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How the Harper government is manipulating the refugee crisis: Siddiqui
The Toronto Star 17/09/2015 - The Harper government has long resisted bringing in Syrian refugees, an overwhelming majority of whom are Muslims. But it has been keen on fast-tracking Christians, Yazidis and others from Syria and Iraq. Its rationale for the first is that with so many extremist militias operating there, terrorists could sneak in masquerading as refugees. Its explanation for the second is that the Islamic State is targeting minorities. Both are reasonable propositions. But they also hide the government's terrible record on refugees and provide a cover for bigotry, that of the Harperites themselves or of the Conservative base of fundamentalist Christians and other right-wingers to whom the government caters. Harper is ingenuous  when he rejects "opening the floodgates and airlifting tens of thousands of refugees out of terrorist war zones without proper process." Who is advocating opening the floodgates? He has merely been asked to do more than he has. Who is suggesting that refugees not be screened for security? All asylum seekers are vetted by Canadian intelligence agents working in the region, in cooperation with the security services of our allies. Who is arguing that refugees must be rescued only from camps in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan? A majority of the 4 million Syrian refugees in exile are scattered in cities and rural areas across the region. Harper is pandering to the dangerous stereotype that all Muslims are potential terrorists, whereas non-Muslims may be squeaky clean. In fact, Christian and other non-Muslims have also been involved with the many ruthless militias in Syria and Iraq. They all need to be checked out, as security experts have said. Read more - Lire plusSyrian refugees aren't a terrorist threatRon Atkey: Syrian refugees: Are they really a threat to Canadian security? Rima Elkouri: Idées reçuesRefugee crisis: EU governments set to back new internment camps
The Guardian 15/09/2015 - European governments are aiming to deny the right of asylum to innumerable refugees by funding and building camps for them in Africa and elsewhere outside the European Union. Under plans endorsed in Brussels on Monday evening, EU interior ministers agreed that once the proposed system of refugee camps outside the union was up and running, asylum claims from people in the camps would be inadmissible in  Europe. The emergency meeting of interior ministers was called to grapple with Europe's worst modern refugee crisis. It broke up in acrimony amid failure to agree on a new system of binding quotas for refugees being shared across the EU and other decisions being deferred until next month. The lacklustre response to a refugee emergency that is turning into a full-blown European crisis focussed on "Fortress Europe" policies aimed at excluding refugees and shifting the burden of responsibility on to third countries, either of transit or of origin. Read more - Lire plusTima Kurdi, aunt of drowned Syrian boy, pleads for help for refugeesEurope's refugee crisis is not as big as you've heard, and not without recent precedentThe refugee crisis: beware the drums of warMigrant crisis: People treated 'like animals' in Hungary campRefugees trapped at Hungarian border attacked with tear gas, water cannonsAustria imposes border controls over influx of refugeesLa libre circulation suspendue en EuropeRenégocier les accords de Schengen serait plus compliqué qu'il n'y paraîtEvacuation de deux campements de migrants à ParisAs refugee aid falters, European leaders pursue military action at seaRéfugiés: Google lance un appel aux donsFinland proposes taxing the rich to take in more refugeesMay Alan Kurdi's death inspire us to create a world without bordersWith force-feedings ordered, ACLU calls for end to disparate policies for people seeking sylum and mistreatment of hunger-striking detainees in Florida'Isis flag' picture that claims to show refugees attacking police goes viral - and is a lie |
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The New York Times 14/09/2015 - The convoy of four sport utility vehicles full of Mexican tourists was about three hours southwest of Cairo on a typical adventure trip through the White Desert, an otherworldly landscape of monumental chalk-rock formations. Around midday on Sunday, a diabetic passenger complained that she needed to eat. So, with the blessing of their police escort, and the apparent added security of an Apache military helicopter buzzing on the horizon, the group pulled off for a picnic, according to witnesses and others briefed on the trip. Then the helicopter opened fire, killing at least a dozen people - including at least two  Mexicans - while wounding a tourist police officer and at least nine others. Some were gunned down as they tried to flee toward the top of a nearby sand dune, said Essam Monem, a resident of the area who arrived that night and saw the bodies sprawled in the sand. The helicopter crew had mistaken the lunching tourists for a camp of Islamist militants operating in the area, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Monday. The error killed more tourists than any terrorist attack in recent years, raising questions about both the competence of Egypt's security forces and the prevalence of the militants they hunting. The deadly mistake is the latest setback facing President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's efforts to restore stability, two years after the military takeover that brought him to power. Read more - Lire plusEgypt rejects criticism over airstrike that killed Mexican touristsEgypt's massive anti terrorism operation kills 134 "militants"Kenya police 'murdering terror suspects' as they battle menace of al-Shabaab Islamist group"I saw with my own eyes that they killed people": Afghan speaks out as U.S. reopens war crimes probeFrench air strikes 'necessary' against IS group in Syria, Hollande saysUS military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq |
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Criminalisation de la dissidence
Criminalization of dissent
Common Dreams 17/09/2015 - September 17 marks the fourth anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, which inspired a new generation of American dissidents and a global wave of protest against economic inequality. Stirred by the Arab Spring, the occupiers rallied an intergenerational, multiracial, cross-class coalition against the power of the wealthiest 1 percent, behind the banner of "We are the 99 percent." Their message struck a chord with millions fed up with the trickle-down economics that had failed to deliver on its promise of prosperity, and the top-down politics that had failed to live up to the promise of democracy. Yet, from Lower Manhattan to Ferguson, Missouri, and from Occupy Wall Street to  Black Lives Matter, such nonviolent movements continue to be met with paramilitary tactics and military-grade weaponry meant to maintain "law and order" at any cost. Targeted for arrest, assault and detention, young activists have been equated with criminals, dissidents with domestic terrorists. This equation has not made us any safer. In fact, there is a growing body of evidence that such tactics lead to more violence, not less, in our streets. A forthcoming study of 192 Occupy protests by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's Institute for Data Science finds that protest violence tends to be provoked by aggressive police tactics - not the other way around. By contrast, when police stand down, protests tend to persist, but with lower rates of arrest and a lower incidence of violence.
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Autres nouvelles - More news
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Islamophobie
Islamophobia
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Press freedom
Liberté de la presse
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Privacy
Vie privée
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Reflections on terrorism
Réflexions sur le terrorisme
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Reflections on the war on terror
Réflexions sur la guerre au terrorisme
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Rendition to torture
Renvoi vers la torture
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State secret
Secret d'État
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State terrorisme
Terrorisme d'État
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Surveillance
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Action
Remind Prime Minister Harper: Canadians welcome Syrian refugees
Amnesty International - On September 2, 2015, the body of three year old Aylan Kurdi washed ashore on a Turkish beach. He and his young brother were among at least 11 people  believed to have drowned when their boat ran into trouble as they tried to reach the Greek island of Kos. Call on the Prime Minister and all party leaders to increase Canada's contribution to the Syrian refugee crisis!
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PM Harper: Call on the UAE to free Canadian citizen Salim Alaradi now!
ICLMG - Salim Alaradi, a Canadian citizen and father of 5 young children, has been detained without charge in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)  since August 2014. We are also worried that he was tortured. His health is deteriorating quickly as his family has informed us this week. Write to Prime Minister Harper to urge him to call on the UAE to free Salim Alaradi now!
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All Parties: Commit to Repealing Citizenship Changes! Don't leave millions of us as second class Canadian citizens!
BCCLA, CARL - Canada is all about diversity. Many Canadians were born in other countries or are citizens of other countries because of their family history - and all of us are 100% Canadian. But the changes  made to Canadian law by Bill C-24 will shatter a core principle of Canadian citizenship - that all Canadians have equal rights. This new law makes second-class citizens out of every Canadian who's born elsewhere or who is a dual citizen.
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Join the great Canadian petition drive to kill Bill C-51 and win prizes!
OpenMedia - If we want to get Bill C-51 repealed, we need to add as many voices as we can so our message can be heard far and wide. So to provide a little extra incentive to help us reach 300,000 signatures,  we've put together some pretty great prizes for those who help us reach the most people. Join the Great Canadian Petition Drive to Kill C-51 now with the chance to win an awesome pro-privacy prize pack! Are you ready to beat Margaret Atwood?
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UAE: Free Canadian citizen Salim Alaradi!
Free Salim Alaradi Campaign - We urge the United Arab Emirates to stop the torture and unconditionally and immediately release Canadian citizen Salim Alaradi, who has been detained for over 285 days without charge.  Please sign the petition and share widely!
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Send Canada's Privacy Plan to the party leaders
OpenMedia - Send the Crowdsourced Action Plan to the party leaders. The government has just rammed its anti-privacy Bill C-51 through the Senate.
Now we need to tell Party Leaders to #KillC51 and implement this positive alternative. Click below, read the plan and enter your information. They will use it to email the Privacy Plan to party leaders.
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Petition: Call a Coroner's Inquest in to Abdi's death
End Immigration Detention Network - Abdi had been in immigration prison without charges, trial or date of release for three years at the time of his death in a maximum security prison in Lindsay, Ontario. Days after his death, 88 immigration detainees imprisoned at the same prison, the Central East Correction  Centre, defied sanctions to issue a joint petition calling for an inquiry into their friend's death. We at the End Immigration Detention Network have just been able to access to this petition. It reads: * Coroner's inquest must happen and made public. * Thorough inquest, must include talking to detainees. * Implementation (of recommendations) from the inquest must be made immediately. * The parties responsible must be made accountable.
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Action
Sign the Declaration of the Voices-Voix Coalition
Voices-Voix Coalition - United, we call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Respect the right to freedom of opinion and expression; 2. Act in accordance with Canada's democratic traditions and values; 3. Be transparent.  Both individuals and organizations can endorse the declaration.
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Signez la pétition pour libérer le blogueur saoudien Raif Badawi
 Amnistie internationale - Raif Badawi, prisonnier d'opinion en Arabie saoudite, risque la mort pour avoir offert un débat sur la liberté religieuse. Exigeons des autorités saoudiennes que les coups de fouet cessent immédiatement, que Raif soit libéré sans condition, et qu'il soit réuni avec sa famille réfugiée au Canada. Exigeons de cet État qu'il respecte ses obligations en matière de droits humains et qu'il abolisse la flagellation.  English petition
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Les opinions exprimées ne reflètent pas nécessairement les positions de la CSILC - The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the positions of ICLMG
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The News Digest is ICLMG's weekly publication of news articles, events, calls to action and much more regarding national security, anti-terrorism, and civil liberties. The ICLMG is a national coalition of thirty-eight Canadian civil society organizations that was established in the aftermath of the September, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. +++
La revue de l'actualité est notre publication hebdomadaire de nouvelles, d'évènements, d'appels à l'action, et beaucoup plus, entourant la sécurité nationale, la lutte au terrorisme, et les libertés civiles. La CSILC est une coalition nationale de 38 organisations de la société civile canadienne qui a été créée suite aux attentats terroristes de septembre 2001 aux États-Unis.
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any evidence of wrongdoing existed, it would have been brought to light already. McGeehan said he would advise Alaradi's family to keep his name in the spotlight and to keep up the pressure to bring him home. "I think they're doing all the right things: I think they're making noise about this, I think they're pressurizing the Canadian government to do what they can," he said. While some might fear the risks in speaking out, McGeehan said it's likely "far more dangerous for them to stay quiet and for them to allow Salim to stay in those very dangerous conditions."
