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Condo board sues Toronto church!
Photo credit: City News Toronto A neighbouring condo corporation has filed a lawsuit against Sanctuary Toronto, a church which has been operarating in downtown Toronto providing outreach to the unhoused. City News reports that a resident of the condo, Akhil said, “I got chased a couple of times just going to the train station, someone…
Health officials say Israeli strikes kill over 40 in Gaza!
Photo credit: Arab News Israeli strikes in Gaza City and at a refugee camp killed more than 40 people, including 19 women and children. PBS News reports that health officials at Shifa Hospital, where most of the bodies were brought, said the dead included 14 people killed in a strike late which hit a residential…
16 arrested trying to cross Canadian border!
Photo credit: CTV News The RCMP have arrested 16 people trying to cross the border into Canada on Friday. The Canadian Press reports that two others, who were part of the group, are still being sought for by police. The RCMP intercepted a truck near Stanstead, Que, in August that was attempting to bring 44…
Anti- and pro-immigration protesters confront each other in Glasgow!
Photo credit: The Guardian A week after the largest far-right anti-immigration march in London, it was Glasgow’s turn yesterday as anti-immigration protesters clashed with counter-protesters. The Gurdian reports that the statue of Scottish statesman Donald Dewar was surrounded by union flags bearing the words “Stop the boats” and “Unite the kingdom”. Further down down the…
Violence at anti-immigration protests in the Netherlands!
Photo credit: DW Protesters demanding better migration laws in the Hague clashed with police on Saturday. DW reports that far-right leader Geert Wilders has condemned the unrest. He described the rioters as “idiots”. Dutch police used tear gas and a water canon to disperse the crowd, according to a spokesperson for the local government. The…
Post from Refugees In Libya
Photo credit: Human Rights Watch Urgent ð¨ Happening in Tobruk, Libya Every day we are receiving disturbing messages and images from refugees held in a government detention centre in Tobruk. The guards at the camp are demanding ransom for the release of each detainee. We have been told that the number of refugees detained there…


