Refugees
Sweden Charges Chinese Man With Spying on Tibetan Refugees
Swedish prosecutors on Wednesday charged a 49-year-old Chinese man with espionage for allegedly gathering intelligence on Tibetan refugees in Sweden...
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Myanmar Sentences 7 Soldiers to 10 Years Over Rohingya Killings
Seven soldiers in Myanmar were sentenced for their part in the extrajudicial killings of 10 Rohingya Muslim men, according to...
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UN: Conditions in Myanmar ‘Not Conducive’ to Return of Rohingya
Conditions in Myanmar's crisis-hit northern Rakhine state are "not conducive" to bringing back Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh, a senior...
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1,200 People Displaced by Boko Haram Return to Nigeria’s Bama
At least 1,200 of more than 100,000 people displaced by Boko Haram violence in Nigeria's northeastern town of Bama have...
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Bangladesh to Relocate 100,000 Rohingya to Deserted Island
Bangladesh will begin relocating around 100,000 Rohingya refugees to a desolate island off its southern coast in June, despite warnings...
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Bowing to Right-Wing Pressure, Netanyahu Cancels Refugee Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled an agreement with the U.N. refugee agency on Tuesday aimed at avoiding forced deportations...
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Israel Changes Controversial Plan to Deport African Migrants
Israel announced Monday it had reached a deal with the U.N. refugee agency to cancel a controversial plan to deport...
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Bangladesh Begins Relocating Rohingya Refugees Before Monsoon
Bangladesh has begun relocating 100,000 Rohingya refugees to safer ground before the monsoon season for fear of deadly landslides and...
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Myanmar Clears Several Hundred Rohingya for Return
A Bangladesh official said Myanmar had approved several hundred Rohingya from a list of thousands to return to their homeland.
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Bangladesh Sees Meth Boom Amid Rohingya Crisis
Bangladesh security forces have seized nearly nine million methamphetamine pills in less than three months amid smuggling boosted by a...
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World Bank: Climate Change to Displace Millions in Coming Decades
The wave of refugees fleeing crop failures, droughts and rising sea levels will grow drastically over the next three decades...
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UK’s ‘Unfair’ Refugee Laws Keep Families Apart
Under the current law, the U.K. is one of only two European countries that doesn't grant child refugees the right...
Read moreUN: ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Myanmar’s Rohingya Continues
Myanmar is continuing its "ethnic cleansing" of the Rohingya with a "campaign of terror and forced starvation" in Rakhine state,...
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Flareup of Ethnic Unrest in DR Congo Leaves 33 Dead
Thirty-three people were killed in a new outbreak of ethnic violence overnight in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province.
Read moreRohingya Flee No Man’s Land After Threat by Myanmar Soldiers
Hundreds of Rohingya living in no man's land have left their makeshift camp and crossed into Bangladesh after soldiers from...
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Number of Illegal Migrants Entering EU Sharply Dropped in 2017 [Report]
The number of detected illegal border-crossings into the European Union dropped to the lowest level since the migrant crisis began...
Read moreRohingya Refugees Refuse to Return to Myanmar Without Guarantees
Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh refused Tuesday to return to Myanmar without guarantees of citizenship and security.
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Macron’s Migrant Law Faces Rough Ride in French Parliament
French President Emmanuel Macron faces a difficult week as lawmakers weigh up a controversial bill that toughens France's stance on...
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Bangladesh Hands List of 8,000 Rohingya to Myanmar for Repatriation
Bangladesh Friday handed over a list of more than 8,000 Rohingya to Myanmar as it moves to kick-start their repatriation.
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Bangladesh Authorities: UN to Take Part in Rohingya Repatriation
The United Nations will be involved in the controversial process of returning Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar, a minister...
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