The Future Of Fake News?
A misleading map of ‘refugee crime’ in Germany distorts reality in a slick and sophisticated way.
A misleading map of ‘refugee crime’ in Germany distorts reality in a slick and sophisticated way.
«The key to the success of populist parties is their anti-immigrant rhetoric. Their legitimacy comes from the fact that they receive a lot of support from disaffected working class left-wing people — but also classic conservative right-wing voters.»
Por Sputnik News
Reports neo-Nazi crimes have increased in Austria could have been "easily predicted" but have little chance of "becoming a mainstream movement," expert on immigration and political attitudes told Sputnik.
Responding to offences reported in the Austrian states ofIn this episode of MintPress News’ ‘Behind the Headline,’ host Mnar Muhawesh interviews Alejandro Caceres, the immigration organizer at Grassroots Leadership, about the mistreatment of migrant children held in private prisons in the Lone Star State.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWvH3SGoRds Update: On May 4, a judge in the 250th District Court granted a temporary restraining order preventing the Texas Department of Family and
Mnar Adley is founder, CEO and editor in chief of MintPress News, and is also a regular speaker on responsible journalism, sexism, neoconservativism within the media and journalism start-ups. She started her career as an independent multimedia journalist covering Midwest and national politics while focusing on civil liberties and social justice issues posting her reporting and exclusive interviews on her blog MintPress, which she later turned MintPress into the global news source it is today. In 2009, Adley also became the first American woman to wear the hijab to anchor/report the news in American media. Contact Mnar at mnar@mintpressnews.com. Follow Mnar on Twitter at @mnarmuh
Don’t let anyone fool you: Sectarian strife in Syria has been engineered to provide cover for a war for access to oil and gas, and the power and money that come along with it.
Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect recent Wikileaks revelations of US State Department leaks that show plans to destabilize Syria and overthrow the Syrian government
Mnar Adley is founder, CEO and editor in chief of MintPress News, and is also a regular speaker on responsible journalism, sexism, neoconservativism within the media and journalism start-ups. She started her career as an independent multimedia journalist covering Midwest and national politics while focusing on civil liberties and social justice issues posting her reporting and exclusive interviews on her blog MintPress, which she later turned MintPress into the global news source it is today. In 2009, Adley also became the first American woman to wear the hijab to anchor/report the news in American media. Contact Mnar at mnar@mintpressnews.com. Follow Mnar on Twitter at @mnarmuh
Boat tragedy in Libya, corpses of refugees in truck in Austria reminder of human cost of war, lack of humanitarian responses.
Por Andrea Germanos
It's a crisis of record proportions that is being met with global "callous indifference" and failed, dehumanizing responses, human rights experts say. The crisis, described as Europe's worst refugee crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is meeting with French President Francois Hollande in Prague to try and reach a solution to the swathes of asylum seekers and refugees arriving in Europe.
Por Sputnik News
A diplomatic source has told Italian newspaper, Corriere della sera, that both Merkel and Hollande are aware that “Europe is facing its biggest emergency in 50 years”, regarding the number of people needing to be re-settled in the EU.
The source suggests that decisions being made by EU leaders are not beingThe European Union seeks to quell a worsening refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, not with humanitarian aid but with military force.
Rescued migrants line up after disembarking from the Italian Navy vessel "Bettica" in the harbor of Augusta, Sicily, southern Italy, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Italy pressed the European Union on Wednesday to devise concrete, robust steps to stop the deadly tide of migrants on smugglers' boats in the Mediterranean, including
A gonzo journalist from Austin, Texas and Staff Writer for MintPress News, Kit O'Connell's writing has also appeared at Truthout, the Texas Observer, and The Establishment.