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German Development Minister: ‘Eight to Ten Million Refugees Are Still on the Way’
This is impossible for Germany — and Europe as a whole — to deal with: Development Minister Gerd Müller warned that the biggest refugee movements to Europe are still to come. He said that only 10% of the migrants from the chaos in Iraq and Syria have reached Europe so far: "Eight to ten million […]
Ailing Vermont Town Pins Hopes on Mideast Refugees
They hustled into the church on a biting winter evening, unburdened themselves of scarves and gloves, and settled into pews to sound out words in Arabic. “Ahlan fii Rutland,” said Fran Knapp, a retiree who lives about 20 minutes away, one of two or three dozen people who have attended a class here on rudimentary […]
Lost at sea: The search for missing refugees
The last time Gholam saw his wife and two children was in the brief moment before a high wave split their boat in half and catapulted the dozens of people on board towards the sea. In the chaos of October 16, 2015, Gholam, an Afghan refugee from Kabul, held his eldest son's head above water […]
How are Australia’s Syrian refugees coping?
Australia has resettled about half of the 12,000 refugees it agreed to take in over the past 13 months from the conflict in Syria, but how are they adapting to life in their new country? It is a year since Iymen Baerli, a refugee from Syria, arrived in Sydney with his wife and three young children. Within […]
When you meet your maker, what will you say about Aleppo?
BY DARIUS ASSEMIAs a Muslim immigrant from Iran of almost 40 years living in this beautiful country, I believe when we face our maker in the next life, we will be asked: What did you do for your brothers and sisters who were suffering in other parts of the world? Darius Assemi ERIC PAUL ZAMORAThe Fresno […]
Veterans Talk Refugees and American ideals on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Veterans Talk Refugees and American ideals on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee This week’s episode of TBS’ Full Frontal with Samantha Bee takes a look at the divisive language around the Syrian refugee crisis—and the group pundits are pitting against refugees fleeing war: American veterans. They pontificate that America is choosing to aid refugees at the expense […]
Hundreds of refugees return to ‘secret camps’ near Calais in bid to reach the UK
Hundreds of refugees return to 'secret camps' near Calais in bid to reach the UK Hundreds of refugees have returned to live in secret camps in the Calais region in the hope of travelling to the UK, The Independent can reveal, just weeks after the demolition of the 'Jungle' shantytown. There are at least six […]
Syrian Refugees Flee from War…and Into Risky Earthquake Areas
Syrian Refugees Flee from War…and Into Risky Earthquake Areas Syrian refugees fleeing civil war have flooded into areas of Turkey that are riven with dangerous earthquake faults, new research shows. As a result, traditional seismic hazard maps may underestimate by 20 percent how many people could die in a cataclysmic quake, according to research presented here […]
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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 […]
