Refugees
Not Accepted: The Tale of an Iraqi Human Rights Activist in Turkey
Sami lived through the war in Iraq as a teenager before fleeing to Turkey. He now works with human rights...
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Canadian Court Rules US Refugee Pact Violates Rights
One of Canada's top courts ruled Wednesday that an agreement with Washington barring people from seeking asylum if they arrive...
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After ‘Hell’ in Libyan Jails, Migrants Reunite Aboard Rescue Boat
As the Ocean Viking operated by charity group SOS Mediterranee awaits a port of entry to disembark the 180 migrants...
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Rohingya Refugees Running Scared From Coronvirus Tests
Rohingya refugees infected with coronavirus are fleeing quarantine in their Bangladesh camps because they fear being transferred to an isolated...
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First Rohingya Refugee Dies From Coronavirus in Bangladesh
A 71-year-old man has become the first Rohingya living in vast refugee camps in Bangladesh to die from the coronavirus,...
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Thousands Face Homelessness in Greek Refugee Relocation Push
Greek authorities will start moving more than 11,200 recognized refugees from the temporary homes they were given under Greece's asylum...
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UN Warns Libya Vulnerable as Country Suffers First Virus Death
The United Nations warned Friday that health services in conflict-plagued Libya were already fragile as the North African country recorded...
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Greece Seals Off Virus-Hit Migrant Camp as Officials Urge Evacuation
Greece on Thursday sealed off a migrant camp near Athens after 21 of its residents tested positive for the coronavirus...
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Thousands Go Without Aid Due to Covid-19 Restrictions
The development of new Covid-19 restrictions to globally reduce the movement of people is inadvertently preventing life-saving aid from reaching...
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EU, Greece Work on Virus Plan for Overcrowded Migrant Camps
"If the E.U. fails to take immediate action, the situation on the Greek islands will become unmanageable with the risk...
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US Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Asylum Policy
Rights groups have warned that the policy makes ayslum seekrs vulnerable to abuse an exploitation from criminal gangs operating around...
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Greece Has ‘Secret Site’ for Migrant Pushbacks: Report
Greece has a "secret site" on the border with Turkey to incarcerate and expel migrants arriving in a surge facilitated...
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UN Appeals for Funds to Shield Refugees from Coronavirus
84 percent of the world's refugees are meanwhile hosted in low or middle-income countries with weaker health, water and sanitation...
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Turkey Deploys Police to Stop Greece Pushing Back Migrants: Minister
Turkey deployed 1,000 police officers on Thursday to prevent Greece pushing migrants back into Turkish territory, its interior minister said,...
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Swathes of NW Syria Uninhabitable for Years: Report
Fighting in northwest Syria has rendered large parts of the region uninhabitable for civilians now crammed into an ever-shrinking area...
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Refugee Aid Groups Attacked as Tensions Rock Greek Island
On Monday night, the crew of the human rights observation ship Mare Liberum said it was also "attacked by a...
Read moreNo ‘Legal Basis’ for Greece to Suspend Asylum: UNHCR
Greece has deployed its armed forces to prevent migrants crossing its border with Turkey. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday...
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As Coronavirus Spreads, Experts Warn Refugees Are Particularly Vulnerable
As the coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, health experts are expressing fears that it could take a devastating...
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Bangladesh Again Postpones Rohingya Refugee Island Relocation
Thousands are suspected to have been killed in Myanmar during the 2017 Rohingya crackdown and refugees brought reports of widespread...
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Displaced From Idlib, Syrian Children Suffer Under Freezing Conditions
As many as seven children who were displaced by fighting in Syria's northwest Idlib region have died after suffering under...
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