Book review: Germany’s new public enemies? Stefan Buchen on Syrian “escape helpers”

August 4, 2014 Germany is proud of its culture of democracy and the rule of law. But how proud should it be of the way it treats those who help Syrian refugees threatened by starvation and mass murder at home to enter the country? In 2013 and 2014, several German-based Syrians have been tried in…

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Long-term observation in Wien-Floridsdorf, Vienna

July 3, 2014 In 2005 a home for people seeking asylum was built in Wien-Floridsdorf, Vienna. Back then the residents were explicitly against it. Now a long-term observation in Wien-Floridsdorf shows, that after more than nine years none of the concerns and fears, which were at the first place responsible for the resistance, are playing…

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Syrian refugees discovered in a Turkish truck

June 28, 2014 According to the Wiener Zeitung, eight Syrian refugees were discovered in a Turkish truck at the toll gate at Gleinalm. The subjects were between 2 and 66 years old. It is not clear if Austria was their primary destination.

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