Europe somewhere between Racism and "Auslaenderfeindlichkeit"

In den Tod geschickt! / Türk diye ölüme terk ettiler!

2006-10-26T10:10:00.000+03:00

In den Tod geschickt!

Der 51-jährige Mann tat genau das Richtige: Als er schwere Schmerzen im linken Brustbereich verspürte, ließ er sich sofort zum nächstgelegenen Spital bringen - Verdacht auf Herzinfarkt. Was dann im Lorenz Böhler Spital in Wien passierte, lässt sich nur mit dem Wort Skandal umschreiben: Einer der Ärzte erkannte weder die Symptome eines Herzinfarktes, noch den Zustand des Patienten, sondern befand, es sei alles in Ordnung. Man könne ihm in diesem Schwerpunktkrankenhaus leider nicht helfen, er möge doch ein anderes Spital aufsuchen. Draußen vor der Türe stehen Taxis. Mesut Erkul befolgte diesen "Rat", versuchte mit dem Taxi noch zum nächsten Spital zu gelangen, brach auf der Fahrt zusammen und starb vor den Toren der Barmherzigen Brüder. Mitten in der Großstadt: in den Tod geschickt. [mehr dazu]
(Eine THEMA-Reportage von Werner Ertel.)

"Türk diye ölüme terk ettiler"

Avusturya'nın başkenti Viyana'da ailesiyle birlikte yaşayan Mesut Erkul, hastane görevlilerinin insanlık dışı davranışı sonucu hayatını kaybetti. Geçtiğimiz Cuma günü fenalaşan 51 yaşındaki dört çocuk babası Erkul eşi Nevin ve kızı Benan tarafından bir taksiyle Lorenz Böhler Hastanesi'ne kaldırıldı. Ancak, Erkul hastaneye eşofmanındaki ay-yıldız nedeniyle alınmadı. Bunun üzerine daha sonra yine taksiyle bu kez Barmherzige Bruder Hastanesi'ne giden aile, burada da başka bir şokla karşılaştı. Bu kez hastane görevlileri prosedüre acil hastanın ambulansla getirilmesi gerektiğini belirterek taksiyle getirilen Erkul'u kabul etmedi. Erkul hayat mücadelesi verirken ailesinin hastane yetkileri ile tartışmasına polis müdahale etti. Polis, hastanın durumunun acil olduğunu ve hastaneye alınmasını istedi. Ancak durumu ağırlaşan Erkul geçirdiği kalp krizi sonucu acil kapısında can verdi. Mesut Erkul'un cenazesi yapılan otopsinin ardından memleketi Aydın'ın Kuşadası İlçesi'ne getirilerek toprağa verildi. Yaşadıklarına inanamadığını söyleyen ve hastane yönetimine dava açan acılı eş Nevin Erkul şunları söyledi: 'Eşimi ilk götürdüğümüz hastane kabul etmedi. Eşofmanındaki ay-yıldız yüzünden mi diye sorunca evet dediler. Gittiğimiz ikinci hastanede de 'Gidin ambulansa binip gelin' dediler. Burada görev yapan polisi şahit gösterip her iki hastane yönetimi aleyhine dava açtım.'
(Kaynak/Source/Quelle: Akşam Gazetesi, 26.10.2006)

"Deutsche Soldaten schänden Toten" / "Skull scandal 'disgusts' Germany"

2006-10-25T10:00:00.000+03:00

Bild: "Bundeswehr-Skandal in Afghanistan"

Erst der schlimme Verdacht: Haben deutsche Soldaten den Deutsch-Türken und ehemaligen Guantanamo-Häftling Murat Kurnaz in Afghanistan misshandelt? Diesen Vorwurf muss der Verteidigungsausschuss des Bundestages ab heute klären.

Jetzt diese neue Schock-Nachricht für die Bundeswehr-Führung: Deutsche Soldaten haben offensichtlich in Afghanistan in widerwärtigster Weise einen Toten geschändet!

Mehr dazu: Bild.de
More on this: CNN.com (Skull scandal 'disgusts' Germany)

UEFA to investigate McCarthy abuse

2006-10-20T12:00:00.000+03:00

UEFA will look into allegations that Blackburn Rovers's South African striker Benni McCarthy was racially abused during their UEFA Cup win at Wisla Krakow on Thursday.

Source/More on this: CNN.com

UEFA probing England racism claims

2006-10-11T10:00:00.000+03:00

Claims by two England players they were called monkeys during an under-21 match against Germany will be investigated by UEFA.

Source/More on this: CNN.com

Belgian anti-immigrant party support grows

2006-10-09T10:00:00.000+03:00

Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt's party sought to put on a brave face Monday after it suffered widespread losses in weekend local elections, which produced gains for the extreme-right Flemish Interest party.

Source/More on this: CNN.com

Anti-neo Nazi shirt seller fined

2006-09-30T10:00:00.000+03:00

A German judge on Friday fined the seller of a range of anti-neo Nazi t-shirts and badges because the products bear the infamous swastika symbol -- with a large red line through it.

Source/More on this: CNN.com

Matzner: "Austria is not a racist country"

2005-10-13T19:00:00.000+03:00

We have come to terms with our shameful past so please don't stereotype us, says Gabriele Matzner, Austrian embassy, London.
The Guardian, Thursday, October 13, 2005
To read the rest of the comment of Gabriele Matzner on Emma Brockes's article entitled "What is Austria's problem?": please click here!

A new version of Austrian racism?

2005-10-03T16:27:00.000+03:00

"es gibt hunderte erlebnisse jedes jahr, wo sich mehr als 10 % der türken in europa nicht normal verhalten. ich hoere taeglich ab 5 uhr frueh die tuerkische musik und gesaenge obwohl ich bis 6 uhr frueh schlafen koennte, muß ich in ruhelage in wien bei geschlossenen fenster schlafen? oder im park, keine oesterr. kinder mehr zu sehen, nur mehr auslaender. obwohl angeblich wien die groesste stadtflaeche der welt hat, gibt es samstag abend bei schoenwetter unglaublich viele türken auf der wiese oder donauinsel oder im wienerwald und beim grillen (oft ohne genehmigung)"

This citation stems from the Austrian online newspaper Kurier.at. To read more of these type of "racist" arguments against Turkey's accession into the EU, interested readers may visit the following website: Reader Comments.

If you don't understand German, you may try to translate the reader comments at Kurier.com in parts into English by using online translators, such as the Altavista.

Ovenden: "Who is behind rising racism across Europe?"

2003-12-13T10:00:00.000+02:00

Islamophobia, anti-semitism and attacks on refugees

Successive waves of immigrants arriving in Britain have faced racism. Every week in Britain there are attacks on asylum seekers.

Source/More on this: Kevin Ovenden

EU reports post-Sept. 11 racism

2002-05-24T10:00:00.000+03:00

Anti-Islamic and anti-Jewish incidents have increased across the EU since the September 11 terror attacks and the intensification of the Middle East conflict, a report has concluded.

Source/More on this: CNN.com

Massive march against German neo-Nazis

2000-10-28T10:00:00.000+03:00

Up to 30,000 demonstrators have rallied against neo-Nazi groups as 4,000 police mounted their biggest operation in Duesseldorf since World War II.

Source/More on this: CNN.com