old frontline on the outer walls of the building where he and his family of 13 live. “Here’s the Jordanian outpost.” The elderly Palestinian points at a loophole, now a bedroom window.
Mob Violence Continues Against Myanmar's Rohingya
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 17 (IPS) - Myanmar, also known as Burma, has taken important steps towards democracy and greater respect for human rights during the last months with one exception, activists say – the situation for the Rohingya minority, which has faced an outburst of violent attacks this summer.
Drawing an Uncertain Kurdish Map
- Inter Press Service
QAMISHLI, Sep 17 (IPS) - Over a yellowish map, Qehreman Meri draws an oblong surface along the Turkish-Syrian border. "We want an autonomous region with clearly defined boundaries," says this spokesman from Yeketi (Unity), one of 15 Kurdish political parties in Syria.
When a Courtyard Becomes a Border
- Inter Press Service
RAS EL-AMOUD, Occupied East Jerusalem, Sep 17 (IPS) - Filistin Hamdallah looks disoriented, walking without purpose amidst the furniture strewn in the courtyard, as if she was moving home. Only the fresh laundry hanging on wires indicates that the Palestinian family is here to stay, to stay in conditions with Jewish neighbours that show just how difficult the divisions in Jerusalem can be.
OP-ED: MEXICO-U.S.: La Caravana Has Arrived
- Inter Press Service
Syrian Kurds Find the Language of Freedom
- Inter Press Service
DERIK, Northern Syria, Sep 10 (IPS) - "I want to learn how to read and write in my own language," says Manal, a young Kurd from Syria. Neither she nor any of Manal’s 30 classmates have ever been so close to achieving their goal.
Hazaras in Pakistan Caught Between Persecution and the High Seas
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, Sep 06 (IPS) - It will be no less than a miracle if Nadir Ali makes it to Australia, where he planned to seek asylum. But with each passing day, since his boat went missing over two months ago, hopes are dimming.
Women Take up Care of Tohoku Elders
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Sep 02 (IPS) - Yumiko Yonekura, who survived last year’s massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated Tohoku in northeast Japan, has just launched ‘Hot Care Kesenuma’, a welfare company that provides special care for feeble elders in the affected region.
Long Wait to Defect From Assad’s Forces
- Inter Press Service
GUNDIK SHALAL, Syria, Aug 31 (IPS) - "Of course I want to defect but I cannot give up my salary. How could I possibly feed my 11 children?" The war is putting every Syrian on the brink, including this policeman on the side of President Bashar Al Assad.
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