migration
Israel issues deportation notices to African asylum seekers
Middle East
February 5, 2018
Israel issues deportation notices to African asylum seekers
Letters offering a plane ticket and $3,500 (€2,800) on Sunday reached the first of what Israeli newspaper Haaretz said were…
Four migrants reported injured in Italian shooting: media
World
February 3, 2018
Four migrants reported injured in Italian shooting: media
A man opened fire on passersby in the central Italian city of Macerata on Saturday, injuring at least four African…
90 migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes off Libya: UN
Middle East
February 2, 2018
90 migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes off Libya: UN
About 90 people are feared drowned after a smugglers’ boat carrying mostly Pakistani migrants capsized off Libya’s coast early Friday,…
Still a trickle, but refugees sick of exile return to Syria
Middle East
February 2, 2018
Still a trickle, but refugees sick of exile return to Syria
Desperate to escape Syria’s terrors, Ammar Maarawi bolted. In early 2016, he paid smugglers and endured a dangerous sea crossing…
Rights group says displaced Libyans can’t return to Benghazi
Middle East
February 1, 2018
Rights group says displaced Libyans can’t return to Benghazi
Human Rights Watch says armed groups, some linked to the self-styled Libyan National Army, have prevented thousands of internally displaced…
Travel ban: US to again conditionally admit refugees from 11 nations
World
January 30, 2018
Travel ban: US to again conditionally admit refugees from 11 nations
The US will resume admitting refugees from countries that it said posed increased security risks. Officials will apply extra vetting…
Migrant relocations from Italy and Greece drawing to a close
World
January 29, 2018
Migrant relocations from Italy and Greece drawing to a close
Germany has said it is resettling the last few migrants from Greece and Italy under the EU’s relocation scheme. Germany…
Rohingya Muslim refugee return to Myanmar delayed
World
January 22, 2018
Rohingya Muslim refugee return to Myanmar delayed
The gradual repatriation of more than 650,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees back to Myanmar from Bangladesh, scheduled to begin Tuesday, has…
Migrants stuck in Serbia want to move on
World
January 21, 2018
Migrants stuck in Serbia want to move on
After traversing several countries en route to the rich West, Najibullah, a former policeman from the Afghan town of Kholm,…
Rights group: World must act to end Libya turmoil, abuses
Middle East
January 19, 2018
Rights group: World must act to end Libya turmoil, abuses
Human Rights Watch says the world must do more to help end rights abuses in chaotic Libya, which has emerged…