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Refuge at last: Migration quotas and responses

It took the unforgiving death of a Kurdish toddler to get European governments to reconsider resettling the thousands of refugees coming from Turkey and the Mediterranean. When the photo of 3 year old Aylan Kurdi coincidentally fleeing with his family from Kobane was beamed around the world it served as an epiphany for many Western governments. For years, the deaths of Syrian, Kurdish children were only seen from a distance and as the cold military term "collateral damage" and not as children who are human. The EU Foreign Policy minister Mogherini tried to argue that the photo of Aylan was emotional blackmail and was later condemned for his comment by local citizens. The kind response and help that ordinary EU citizens have been showing to arriving migrant families and refugees in Germany, Italy and now Scandinavia has equally put their respective governments to shame. Iceland, as small as it is has also step up with Icelanders offering to open their homes to host thou...

Israel, Jewish terrorists and extremism

On last year's Gaza war some 1500 Palestinians were killed including 300 children and many civilians Speaking on Israel's crimes against the Palestinians in Occupied Palestine (ie East Jerusalem or Al Quds in Arabic, West Bank and Gaza) is regarded as the ultimate taboo. Criticizing Israel justifiably by the way will get anyone labeled as Anti-Israel and Jewish or by default an Anti-Semite . All of this before the accused critic is allowed to explain their reasons or side of the story. The whole world and several generations of people from Buenos Aires, Santiago to Monrovia and Beijing down to Auckland know the trials and tribulations faced by the Palestinians. Palestine remains heavily occupied and bombarded literally speaking by a brutal military force under the eyes of Israeli government that has turned a blind eye to the illegal occupation that holds the record for breaking the most UN Resolutions , Geneva convention violations and has ...

Nepal's constitutional reform and post earthquake politics

Families living in outside in tents in the immediate aftermath of the April Earthquake. Photo by Naresh Newar from IRIN News. Nepal is currently balancing Earthquake recovery which is taking longer than expected with the recent constitutional reforms that have outraged ordinary Nepalese. As Haitians have learned after a massive disaster, the Nepalese people are experiencing slow post disaster recovery and neglect both through indifference from the government and lack of international interest and unfulfilled aid promises. The Nepalese government for the last decade have been attempting to pass constitutional reforms that would split the landlocked mountainous country's provinces into 7 federal provinces . It is easier said than done. Federalizing and breaking up the provinces into multiple territories is unpopular among many Nepalese who come from ethnic minorities that have argued with the government over marginalization in economic and political representation, lack ...

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