“Idiotic” that tents were taken from asylum seekers, says activist; Red Cross closed
2 years, 4 months ago

“Idiotic” that tents were taken from asylum seekers, says activist; Red Cross closed

NL Times  

Two hundred tents that a group of entrepreneurs distributed to asylum seekers in Ter Apel on Monday were taken away by the police and municipality of Westerwolde on Tuesday evening. All kinds of crazy things can happen there.” The entrepreneur said there had been occasional confrontations because asylum seekers’ meager possessions allegedly got stolen. So the tents are theirs.” The idea was that, when they no longer need them, the asylum seekers could pass the tents on to others who could use them, the entrepreneur said. The Red Cross closed its humanitarian service point near the asylum application center in Ter Apel after a fight broke out on the site on Sunday.

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Tents set up outside overcrowded asylum center
2 years, 7 months ago

Tents set up outside overcrowded asylum center

NL Times  

On Wednesday evening, the Red Cross set up tents at the overcrowded asylum application center in Ter Apel to give asylum seekers a place to sleep. Nevertheless, Red Cross director Marieke van Schaik called the situation in Ter Apel "an absolute low point" for asylum reception in the Netherlands. The situation in the overcrowded application center, where all new asylum …

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