Friday, 04 March 2016 13:11
Europe: summits on refugee crisis
Europe’s migration crisis is hurtling towards a potentially defining turning point this month, with the pillars of the EU’s policy under sustained assault and German chancellor Angela Merkel facing the first electoral test of her refugee…
Friday, 26 February 2016 11:03
France: anti-Semitic terror
‘I had to cover my kippah with a cap to be safe in public,’ said Lev, a young Jew from Paris, ‘and I worried that someone would kill my daughter at her school.’ Lev’s family are…
Friday, 26 February 2016 11:01
Europe 'shameful' over refugees, terror response
European countries' shameful response to the migrant crisis and their counter-terrorism policies risk undermining their historic commitment to human rights, Amnesty International warned on Wednesday. They used their annual report to take some of the world's…
Friday, 19 February 2016 13:02
Germany: Freedom to speak
Intercessors in Germany write, ‘Since the Paris massacre, Istanbul attack and assaults in Cologne, feelings of unease and fear have intensified. Also, we now know that certain information was purposely withheld by official sources to avoid…
Friday, 19 February 2016 13:01
Sweden: Under the weight of many thousands of refugees
A Swedish Christian writes, ‘Sweden has always wanted to have a generous immigration policy and grant asylum to all who need it. Therefore, many refugees have entered Sweden during the current wave. In 2015 there were…
Friday, 12 February 2016 11:30
Slovak PM says EU will either control migration this year or collapse
The prime minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, says, ‘Overlooking tension, nervousness and fear that the EU does not have a real solution to the migration crisis while the migration wave continues could have catastrophic consequences. 2016…