Austrians protest Kosovo family deportation
About 1,500 people gathered in Vienna Tuesday evening to protest the deportations of five members of a Kosovo family.
Wednesday, 10.10.2007.
12:20
About 1,500 people gathered in Vienna Tuesday evening to protest the deportations of five members of a Kosovo family. The protesters, mostly members of the Green Party, demanded the resignation of Interior Minister Guenther Platter, who authorized the deportations under immigration legislation that critics contend is far too strict. Austrians protest Kosovo family deportation "Maybe Platter can emigrate," some demonstrators chanted before marching through the heart of the Austrian capital. Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer's government has come under mounting pressure to amend the law, which took effect in January 2006 and toughened guidelines for immigrants seeking residency. Platter has been criticized by opponents who contend the policy is cold-hearted. The issue sparked a national debate after 15-year-old Arigona Zogaj — whose father and four siblings were deported to Kosovo last month — went into hiding and released a video aired on television in which she threatened to kill herself if the family is not reunited in Austria. Austria's parliament convenes a special session Wednesday to debate the issue of deportations at the request of the Greens, the only party that did not back the law. Platter's critics in parliament have vowed to call for a vote of no confidence in the minister. On Monday, in a separate incident, an 18-year-old Nigerian stabbed himself in the abdomen after learning he had been denied asylum in Austria.
Austrians protest Kosovo family deportation
"Maybe Platter can emigrate," some demonstrators chanted before marching through the heart of the Austrian capital.Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer's government has come under mounting pressure to amend the law, which took effect in January 2006 and toughened guidelines for immigrants seeking residency. Platter has been criticized by opponents who contend the policy is cold-hearted.
The issue sparked a national debate after 15-year-old Arigona Zogaj — whose father and four siblings were deported to Kosovo last month — went into hiding and released a video aired on television in which she threatened to kill herself if the family is not reunited in Austria.
Austria's parliament convenes a special session Wednesday to debate the issue of deportations at the request of the Greens, the only party that did not back the law.
Platter's critics in parliament have vowed to call for a vote of no confidence in the minister.
On Monday, in a separate incident, an 18-year-old Nigerian stabbed himself in the abdomen after learning he had been denied asylum in Austria.
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