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Migration activist says Spain, Morocco trying to silence her
A renowned Spanish activist for migrantsâ rights says she has been barred from returning to Morocco, where she has lived and worked for two decades, in what she says is the latest attempt by Moroccan and Spanish authorities to silence her
By ARITZ PARRA and TARIK EL BARAKAH Associated Press
April 12, 2021, 3:07 PM
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Walking Borders founder and activist Helena Maleno, right, poses for a photo with Spanish actress Alba Flores during a press conference in Madrid, Spain, Monday, April 12, 2021. A renowned Spanish activist for migrants rights says she has been barred from returning to Morocco, where she has lived and worked for two decades, in what she says is the latest attempt by Moroccan and Spanish authorities to silence her. (AP Photo/Aritz Parra)
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Italy releases impounded migrant ship for routine upkeep
A German nongovernmental organization says its Alan Kurdi rescue ship has been released by an administrative court in Italy to return to Spain for routine maintenance and inspection
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MILAN The Alan Kurdi rescue ship operated by a German nongovernmental organization has been released by an administrative court in Italy to return to Spain for routine maintenance and inspection, the group, Sea-Eye, said in statement Sunday.
The ship was impounded in the Sardinian port of Olbia in October, around two weeks after its arrival with more than 125 people rescued at sea. A court date is set for November to clarify the legality of the detention. In the meantime, an administrative court ruled Friday that Sea-Eye would suffer financial damage if it wasn t able to carry out the routine upkeep.
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The half-brother of Jordan s King Abdullah II said Saturday he has been placed under house arrest and accused the country s âruling systemâ of incompetence and corruption, exposing a rare rift within the ruling monarchy of a close Western ally.
Prince Hamzah s videotaped statement came after the country s official news agency reported that two former senior officials and other suspects had been arrested for âsecurity reasons, even as authorities denied that Hamzah had been detained or placed under house arrest.
In a video leaked to the British Broadcasting Corp., Hamzah â a former crown prince stripped of his title in 2004 â said he was visited early Saturday by the country s military chief and told he was not allowed to go out, communicate with people or meet with them.
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Pope Francis has met with the father of a Alan Kurdi, a 3-year old Syrian boy who drowned crossing the Mediterranean Sea and whose image drew global attention to the plight of refugees fleeing to Europe.
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Following a Mass on Sunday in the Iraqi city of Irbil, Francis met with Abdullah Kurdi and spent a long time with him, the Vatican said.
Through an interpreter, the pope listened to Kurdiâs story and expressed sympathy for the loss of his family. Abdullah thanked the pope for his words.
The Kurdi family, who fail from Kobane in Syria, took the route of many Syrian and other migrants in 2015 by sea in a small boat from Turkey heading for Greece. When their boat capsized, Alan Kurdi, one of his brothers and his mother perished. The image of Alan s body, washed up on Turkish shores, came to symbolize the perilous journey to Europe and drew international condemnation. The father now runs a charity in Irbil.