[FoxNews] The refugees of Christian descent who fled persecution in places like Syria and Northern Iraq are facing different kinds of attacks in Germany.According to the findings of a new survey from the Christian advocacy group Open Doors USA, religious minorities who seek safe haven in the European nation are finding a general lack of protection. Since February, nearly 800 Christians and Yazidi refugees were attacked by others at the relief centers and camps.
"They are starting to see a different kind of persecution," Emily Fuentes, an official with Open Doors USA, told FoxNews.com. "We normally monitor and rank countries where these incidents occur and typically Western countries do not make the list."
The survey was conducted between February and September of this year in camps near Berlin, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia.
The findings showed that nearly half of the respondents said they suffered some sort of injury. Nearly 300 said they received death threats against themselves or their families. Others were sexually assaulted, insulted, discriminated against or subjected to psychological pressure.
Perhaps the most surprising findings- was that nearly a third of the respondents said that most of the discrimination and violence came mostly from refugee camp guards of Muslim descent.
According to the findings of a new survey from the Christian advocacy group Open Doors USA, religious minorities who seek safe haven in the European nation are finding a general lack of protection. Since February, nearly 800 Christians and Yazidi refugees were attacked by others at the relief centers and camps.
| Unexpectedly. Of course there are all the others who never arrived because they found a general lack of protection from some of their Muslim fellows along the way. |
The survey was conducted between February and September of this year in camps near Berlin, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia.
The findings showed that nearly half of the respondents said they suffered some sort of injury. Nearly 300 said they received death threats against themselves or their families. Others were sexually assaulted, insulted, discriminated against or subjected to psychological pressure.
Perhaps the most surprising findings- was that nearly a third of the respondents said that most of the discrimination and violence came mostly from refugee camp guards of Muslim descent.