UK to Electronically Monitor Refugees
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday explained his government’s plan to electronically tag asylum seekers crossing into his country. The new guidelines would see those traveling into Britain via “unnecessary and dangerous routes” – including by means of crossing the English Channel – fitted with a GPS tag. These individuals would be required to report regularly to the authorities, and some could be barred from certain locations or subject to curfew.
Failure to comply with the guidelines would risk detention and prosecution. However, the guidelines also state that caseworkers must consider a variety of factors when deciding whether a person should be electronically tagged, including whether a claim of torture has been accepted by the British government. At the same time, this “does not in itself prohibit imposing such a condition” and “it may still be appropriate to maintain electronic monitoring due to other relevant factors.” Speaking to reporters at a British Air Force base, Johnson said on Saturday that he is “proud” of his country’s track record on taking in refugees and that the new plans will ensure that “asylum seekers can’t just vanish into the rest of the country.” Not everyone is thrilled with the new guidelines: Enver Solomon, the chief executive of the Refugee Council, said, “It’s appalling that this government is intent on treating men, women and children who have fled war, bloodshed and persecution as criminals. “This draconian and punitive approach not only shows no compassion for very vulnerable people, it will also do nothing to deter those who are desperately seeking safety in the UK.”
Iran’s Cyberattacks Caused Air Raid Sirens
Israel’s National Cyber Directorate suspects that the air raid sirens which sounded unnecessarily on Sunday in Jerusalem and Eilat were caused by a cyber-attack. According to Arutz Sheva, the sirens sounded on Sunday evening and were soon announced as false alarms.
The Jewish Home | JUNE 23, 2022
month, and residents will begin moving in in early 2024. The project is expected to reach completion by 2027. The project is a joint venture between the government of the Maldives and property developer Dutch Docklands. The concept of a floating city was conceived due to the fact that 80% of the Maldives’ area is less than one meter above sea level, and with rising water levels nearly all of the country may soon be submerged. Koen Olthuis, founder of Waterstudio, the architecture firm that designed the city, said that the venture “can prove that there is affordable housing, large communities, and normal towns on the water that are also safe. They (Maldivians) will go from climate refugees to climate innovators.” He added that the goal is for the city to be self-sufficient and offer everything offered on land, including electricity, sewage treatment, and so on. Patrick Verkooijen, CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation, noted, “The cost of not adapting to these flood risks is extraordinary. We have a choice to make: we either delay and pay, or we plan and prosper. Floating offices and floating buildings are part of this planning against the climate of the future.”
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