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Turkish daily exposes transfer of weapons to ISIS

Turkish daily exposes transfer of weapons to ISIS

On Sept. 1, police raided numerous news outlets, including one that happened to publish on that same day a report documenting weapons being transported from Turkey to the Islamic State (IS) in Syria with the knowledge of the local customs director. The police searched more than 20 media organizations and commercial companies of Koza Ipek […]

Abdullah Kurdi, The Father Of The Two Young Boys Found Washed Up On A Beach Speaks Of The Heartbreak Of Loosing His Whole Family

Abdullah Kurdi, The Father Of The Two Young Boys Found Washed Up On A Beach Speaks Of The Heartbreak Of Loosing His Whole Family

The father of a three-year-old Syrian boy found drowned on a beach in Turkey has told the public of the harrowing circumstances of his death. Alan Kurdi’s father Abdullah said that shortly after their boat left Turkey for the Greek island of Kos it was hit by waves and the captain swam off. “I tried […]

Refugees Refuse To Leave Train In Hungary Camp

Refugees Refuse To Leave Train In Hungary Camp

Scuffles have broken out west of the Hungarian capital, Budapest, after police tried to force migrants off a train at a refugee camp. Amid chaotic scenes, police ordered journalists from the scene at Bicske, declaring it an “operation zone”. The train had left Budapest hours after police let migrants into the railway station following a […]

Independent takes the decision to publish sobering photographs of the human cost of the current refugee crisis

Independent takes the decision to publish sobering photographs of the human cost of the current refugee crisis

The pictures show a small boy lying face down in the sand on a Turkish beach as an official stands over him. The child, who is thought to be Syrian, has drowned in an apparent attempt to flee the war ravaging his country. They are extraordinary images and serve as a stark reminder that, as […]

Journalists arrested on terrorism charges in Turkey for using crypto software

Journalists arrested on terrorism charges in Turkey for using crypto software

Three journalists working with Vice News have been charged with “engaging in terrorist activity” on behalf of ISIL (ISIS), because one of them used encryption software. A Turkish official told Al Jazeera: “The main issue seems to be that the [journalists’] fixer uses a complex encryption system on his personal computer that a lot of […]

Migrant Disappear From Austrian Hospital

Migrant Disappear From Austrian Hospital

Police in Austria say three Syrian children and their families who were rescued from a minivan containing 26 migrants have disappeared from the hospital where they were being treated. The children were taken to hospital in the town of Braunau am Inn on Friday suffering from severe dehydration. Their discovery came a day after police […]

My Week On Board A Refugee Rescue Boat

My Week On Board A Refugee Rescue Boat

I’m on a little old boat somewhere off the Libyan shore, and it’s one o’clock in the morning. The wind has picked up, and the waves are getting bigger and bigger. The captain tells us it’s no longer safe to stand on the deck, and so we retreat to our cramped cabins below. There, I […]

2,000 Migrants Rescued Near Libya Coast In One Day

2,000 Migrants Rescued Near Libya Coast In One Day

More than 2,000 migrants and refugees have been rescued from boats off the coast of Libya in one of the biggest single-day operations mounted, Italy’s coastguards have said. Distress calls came from more than 20 vessels, AFP reported. More than 2,000 people have died this year in attempts to reach Europe in overcrowded, unseaworthy boats. […]

A Refugee Tears Pages Of The Koran And Throws Them In To The Toilet In Germany

A Refugee Tears Pages Of The Koran And Throws Them In To The Toilet In Germany

At least 17 people were injured at an overcrowded German refugee shelter after one resident tore pages out of a Koran. Around 20 refugees chased the Afghan man who damaged the Muslim Holy Book and threw the discarded pages into the toilet. He was eventually saved by the shelter’s guards which prompted the mob according […]

Germany to end its contribution to NATO’s Patriot missile deployment in Turkey

Germany to end its contribution to NATO’s Patriot missile deployment in Turkey

Germany will end its contribution to NATO’s Patriot anti-missile systems in southern Turkey by the beginning of 2016, the Federal Ministry of Defence said on Saturday. “The decision was taken after the present assessments made by the NATO in June 2015, which concluded that the threat against Turkish territories by Syrian ballistic missiles is very […]

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