Daily Archives: April 26, 2021

2021-04-26: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-04-27). Up to 130 asylum seekers drown in the EU's Mediterranean graveyard. wsws.org The tragedy at sea is the latest in an unceasing catalogue of drownings, which have been deliberately allowed to take place by European governments in order to deter migration to Europe.

news.un (2021-04-26). Deadly shipwreck off Venezuela underscores need for safe migration pathways, protection. news.un.org The latest shipwreck in the Caribbean has highlighted the need for safe migration pathways, particularly in the COVID-19 era when many borders remain closed, two UN agencies said on Monday.

Latin America News Dispatch (2021-04-26). Mexico Will Build 17 Shelters for Child Migrants Near Southern Border. latinorebels.com The shelters will be run by the country's child welfare agency and will be located in different places in the states of Tabasco and Chiapas.

The Associated Press (2021-04-26). Protests Reveal Generational Divide in Immigrant Communities. latinorebels.com BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — When protests began in a Minneapolis suburb after a white police officer fatally shot a Black man, 21-year-old Fatumata Kromah took to the street, pushing for change she says is essential to her Liberian immigrant community.

Paul Dobson (2021-04-26). At Least Two Dead in Latest Maritime Accident on Venezuela-Trinidad Migrant Route. venezuelanalysis.com Twenty people also died in November making the perilous sea journey, when authorities pointed the finger at human-trafficking mafias.

Brenda Norrell (2021-04-26). 'Financing Border Wars' Corporations violating human rights on Arizona border. indybay.org The new report, "Financing Border Wars," details the push for border walls, drones and biometrics — including iris scans and finger prints — which violate the international human rights of migrants and refugees. The abuse includes tracking surveillance on phones and social media.

Julia Conley, staff writer (2021-04-26). Rights Groups Demand Records on Trump Admin's 'Death Flight' Deportations of Cameroonian Asylum Seekers. commondreams.org "The government's mass deportations of Cameroonian and other Black immigrants is inhumane and targeted," said attorneys with three human rights groups Monday. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/asylum_protest.jpg

commondreams (2021-04-26). Following Government's Forced 'Death Flight' Deportations and Torture of Black Immigrants, Advocates Seek Answers. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Rebecca Magallon (2021-04-26). A Better Solution to DACA. indybay.org DACA is temporary relief for immigrant childhood arrivals to the United States, this articles calls for permanent solutions for DACA recipients.

Alethea Redfern (2021-04-26). The Weekly Round-up: Home Office deaths and Post Office "thefts" ukhumanrightsblog.com This week's Round-Up looks at Priti Patel's Article 2 breach in respect of deaths in immigration detention,…

David Vine (2021-04-26). 175 Years of Border Invasions: The Anniversary of the U.S. War on Mexico and the Roots of Northward Migration. globalresearch.ca Amid renewed fear mongering about an "invasion" at the U.S.-Mexico border, …

David Vine (2021-04-26). 175 Years of Border Invasions. zcomm.org The Anniversary of the U.S. War on Mexico and the Roots of Northward Migration…

SATP (2021-04-26). India: Peace Endures In Punjab — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Ajit Kumar Singh* | On April 21, 2021, the Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an infiltration bid by three Pakistani intruders along the India-Pakistan international border in Pathankot. | On April 7, BSF personnel arrested 28-year-old Amjad Ali aka Majid Jutt, a resident of Kharak village in Lahore, Pakistani Punjab, at 'zero-point' in the Khemkaran area, along the India-Pakistan International Border, in Ferozepur District. A total of 20.5 kilograms of Heroin, a mobile phone, a power bank and a 13-foot-long PVC pipe (used to push in drug packets from under the border fence) were recovered by the BSF from A…

Eurasia Review (2021-04-26). Venezuela: Security Force Abuses At Colombia Border. eurasiareview.com Venezuelan security forces have committed egregious abuses against local residents during a weeks-long operation against armed groups on the border with Colombia, Human Rights Watch said Monday. | Venezuelan security forces opened the offensive in Apure state on March 21, 2021, with the alleged purpose of combatting armed groups in Venezuela. The operation led to the execution of at least four peasants, arbitrary arrests, the prosecution of civilians in military courts, and torture of residents accused of collaborating with armed groups. The abuses follow a pattern similar to that of systematic abuses that hav…

news.un (2021-04-26). 'Disasters know no borders' says Guterres, 35 years on from Chernobyl nuclear accident. news.un.org In his message for Chernobyl International Remembrance Day on Monday, the UN chief reminded that "disasters know no borders".

Editorial La Jornada (2021-04-26). Kamala Harris: Migración y clima. globalizacion.ca Aunque el gobierno de Washington hizo saber en días pasados que no estaba interesado en vincular la lucha contra el calentamiento global y las medidas a adoptar ante el fenómeno migratorio desde Centroamérica hacia territorio de Estados Unidos, como propuso…

Eurasia Review (2021-04-26). Implications Are Global In New Study Predicting Human Exodus In Bangladesh. eurasiareview.com Rising sea levels and more powerful cyclonic storms, phenomena driven by the warming of oceans due to climate change, puts at immediate or potential risk an estimated 680 million people living in low-lying coastal zones (a number projected to reach more than one billion by 2050). In nations like Bangladesh these populations are already moving to escape sea-level rise. | In a new study, "Modeling human migration under environmental change: a case study of the effect of sea level rise in Bangladesh," researchers led by Maurizio Porfiri, an engineer at the Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) at the NYU T…

Staff (2021-04-25). Palestinians demonstrate in support of Al-Aqsa in Gaza Strip. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Residents of the Gaza Strip have reportedly staged large-scale rallies against Zionist security forces in the border areas, so as to support the Palestinian resistance in the occupied city of Jerusalem Al-Quds…

teleSUR (2021-04-25). AMLO and Harris to Talk COVID-19 and Immigration on May 7. telesurenglish.net RELATED: | The US White House confirmed the meeting. The chat will aim at "deepening the partnership between the two countries to achieve shared goals of prosperity, good governance and addressing the causes of migration," a statement said. | AMLO and Harris already held a telephone conversation on these issues on April 7. | Harris was specially appointed by Biden to manage the migration crisis on the U.S.-Mexican, where 171,000 migrants…

ecns.cn (2021-04-24). Yunnan's Ruili downgrades COVID-19 risk level in seven areas. ecns.cn Ruili, a border city in southwest China's Yunnan Province, has brought down the number of areas classified as high or medium-risk for COVID-19 transmission on Saturday.

Staff (2021-04-25). Abuse and Lack of Transparency Fuel Vaccine Mistrust in ICE Jails. truthout.org David John has been on hunger strike for over a month. A longtime New York resident who has been incarcerated for two years while fighting deportation at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center, John contracted COVID-19 twice during outbreaks at the immigration jail, where 63 percent of the population

Brenda Norrell (2021-04-25). 'Financing Border Wars' Corporations violating human rights on Arizona border. indybay.org The new report, "Financing Border Wars," details the push for border walls, drones and biometrics — including iris scans and finger prints — which violate the international human rights of migrants and refugees. The abuse includes tracking surveillance on phones and social media.

sputniknews (2021-04-25). VP Harris Reportedly Unaware Her Children's Book Found Its Way to 'Welcome Packs' For Migrant Kids. sputniknews.com In March, US President Joe Biden appointed his VP, Kamala Harris, to be responsible for dealing with what many claim to be an ongoing migration crisis on the southern American border. The newly-minted 'border czar', however, has not visited the US-Mexican border since she received the assignment.

Rebecca Magallon (2021-04-25). A Better Solution to DACA. indybay.org DACA is temporary relief for immigrant childhood arrivals to the United States, this articles calls for permanent solutions for DACA recipients.

_____ (2021-04-25). Canada: Supreme Court Upholds Sinixt Nation's Right To Land Across Border. popularresistance.org Canada's highest court has upended the federal government's 65-year-old claim that an Indigenous nation from British Columbia's Interior no longer exists. | In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada said the Sinixt Nation, whose reservation is in Washington state, has constitutionally protected Indigenous rights to hunt in their ancestral territory north of the border. | The ruling means that if Indigenous groups outside of modern-day Canada can prove they descended from a pre-contact society in what is now Canada, they can claim Section 35(1) rights under the Constitution, which recognizes and affirms the r…

Anonymous103 (2021-04-25). Ethnic Engineering: Denmark's Ghetto Policy. southfront.org Illustrative image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark. | The very word is chilling, but has become normalised political currency in Denmark. Since 2010, the Danish government has resorted to

Anonymous669 (2021-04-25). Turkish Military Established 64th Post In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org A Turkish army tank stationed near the Syrian border, in Suruc, Turkey, Sept. 3, 2016. (AP Photo) | On April 24, the Turkish military established a new post in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, where several terrorist groups are present. | The new Turkish post was reportedly built near the village of al-Ziadiyah, in the outskirts of Jisr al-Shughur town in western Idlib. The region is tightly-controlled by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Turkistan Islamic Party. | According to the Lond…

sputniknews (2021-04-25). It's About Time: Kamala Harris, Mexican President to Discuss 'Root Causes of Migration'. sputniknews.com On Saturday, Republican Senator Ted Cruz joined New Hampshire GOP members in lambasting Kamala Harris for failing to visit the nation's southern border, where the situation, according to many, is quickly "spiraling out of control".

news.un (2021-04-25). First Person: Rohingya refugees traumatized again, after devastating camp fire. news.un.org A Rohingya refugee and volunteer for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has been telling UN News how his community has been "once again traumatized" as a result of a massive fire which swept through the Cox's Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh in March, killing at least 11 people and making more than 45,000 homeless.

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