Rome: Clashes between refugees and residents. euronews on Nov 13, 2014 Police in Rome have intervened as angry clashes erupted between local residents and refugees living in the working class …More
Rome: Clashes between refugees and residents.
euronews on Nov 13, 2014 Police in Rome have intervened as angry clashes erupted between local residents and refugees living in the working class neighbourhood of Tor Sapienza.
Some locals had chased a group of north African refugees back to their temporary lodgings after they left to buy coffee.
One angry resident accused refugees of robbery and violence.
“We have to face our own criminality and now we have to face it coming from abroad, that’s it,” fumed local resident Patrizia. “Violence, robberies, during the day, they beat up our people getting off the bus.”
Tor Sapienza refugee centre aid worker, Francesca Amato, insisted that the problem was not to do with racism, but with social deprivation.
Carlotta Sami, spokesperson for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), condemned the violence: “Leaders are turning [a blind] eye, and are not willing to really look into the situation, and to implement integration projects that [could] really help the refugees, and the local population that have to host refugees.”
She also blamed poor conditions in the neighbourhood for the conflict.
Officials at the “Smile” refugee centre said unaccompanied minors living at the centre – mostly aged 16 and 17 from Egypt and Bangladesh – were being moved to another centre in Rome for their own security.
Italian commentators say at least some of the perpetrators of the attacks on refugees are believed to be members of far-right groups, citing reports of chants of “Il Duce” in a reference to Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.
euronews on Nov 13, 2014 Police in Rome have intervened as angry clashes erupted between local residents and refugees living in the working class neighbourhood of Tor Sapienza.
Some locals had chased a group of north African refugees back to their temporary lodgings after they left to buy coffee.
One angry resident accused refugees of robbery and violence.
“We have to face our own criminality and now we have to face it coming from abroad, that’s it,” fumed local resident Patrizia. “Violence, robberies, during the day, they beat up our people getting off the bus.”
Tor Sapienza refugee centre aid worker, Francesca Amato, insisted that the problem was not to do with racism, but with social deprivation.
Carlotta Sami, spokesperson for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), condemned the violence: “Leaders are turning [a blind] eye, and are not willing to really look into the situation, and to implement integration projects that [could] really help the refugees, and the local population that have to host refugees.”
She also blamed poor conditions in the neighbourhood for the conflict.
Officials at the “Smile” refugee centre said unaccompanied minors living at the centre – mostly aged 16 and 17 from Egypt and Bangladesh – were being moved to another centre in Rome for their own security.
Italian commentators say at least some of the perpetrators of the attacks on refugees are believed to be members of far-right groups, citing reports of chants of “Il Duce” in a reference to Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.
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Papst verurteilt Proteste gegen Flüchtlinge in Rom
Papst Franziskus hat beim Angelusgebet heute die Proteste gegen ein Flüchtlingslager im römischen Stadtrandviertel Tor Sapienza verurteilt. Er sprach sich für konstruktive Lösungen für soziale Spannungen in Randgebieten europäischer Städte aus.
Der Papst plädierte für Dialog zwischen Bürgern, Flüchtlingen und Stadtbehörden. „Das sind Dinge, die …More
Papst verurteilt Proteste gegen Flüchtlinge in Rom
Papst Franziskus hat beim Angelusgebet heute die Proteste gegen ein Flüchtlingslager im römischen Stadtrandviertel Tor Sapienza verurteilt. Er sprach sich für konstruktive Lösungen für soziale Spannungen in Randgebieten europäischer Städte aus.
Der Papst plädierte für Dialog zwischen Bürgern, Flüchtlingen und Stadtbehörden. „Das sind Dinge, die in verschiedenen europäischen Städten passieren, besonders in städtischen Randgebieten mit Problemen. Ich lade die Institutionen dazu ein, auf allen Ebenen den sozialen Notstand anzugehen. Wenn man sich mit dem Problem nicht so bald wie möglich und angemessen auseinandersetzt, riskiert man eine Ausweitung“, sagte der Papst. Die Kirche sei bereit dazu, ihren Teil für eine Schlichtung beizutragen.
Papst Franziskus hat beim Angelusgebet heute die Proteste gegen ein Flüchtlingslager im römischen Stadtrandviertel Tor Sapienza verurteilt. Er sprach sich für konstruktive Lösungen für soziale Spannungen in Randgebieten europäischer Städte aus.
Der Papst plädierte für Dialog zwischen Bürgern, Flüchtlingen und Stadtbehörden. „Das sind Dinge, die in verschiedenen europäischen Städten passieren, besonders in städtischen Randgebieten mit Problemen. Ich lade die Institutionen dazu ein, auf allen Ebenen den sozialen Notstand anzugehen. Wenn man sich mit dem Problem nicht so bald wie möglich und angemessen auseinandersetzt, riskiert man eine Ausweitung“, sagte der Papst. Die Kirche sei bereit dazu, ihren Teil für eine Schlichtung beizutragen.
Da werden wahrscheinlich die Gutmenschen in dem Stadtteil die Schuld geben ist doch klar. Die wollen es nicht wahrhaben, das es eine Art der Selbstverteidigung ist. Die Menschen in dem Arbeiterviertel können sehr gut vergleichen, wie es ihnen geht und welche Vergünstigungen den "Flüchtlingen" zugeteilt werden.
Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis on Sunday described violent attacks on refugees in Rome as symptomatic of a "social emergency" that will only get worse if it is not addressed.
Addressing the crowds in St Peter's Square after his weekly Angelus sermon, the pontiff urged authorities and church officials to work to calm tensions after several days of mob attacks on a holding centre for asylum speakers …More
Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis on Sunday described violent attacks on refugees in Rome as symptomatic of a "social emergency" that will only get worse if it is not addressed.
Addressing the crowds in St Peter's Square after his weekly Angelus sermon, the pontiff urged authorities and church officials to work to calm tensions after several days of mob attacks on a holding centre for asylum speakers in a rundown neighbourhood of the Italian capital.
"In recent days in Rome there have been quite strong tensions between residents and immigrants," the pontiff said, in a reference to the unrest in the Tor Sapienza district.
"These are things that can happen in different European cities, particularly in peripheral neighbourhoods already suffering from other problems.
"I call on the authorities, at every level, to address what now constitutes a social emergency which, if not dealt with soon in an adequate manner, risks degenerating further.
"The Christian community needs to get involved in a concrete manner to ensure we have a coming together not clashes.
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"Citizens and immigrants can meet, even in parish rooms, to speak about the situation.
"It is possible to have dialogue, listen to each other and plan together, and in this way overcome suspicion and prejudice and build safe, peaceful and inclusive co-existence."
That looks unlikely in the short-term in Tor Sapienza, which was last week the scene of some of the worst scenes of anti-immigrant violence witnessed in Europe for years.
A building housing around 50 migrants was pelted with stones, flares and other missiles for three consecutive nights.
Windows were smashed, rubbish bins set ablaze and there were pitched battles with riot police that became sufficiently serious for the city authorities to order the removal of teenagers from the centre.
There was also some evidence of the local protest being hijacked by far right groups with references to "Il Duce" - as Italy's former dictator Benito Mussolini styled himself -- featuring alongside overtly racist and anti-Islamic chants and banners.
Rome's mayor has insisted that the asylum seekers will not be removed from the centre, as local residents are demanding, arguing that an influx of non-Italians has brought problems of crime and prostitution.
Addressing the crowds in St Peter's Square after his weekly Angelus sermon, the pontiff urged authorities and church officials to work to calm tensions after several days of mob attacks on a holding centre for asylum speakers in a rundown neighbourhood of the Italian capital.
"In recent days in Rome there have been quite strong tensions between residents and immigrants," the pontiff said, in a reference to the unrest in the Tor Sapienza district.
"These are things that can happen in different European cities, particularly in peripheral neighbourhoods already suffering from other problems.
"I call on the authorities, at every level, to address what now constitutes a social emergency which, if not dealt with soon in an adequate manner, risks degenerating further.
"The Christian community needs to get involved in a concrete manner to ensure we have a coming together not clashes.
View photos
"Citizens and immigrants can meet, even in parish rooms, to speak about the situation.
"It is possible to have dialogue, listen to each other and plan together, and in this way overcome suspicion and prejudice and build safe, peaceful and inclusive co-existence."
That looks unlikely in the short-term in Tor Sapienza, which was last week the scene of some of the worst scenes of anti-immigrant violence witnessed in Europe for years.
A building housing around 50 migrants was pelted with stones, flares and other missiles for three consecutive nights.
Windows were smashed, rubbish bins set ablaze and there were pitched battles with riot police that became sufficiently serious for the city authorities to order the removal of teenagers from the centre.
There was also some evidence of the local protest being hijacked by far right groups with references to "Il Duce" - as Italy's former dictator Benito Mussolini styled himself -- featuring alongside overtly racist and anti-Islamic chants and banners.
Rome's mayor has insisted that the asylum seekers will not be removed from the centre, as local residents are demanding, arguing that an influx of non-Italians has brought problems of crime and prostitution.
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Just force migration on to the people to cause fighting and break up of culture and harmony--all the work of the Satanic