On the EU’s eastern border, Poland builds a fence to stop migrants
Uznarz Gorny, PolandReuters Polish soldiers were building a fence on the border with Belarus on Thursday, as the European Union’s largest eastern member takes steps to curb illegal border crossings despite criticism that some migrants are being treated inhumanely. Brussels has accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of using migrants as part of a “hybrid war” […]
Poland reports record number of migrants at Belarusian border
Warsaw, PolandReuters A record number of migrants have crossed the Polish border with Belarus since Friday, the Border Guard said on Monday, amid accusations Minsk is using illegal crossings to pressure European Union states. Poland and Lithuania have seen a surge in illegal migration in recent weeks that is so severe the countries have appealed […]
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree ceasefire after border clashes
Bishkek, KyrgyzstanReuters Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan agreed what they called a complete ceasefire on Saturday after reports of fresh shooting and troop build-ups in the aftermath of border clashes earlier this week that killed 49 people. The heads of the countries’ state security bodies announced the agreement in a joint briefing in Kyrgyzstan hours after Kyrgyzstan’s […]
Essay: China and India’s deadly Himalayan clash is a big test for Modi. And a big concern for the world.
In an article first published on The Conversation, IAN HALL, of Australia’s Griffith Asia Institute, looks at the background to this week’s fatal clash on the Indian-Chinese border…
STRANGESIGHTS: WHEN READING THE FINE PRINT BRINGS A REWARD; WALES OWES ENGLAND SOME LAND?; AND, TELEGRAM FINALLY ARRIVES – 50 YEARS LATE
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
US, Mexican Catholic bishops, advocates meet to discuss response to Trump border policies
RNS A group Catholic bishops from the US and Mexico joined social justice groups for what organizers described as an “emergency” summit this week in El Paso, Texas, where leaders voiced opposition to President Trump’s immigration policies regarding asylum-seekers and the construction of a new border wall. “Our nation, the United States, has expressed that […]
Beyond Congress, property owners stand between Trump and US-Mexico border wall
Thomson Reuters Foundation Lost in the argument between lawmakers and US President Donald Trump over funding for a potential wall along the US-Mexico border is the effect such construction would have on private property owners, legal experts warned on Wednesday. The 3,200 kilometre border already has about 1125 kilometres of fencing, and Trump is pushing […]
US: FAITH GROUPS CELEBRATE HOLIDAY SEASON BY DESCENDING ON THE BORDER
JACK JENKINS reports on how politics have changed the way a 25-year-old Christmas tradition was held at the US-Mexican border…
US IMMIGRATION: FAITH-BASED AGENCIES OPEN DOORS TO KIDS SEPARATED AT THE BORDER
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER and JACK JENKINS report for Religion News Service on how faith groups have responded to the US immigration crisis…
San Diego Catholic bishop calls border wall prototypes ‘grotesque’
RNS San Diego Catholic Bishop Robert McElroy condemned the US Trump administration’s border wall effort this week, calling it “ineffective” and “grotesque” as the President visited the region to tour prototypes. President Donald Trump used his first visit to California since taking office to decry current fences along the US-Mexico border as “inferior” – and […]