The Tragedy Of The Hungarian Village Of Roszke

On September of 2015, the image of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi went viral. “The toddler’s lifeless body on a Turkish beach had reverberated across the globe” (Parkinson & George-Cosh, 2015). Aylan’s family had “fled the brutal civil war in their native Syria and only attempted the boat crossing after Canada denied their application of admission as refugees. The image led to an astonishing outpouring of support for Syrian refugees” (Hein & Niazi, 2016).

In the final draft I will expand on each of the issues, by looking into more specific examples of both what different European countries are doing policy wise, as well as what the sentiment is among the refugees in the different areas of Europe. To fully be able to understand the conditions the refugees are facing I will be using other scholars ethnography work; One of those works being Katerina Rozakou’s piece regarding the management of refugees in Greece. As a result of that knowledge I will be able to come to an accurate conclusion as to what course of action should be taken in Europe as a whole, to deal with this ongoing

Empathy and Angst in a German City Transformed by Refugees is an article by Katrin Bennhold that describes the conflicting perception held by German nationals towards the influx of Syrian asylum seekers. The article captures the reaction and perception of the German uptake of the Syrian refugees by the German nationals. The author suffices as the untold voice of the German citizens that are directly affected by the Syrian refugee crisis. The author, Katrin Bennhold, seems to be keen on highlighting the shunned opinions of the citizens in Germany that have found themselves in a crisis that is not of their making. Her intended audience seems to be the policy makers as well as the world citizenry willing to offer refuge to the Syrian

Anemona Hartocollis, a reporter for The New York Times, documents what it is like for these refugees trying to cross the border. She writes about a group of people who were trying to cross the border from Flensburg, Germany. The train that they were traveling on was stopped was stopped by the police. They escorted them to a building where everyone was given foam mattresses, blankets, hot food, and even balls for the children to play with. At first glance, this may seem like a

As the wars in the Middle East continue to rage on, the European Union is beginning to face an immigrant problem. The article “Austria Finds Up to 50 Bodies Thought to Be of Migrants in a Truck” by Alison Smale from the New York Times discusses the death of 50 supposed migrants left to die by human traffickers in a truck parked on the shoulder of a highway. This event directly coincides with a conference about this immigration problem and reopens a conversation about migrants safety coming from the Middle East and the effects wars in the Middle East are having on a global scale.

This article explains and show the immigration crisis today in Europe and how it might still yet to get worst. In Europe as it is today, has been serving as a major ground for immigrant refugees. There is over sixty million displaced people and refugees, numbers not even heard of during the period of WW2 coming from not only seria but from other regions like Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa and even Haiti. The must striking thing about this crisis, is that it is still expected to get worst. Say if the tailaban keep trying to extend their territorial gains across Afghanistan, this will force afghans to want to migrate. Due to this attacks, about one hundred thousand afghans are expected to migrate to Europe this year. These numbers increase daily as these refugees try to escape thier home countries due to terrosm or other unpeace conditions. For example many inhaptants of Iraq are already homeless, daily amid wartime shortages of food and medicine and persistent bombardment by Isis . Yemen is not much farther away from Europe than eritia now the biggest source of African refugees, just across the Red Sea, and at some 25 million it is as. According to numerous interviews conducted, Nigeria which has a

Guilt that derives from the fact our country is not doing more to aide in the refugee crisis. Likewise, this article provokes me to ask the question: why are these images not shown more often in western media? I feel that currently our media is cluttered with useless information regarding inherently trivial stories, none of which compare to the struggles of not only children, but also millions of people. The refugee problem is currently one that I feel is ignored by many for various reasons. However, this article brings to light the horrors that are currently occurring and I feel it should be seen by more people, as the lives of refugees are no less than our own. Even though politicians make out refugees, and even immigrants, to be murderous extremists, the reality is most are nonviolent, normal families seeking a home, something often taken for granted by those in western cultures. The Syrian refugee crisis is, in my opinion, the most overlooked problem in recent history, and demonstrates in inherent issue in our society- we as a culture view these lives as less than our own. Overall, I feel this article does a thorough job of emotionally evoking readers and impacting their views on Syrian refugees and the lives they are forced to

The video “The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained” by Kurzgsagt-In a Nutshell persuades common viewers at home viewing the video on their laptops and national governments to take action to support Syrian refugees displaced by the current state of crisis in the country. The author -in this case a youtuber- persuades listeners to join this cause by giving the reader facts and previous events and occurrences to move the hearts of readers towards the struggling and impoverished Syrian immigrants. Henceforth, the author is able to inspire listeners to taking action outside in the

While this sentiment has changed in western European countries such as Germany, there are still many countries such as Hungary are still insensitive towards their plight and unaware of the parallels one could draw between the refugees and those who fled Nazi Germany and East Germany. Even when countries are willing to accept refugees, many say that they desire non- Muslim refugees, allowing their fear to sway their policy. Even when countries accept migrants, the systems currently in place allow the refugees to be exploited as unpaid laborers. The currents processes and attitudes towards refugees need to change. This article, using these parallels shows how necessary it is that refugees get help and sanctuary, and how even if a country accepts refugees, the country needs protection for these people as well. Despite the opposing arguments, it is clear that countries such as the United States of America have a moral duty to save the refugees lives as they flee from persecution and

Lately, in the Middle East and North Africa have been facing some difficulty in their country and for slightly for some years now have been attempting to flee their countries and go to Libya and Greece to escape the terrible push factors that affect their country. These factors range from civil war to increasing amount of human trafficking in most of their countries. “The migrants — mostly from Eritrea and Somalia — each had paid thousands of dollars to a gang of human traffickers, who raped and tortured many of the migrants before the disaster.” (Trawler Fire leads to hundreds of deaths near Sicilian Island).The human trafficking is becoming terrible in places such as Eritrea and Somalia. While the civil war is actually

McDonald-Gibson’s Cast Away closely reports the moving accounts of five refugees journey to Europe. Her narrative style offers the reader a chance to be face to face with real people. People who have similar lives to us, but in situations we can never imagine. However, there is a political and social undertone. The author promotes empathy and better policy. She argues that Europe’s closing of borders and retraction from international treaties is a mockery of liberal ideas, such as freedom and tolerance. Europe’s pursue of nationalism has segregated and divided the region into different ethnicities and political ideologies. Although Germany has promised to show tolerance due to their historical background, as the world comes to the realization

When a refugee decided to leave their home, they cannot simply just hop on a plane and go wherever they please, the journey to get out of their country is much more than just that. Many people attempt to find freedom in Europe by boarding boats and traveling across the Mediterranean. In Lesbos Island, Greece they see as many as 60-70 boats come in overpacked with refugees. Although many boats do make it to the island each day it is said that there is also at least one that doesn't make it. That is one of the many things that refugees face when trying to flee, death. When arriving in European islands and countries they are nearly starving and on the verge of dying from hypothermia. Refugees just seeking a safe place for themselves and their

In the article “Migrant boat capsizes off Libyan coast, hundreds dead”(04.21.15), Los Angeles Times writes about an ongoing European refugee crisis.

This issue was chosen due to its scope. The Syrian refugee crisis is among a list of issues that will not only shape the world in 2016 but also dominate news outlets in upcoming years. Because of the despairing situation, many governments are struggling to find ways to handle the rush of individuals seeking asylum, for the fact that it seems the crisis is worsening. In addition, the media coverage on the topic sparked my interest and led me to research information because I had no idea what was occurring and the detriment of the issue.

Since 2011, Syria has been engaged in a Civil War with protestors against the government and members of the extremist group ISIS, and approximately 7.6 million people have been displaced from their homes (usnews.com 2015). As the conflict destroys more homes and livelihoods each year, an increasing number of civilians have been forced to leave Syria and try to find safety elsewhere. Already a contentious issue, the Syrian refugee crisis has awakened tensions, both economic and social as debate erupts over what to do with the refugees.In response to the crisis, while some countries like Germany have pledged to help the refugees, (New Statesman 2015 1) only 2,340 have been admitted. Clearly, more needs to be done in order to help the refugees. Although there are economic and population concerns to be considered, the humanitarian conflict that faces the refugees and solutions already available are reason enough for Europe to increase the numbers of Syrian refugees allowed in.