Czech Republic: Low turnout for pro-refugee rally
Apparently Amnesty International ginned-up the rally to pressure the government to accept 1,000 Syrian refugees.
When you consider that the US plan to resettle 9,000-10,000 has now stalled on news that the FBI says it is virtually impossible to screen Syrian refugees for terrorist connections, 1,000 is a huge number for a small country to screen and absorb. In fact, the US has taken in only 249 Syrians this fiscal year which is 4 months old, and it is unlikely that, at that rate, even one thousand will be resettled in the US this fiscal year.
From PraguePost.com:
Prague, Feb 20 (ČTK) — About 150 people attended a meeting that was held in the center of Prague in protest against racism and xenophobia and in support of the Czech acceptance of refugees, mainly from the war-afflicted Syria. ...
I have been informed by Raymond Johnston of the Prague Post that I do not have permission to use the photograph at the top of the news article nor the article itself, which I am also informed belongs to the Czech News Service. I am definitely willing to comply and have removed them today (substituted another image), except for the article's first sentence, which I assume is acceptable, since it could draw readers to the Post to appreciate their newspaper and read their advertising. - tma, 12/30/15
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