migrants from other dinghies have been brought ashore in dover during the course of the day. almost 16,000 have now crossed this year, despite the risks and the costs. those rescued today said they d paid people traffickers £5,000 for a place on a flimsy dinghy and the promise of a better life in britain. the sea, flat, calm, when they set off from the french coast in the early hours, but with a two metre swell in the middle of the channel. how do we stop people making these perilous journeys? there are opposing strategies. refugee agencies say the answer is to make it easier for asylum seekers to seek refuge in the uk, so they don t have to make the crossings in the first place. the government is intent on making it much more difficult, criminalising and swiftly deporting anyone who arrives by an irregular route. by adopting an approach which is all about punishment and control, it doesn t stop the crossings. we need an approach which is about compassion above control, and which reco
seekers to seek refuge in the uk, so they don t have to make the crossings in the first place. the government is intent on making it much more difficult, criminalising and swiftly deporting anyone who arrives by an irregular route. by adopting an approach which is all about punishment and control, it doesn t stop the crossings. we need an approach which is about compassion above control, and which recognises the reasons people have to flee. the owner of the fishing vessel which first arrived on the scene spoke of his pride at the crew s actions. horrific incident but, you know, our guys there, we re proud that they did a cracking job, you know, rescuing 3i of those guys, yeah. it s just over a year since 27 people lost their lives in the channel, a tragedy that prompted both uk and french governments to say they were stepping up efforts to defeat the people smugglers.
migrants from other dinghies have been brought ashore in dover during the course of the day. almost 16,000 have now crossed this year, despite the risks and the costs. those rescued today said they d paid people traffickers £5,000 for a place on a flimsy dinghy and the promise of a better life in britain. the sea, flat, calm, when they set off from the french coast in the early hours, but with a two metre swell in the middle of the channel. how do we stop people making these perilous journeys? there are opposing strategies. refugee agencies say the answer is to make it easier for asylum seekers to seek refuge in the uk, so they don t have to make the crossings in the first place. the government is intent on making it much more difficult, criminalising and swiftly deporting anyone who arrives by an irregular route. by adopting an approach which is all about punishment and control, it doesn t stop the crossings. we need an approach which is about compassion above control, and which reco
there are opposing strategies. refugee agencies say the answer is to make it easier for asylum seekers to seek refuge in the uk, so they don t have to make the crossings in the first place. the government is intent on making it much more difficult, criminalising and swiftly deporting anyone who arrives by an irregular route. by adopting an approach which is all about punishment and control, it doesn t stop the crossings. we need an approach which is about compassion above control, and which recognises the reasons people have to flee. the owner of the fishing vessel which first arrived on the scene spoke of his pride at the crew s actions. horrific incident but, you know, our guys there, we re proud that they did a cracking job, you know, rescuing 31 of those guys, yeah. it s just over a year since 27 people lost their lives in the channel, a tragedy that
to its criminal code. under new laws, married couples who have sex face up to a year in prison. it ll also be illegal to insult the president or state. critics are calling the move a disaster for civil liberties. the government though says uit will protect the institution of marriage. this was in parliament earlier. after the long debate we hope the people will understand that we have done everything to accommodate public aspiration as much as possible and debated all important issues where our opinions split. but in the end, when we have to make a decision, we made a historical decision to leave this code that belongs to the dutch. the legislation overhauls indonesia s criminal code which was based on colonial law from 1918 when the country was under dutch rule. today parliament unanimously passed new code of over 600 articles. including six blasphemy laws including criminalising apostasy or renouncing a religion. it s also illegal to persuade someone to be