Refugees
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...
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No ‘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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Yemen Patients Finally Treated in Jordan After Years of War
"Life in Yemen is harder than you can possibly imagine."
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Italy’s Far-Right Salvini to Stand Trial for Illegally Detaining Migrants
Italian far-right leader Matteo Salvini is to stand trial on charges of illegally detaining migrants at sea after senators voted...
Read moreNW Syria Violence Displaces 500,000 in Two Months
A Russian-backed Syrian government offensive against the country's last rebel enclave has displaced more than half a million people in...
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Palestinians Expect Little But Bias from Trump ‘Peace Plan’
"Trump wants the Palestinians to join Likud (Netanyahu's party), that's basically the requirement. There is nothing to engage with."
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Mexico Detains 2,000 Central American Migrants at Southern Border
Thousands of Central Americans have crossed Mexico toward the U.S., fleeing chronic poverty and brutal gang violence in El Salvador,...
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Top UN Court Orders Myanmar to Prevent Rohingya Genocide
In 2017, Myanmar's Rohingya minority were subjected to a brutal military crackdown that left thousands dead and sent three-quarters of...
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Italy Court Rules Migrant Ship Captain’s Arrest Not Warranted
Italy's highest court on Friday agreed that Carola Rackete, the German captain of a migrant rescue ship, should not have...
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UN Targets Electrifying All of World’s Refugee Camps
The U.N. set itself a daunting challenge this week aimed at improving the lives of displaced people, reining in climate...
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Italy Faces Complaint at UN Over ‘Abusive’ Libya Asylum Returns
The complaint maintains that Italy and other states have turned private merchant vessels into instruments of so-called refoulement - returning...
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