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Ten women die in refugee boat accident off Libyan coast
Ten women have died in a new migrant boat accident off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean Sea, Italian authorities said, as they began the gruesome task of removing hundreds of corpses from another salvaged wreck. The women were found dead in the bottom of a partially submerged dinghy, said Italian coastguard spokesman Captain […]
Stranded Syrian refugees’ desert plight worsens as Jordan blocks aid
Mercy Refugees House – Thousands of Syrian refugees stranded on Jordan’s northeastern border with Syria are running out of food after a militant suicide attack prompted the army to shut the area, international relief workers and refugees said on Monday. Jordan, a staunch U.S. ally, declared the area a closed military zone after a suicide bomber, […]
Trump wrong that Clinton’s refugee plan would cost more than rebuilding all inner cities
A day after Hillary Clinton gave her list of Donald Trump’s many flaws on the economy, Trump returned the favor. In a speech from New York, he called her a "world-class liar" who has "spent her entire life making money for special interests." Trump delivered a broadside on Clinton’s immigration policies — to him, they […]
Pakistan Wants to Send 1.5 Million Refugees Back as U.S. Tensions Rise
More than three decades after fleeing Afghanistan, refugee Noor Said struggles to feed his family of eight on less than the $3 per day he earns weaving fabric in northwest Pakistan. Now he’s got an even bigger worry: Being forced back amid the worst border tensions in years. “I can’t take my small children to a […]
Refugees in Greece take first steps towards self-reliance
Masoud proudly lifts his bedding to reveal the construction of his makeshift bed. He has hammered together four wooden pallets and fitted legs underneath. Poorly padded by a yoga mat covered by two woollen blankets, it seems to radiate heat in the airless June afternoon. But the 34-year-old Syrian chef has a solution for the […]
EU court rules undocumented refugees cannot be jailed
The European Court of Justice says EU rules prevent imprisonment of refugees crossing into Schengen area. EU countries cannot imprison undocumented refugees and migrants for entering the Schengen area, the bloc's top court ruled on Tuesday. The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has said that European Union rules prevent the jailing of non-EU refugees […]
‘No ticket to Europe’: Send refugees back home or settle them on islands, says Austrian FM
Refugees trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach European shores have to be sent back or re-settled on islands, Austria’s Foreign Minister has said, adding that being rescued from a boat in distress should be “no ticket to Europe.” Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz told Die Presse newspaper in an interview on Saturday that Europe […]
UNHCR flags concerns over refugee sites in northern Greece
UNHCR flags concerns over refugee sites in northern Greece UN Refugee Agency urges Greek authorities to find better alternatives quickly for refugees transferred from Idomeni IDOMENI, Greece, May 27 (UNHCR) – The UN Refugee Agency said today it was “seriously concerned” over what it termed sub-standard conditions at several sites in northern Greece where refugees […]
Syrian refugees in Turkey train for better jobs with their host communities
Syrian refugees and members of the host community are taking part in Turkish language courses and vocational training programmes to increase their employability. These programmes in Turkey are being implemented by local partners with support from the ILO to improve livelihoods and decent work opportunities for both communities. (Closed Captions available) Read more... [Translate]Donate Now
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It has been close to six years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya faced a deadly genocide by Myanmar’s military and fled the country in search of protection and refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh. The Rohingya population has been undergoing persecution, discrimination, arbitrary arrests, and atrocities in Myanmar for over seven decades. Their condition is alarmingly […]
