Top U.S. officials urged other countries to join a global campaign to roll back asylum protections at an event on the sidelines of the United Nations annual gathering. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/world/trump-push-restrict-asylum-rights/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #refugees #immigration #un
The Nagoya High Court ruled that the government is not obligated to recognize a Syrian man as a refugee after the collapse of the regime of former President Bashar al-Assad in 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/japan/court-rules-government-not-obliged-refugee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #refugees #japanesecourts #syria
If you think we have it bad in Aotearoa, with NZ Labour drifting around in the neoliberal centre-right, just look at Oz. Their Labour party is firmly in the neoconservative right under Albanese. Just listen to his defensive comments here about the plight of refugees his country's government traps on Nauru for years at a time;
Angela Antunovic
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Today in Labor History September 16, 1982: Phalangists and Israelis massacred as many as 3,500 Palestinian civilian refugees at the Sabra and Shatila camps in Lebanon. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) ordered the Phalangist to clear the camps of PLO fights and then watched and did nothing as they slaughtered civilians. In 1983, the Kahan Commission found that the Israeli military bore indirect responsibility by allowing it to happen under their command. The commission also blamed Ariel Sharon, then Defense Minister, forcing him to resign. This sordid past worked in his favor in the long run, however, as his “toughness” helped him to win the national election for Prime Minister.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #sabraandshatila #palestine #israel #lebanon #massacre #zionism #occupation #refugees #arielsharon #idf #civilians #warcrimes #humanrights
Today in Labor History September 16, 1982: Phalangists and Israelis massacred as many as 3,500 Palestinian civilian refugees at the Sabra and Shatila camps in Lebanon. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) ordered the Phalangist to clear the camps of PLO fights and then watched and did nothing as they slaughtered civilians. In 1983, the Kahan Commission found that the Israeli military bore indirect responsibility by allowing it to happen under their command. The commission also blamed Ariel Sharon, then Defense Minister, forcing him to resign. This sordid past worked in his favor in the long run, however, as his “toughness” helped him to win the national election for Prime Minister.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #sabraandshatila #palestine #israel #lebanon #massacre #zionism #occupation #refugees #arielsharon #idf #civilians #warcrimes #humanrights
🇺🇸Honoring our promise to Afghan allies is personal.
#community #refugees#AfghanAllies#AfghanVeterans#America#EnduringWelcomeAct#Honor #friendship#StandwithRefugees#AfghanEvac #democracy
It’s starting: Frontex is being deployed in Belgium
„The government had announced it, and now it’s happening: since last week, the first Frontex agents have been on duty at Zaventem airport.
The government’s goal is clear: the Minister of the Interior (Quintin, MR) and the Minister of Asylum and Migration (Van Bossuyt, N-VA) are delighted with this new collaboration. With the support of Frontex, they want to increase the number of deportations by plane.
Anyone staying illegally in Belgium must return to their country as quickly as possible. Thanks to Frontex’s intervention, we can speed up the pace of return operations.’
(Van Bossuyt)
The Frontex agency is the armed hand of the European Union: officially, in the words of the EU, Frontex ‘guarantees the safety and smooth functioning of external borders by ensuring security’.
In reality, Frontex is a deadly agency, already responsible for the deaths of thousands of people every year at the borders of Fortress Europe.“
We can only fear the worst with the new ‘collaboration’ between police officers and Frontex.
Borders kill. Down with borders.
ABOLISH DETENTION CENTRES
ABOLISH BORDERS
ABOLISH FRONTEX
ABOLISH POLICE
FREEDOM FOR ALL
https://www.anarchistfederation.net/its-starting-frontex-is-being-deployed-in-belgium/
#Belgium#Europe#FortressEurope #AbolishFrontex#Frontex#EU#Migration
Prison Sentences, Fines and Ankle-Monitors:
Greek Parliament Approves Harsh Migration Bill
New migration law passed by Greece is considered one of the toughest in Europe. Opposition parties and international media speak of “Trumpian turn.”……
#Greece#EU#FortressEurope#Migration#Refugees#Europe#Antireport
Kevin Carson
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US #Holocaust #Museum announced temporary closure of exhibit detailing #UnitedStates turned away #Jewish #refugees during #worldwarii This decision reportedly follows an order from #Trump to vet #Smithsonian museums for content considered to be #antiamerican. Closure of the exhibit, which highlights a critical historical narrative, has sparked a conversation about the boundaries of such vetting processes and their impact on historical education. @NoLieWithBTC: Museum closes exhibit #censorship
US #Holocaust #Museum announced temporary closure of exhibit detailing #UnitedStates turned away #Jewish #refugees during #worldwarii This decision reportedly follows an order from #Trump to vet #Smithsonian museums for content considered to be #antiamerican. Closure of the exhibit, which highlights a critical historical narrative, has sparked a conversation about the boundaries of such vetting processes and their impact on historical education. @NoLieWithBTC: Museum closes exhibit #censorship
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A decade ago, as Germany was grappling with an influx of migrants, the small town of Altena volunteered to take in extra to reverse years of population and economic decline. Only around half have stayed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/world/society/germany-town-migration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #germany #migration #afd #refugees #iraq
Antanicus
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850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home since Assad’s fall, UN says
> An official with the U.N. reguee agency UNHCR says that since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December, some 850,000 Syrian #refugees have returned home from neighboring countries.
850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home since Assad’s fall, UN says
> An official with the U.N. reguee agency UNHCR says that since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December, some 850,000 Syrian #refugees have returned home from neighboring countries.
Tom
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School closures as a result of funding cuts are pushing Rohingya refugee children into marriage and work. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/25/asia-pacific/society/school-rohingya-refugee-children/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #rohingya #refugees #unhcr #myanmar #children #humanrights #usaid #un #unicef