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Better together, with the Excluded

JESC — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:51:24 +0000

What does walking with the excluded mean for us? It means walking alongside the vulnerable, no matter where they might be: Syria, Africa, America… or Brussels. It means spending our time, resources and effort with those whom society considers worthless. That is why we organised, along with other Christian organizations, a conference at the Chapel […]

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Frans van der Lugt SJ – his last message

JESC — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:25:29 +0000

On 7 April 2019 it will be five years since the Dutch Jesuit Frans van der Lugt was murdered in Homs, Syria. He died at the age of 75. To honour Father Frans van der Lugt SJ, the Jesuits from the Netherlands and Flanders made an animated film about him. The film was recorded in […]

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EU fails its responsibility on responding to migrant crisis

JESC — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 20:22:20 +0000

The massive flow of migrants has induced the EU to forge a controversial agreement with Ankara to send to the neighboring country migrants who arrive in the Greek islands, even the Syrians. In turn, the EU is committed to accept an equivalent number of Syrian refugees directly from Turkey. By sending refugees to Turkey, the […]

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Migration trends across the western route of the Mediterranean

JESC — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 08:25:38 +0000

The Moroccan border with the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla Syrian people fleeing from the conflict usually arrive to Morocco from Algeria, where they did not need a visa until beginning of 2015 (Palestine Syrians need a visa since 2014). They are mostly families with children. Now that Algeria asks them for a visa, […]

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A testing time for Europe

JESC — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 15:02:23 +0000

The hottest news topics in Europe this summer have been the Greek crisis and the refugee drama. Both the crises which dominated the summer headlines ultimately present the same challenge: solidarity within the EU and solidarity with people fleeing from war, discrimination and misery. On the Greek Aegean islands, both crises came into a frontal […]

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