Don’t call them migrants, call them refugees
The refugee crisis triggered a semantic debate all over Europe, useful to understand who is approaching the continent.
Dismaland migrates to Calais to house refugees
Banksy has announced that the timber and fixtures used to build Dismaland, which closed on the 27th of September, will be transferred to the Jungle refugee camp near Calais, in France. The camp hosts around 5,000 people who have escaped from countries including Syria, Libya and Eritrea. Many arrive in Calais in the hope of
The Italian Association of Youth Hostels offers 500 beds to refugees
The Italian Association of Youth Hostels (AIG) opens its structures to help refugees. Another example of solidarity and integration.
The letter Sophie Cruz gave to Pope Francis: “I’m afraid of losing my father”
Sophie Cruz is 5 years old, she lives in the United States but has Mexican origins. On Wednesday, like thousands of other people, she was anxiously waiting, with his father Raúl, for Pope Francis to pass by in his Popemobile on the National Mall, the monumental street of Washington, capital of the United States.
The UN shocked over clashes between Hungarian police and refugees
After days of verbal disputes, tensions, and psychological pressures, physical violence has arrived. Hungarian police decided to use violence to placate refugees, which are forced in a camp protected by barbed wire as if they were prisoners, near the city of Horgos, along the border with Serbia. Refugees tried to break the barriers to
New disturbing footage emerges from Hungary, the country rejecting refugees
The country led by the conservative Viktor Orban builds a barrier to keep migrants out. A video shows how they are treated in camps.
Refugees Welcome is the Airbnb for refugees. And Europe opens its homes
It’s been called the “Airbnb for refugees”. Refugees Welcome, Flüchtlinge Willkommen in the original German, is a non-profit website that connects refugees to people offering spare rooms. It has been active in Germany since November 2014 and in Austria since January 2015, helping around 140 refugees from 21 different countries find places to stay.
Hungary. The picture of the prisoners building a wall before our very eyes
One of the main countries, and one of the most debated, chosen by refugees to reach Northern Europe is Hungary. Among the measures taken by Viktor Orbán’s government there is the construction of a wall along the border with Serbia, aimed to contain the flow of people illegally entering the country that, according to local
Refugees. How Italian associations are helping them
From donations to NGOs, to voluntary works, and hospitality. Here are some tips for those who want to do their bit for refugees in Italy, where more than 100,000 asylum seekers have arrived in 2015.
The much awaited European plan on refugees
The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, held his first speech on the State of the Union the 8th of September. He spoke to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, tackling the humanitarian crisis which sees hundreds of thousands of refugees crowding Europe’s southern borders. In his speech he outlined the Commission’s plan