Hidden in Plain Sight: Syrian War Criminals in the Netherlands
An investigation revealed that some Syrians who had fled the civil war had encountered their former torturers while living in the Netherlands.
An investigation revealed that some Syrians who had fled the civil war had encountered their former torturers while living in the Netherlands.
In light of the worsening maelstrom as two factions vie for power, western governments have gradually been getting their citizens out.
“Ukraine is currently fighting for the whole of Europe. Ukraine’s victory in the war is as important to us as it is to Ukrainians themselves. Ukraine must not fall, because then no country in Europe will be able to feel safe.”—Edvards Ratnieks
Behind the statistics are real people who suffer the consequences of geopolitical maneuvers, calculations, and miscalculations out of their control.
Heating, lighting, and electricity come and go in Transcarpathia, plunged into uncertainty and darkness as a result of the war in Ukraine. However, the Ukrainian community that lives on the other side of the Hungarian border struggles to live on.
Will a renewed influx of Ukrainians, especially amid the ongoing fallout of Hungary’s energy crisis, test the limits of the Magyars’ generosity?
Is there a proper way to differentiate between true refugees and opportunists? It is a hard question to answer. But one thing is sure: it is never a loss when the Church gets actively involved in a refugee’s life. While the system can be cheated, God cannot.
The proportion of Ukrainian refugees who are women and children stands in stark contrast with the high percentage of young adult men received across Europe during the migrant crisis of 2015 and 2016.
According to the non-profit, the Ukrainian refugees are having problems with the language. They face “economic and job uncertainty,” and “they cannot bear to live permanently on charity.”
It is the ordinary nature of their goodness that makes the story of Le Chambon such a miracle. It was weathered men and women with brittle hands, shiny with callouses from backbreaking work, hard as oak and often gnarled with age, who did these things.