The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
Reuters – German Politicians Slam Greece Over Handling of Refugee Crisis
Germany’s finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and a senior Bavarian politician criticized Greece on Sunday over the way it is managing its role in Europe’s biggest migration crisis since World War Two. Schaeuble, who has clashed repeatedly with Greek officials this year over economic policy, told Bild am Sonntag that Athens has for years ignored the rules that oblige migrants to file for asylum in the European Union country they arrive in first.
Winnipeg Free Press – Newcomer Nutrition on the Menu for Arabic Cooking Course
When nutritionist Ala’a Eideh volunteers as an instructor in an Arabic nutrition and cooking class that starts next month, she’ll be teaching newcomers from places such as Syria — a place with a cuisine she knows well and loves. “Giving a cooking class in Arabic for newcomers — especially Syrians — is exciting,” said the international student doing a doctorate in nutrition at the University of Manitoba.
Toronto Star – Refugee Board Told Gay-Bash Victim St. Kitts can Protect Him
The back and side of Rolston Ryan’s body still bear the marks of the stabbings in two gay bashing attacks that he suffered in St. Kitts. […] Despite the scars of his stab wounds — and acknowledgement that he would “face a serious possibility of persecution” as a gay man if he returned to his homeland — the Immigration and Refugee Board denied Ryan’s refugee claim because, in refugee judge Brenda Lloyd’s own words, “the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis provides adequate protection to its citizens.”
CBC – Edmonton’s Eritrean Community Worries Other Refugees Being Ignored
A United Nations inquiry in June reported human rights violations in Eritrea. The report said many people there are subjected to forced labour or imprisonment under a totalitarian state. Hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled the country. Zedingle Ghebremusse of the Edmonton Eritrean Association said he applauds Canadian efforts to help Syrian refugees. But he worries Eritreans risk being ignored as a result.
Le Figaro – Ajaccio : la situation se tend à nouveau, des CRS déployés
Le calme aura été de courte durée. Après le saccage d’une salle de prière, des manifestants ont investi à nouveau un quartier sensible. Samedi matin, les élus locaux se sont relayés pour condamner les événements qui se sont déroulés depuis jeudi soir à Ajaccio. Le rassemblement prévu à 15 heures aux abords du quartier des Jardins […].
Le Monde – Des migrants ont tenté de s’introduire dans le tunnel sous la Manche
Plusieurs centaines de migrants ont tenté de s’introduire sur le site d’Eurotunnel, près de Calais, vendredi 25 décembre dans l’après-midi. Les autorités ont brièvement fermé l’autoroute A16 dans les deux sens par mesure de sécurité. « Vers 16 heures, quelques centaines de migrants, par petits groupes, ont tenté de s’introduire sur le site », […].
