Thursday, 18 November 2021 20:51
Belarus / Poland: border crisis
On 17 November Belarus provided temporary shelter for 1,000 freezing hungry migrants camping on its border with Poland, wanting to enter the EU. For months, thousands of men, women and children have been amassing at Belarus's…
Thursday, 18 November 2021 20:47
Greece: espionage trial of aid workers
Syrian refugee and aid worker Yusra Mardini went on trial on 18 November with over two dozen other aid workers from various countries, for helping migrants reach Greece between 2016 and 2018. The defendants face charges…
Thursday, 11 November 2021 21:45
Poland: humanitarian crisis unfolding at border zone
Kasia Wappa lives by Poland’s national park where a humanitarian crisis is unfolding on a scale not seen since World War 2. She is part of a network trying to save emaciated Middle Eastern immigrants who…
Thursday, 11 November 2021 21:40
Finland: Christian charity cuts ties with Palestinian NGO
FELM, a Finnish Christian missionary group, has cut ties with Palestinian children's rights NGO Defence for Children International-Palestine. Mr Stefansson, the charity's executive director, said they had concerns about possible banking sanctions of DCIP who are…
Thursday, 04 November 2021 22:06
Germany: Ahr valley region reconstruction
The flood disaster in the Ahr valley was three months ago. Much has been achieved but reconstruction will take a long time. Many houses had to be demolished and over thirty may not be rebuilt. Houses…
Thursday, 04 November 2021 21:44
Italy: G20 - climate and Covid
When the G20 leaders met in Rome last weekend, at their first face to face meeting since the pandemic started, climate change and Covid were on the agenda. The talks come amid increasingly dire warnings for…