refugees
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…
Myanmar says temporary camp will house 30,000 Rohingya targeted for repatriation
World
January 15, 2018
Myanmar says temporary camp will house 30,000 Rohingya targeted for repatriation
Myanmar is building a camp to temporarily house 30,000 Rohingya Muslims targeted for repatriation after fleeing violence in Rakhine State,…
As Syrian war nears end, some can never go home again
Middle East
January 8, 2018
As Syrian war nears end, some can never go home again
Biting his nails in anxiety, Sami [name changed] is distraught to be separated from his family in Aleppo and fearful…
Libyan coastguard recovers bodies of two migrants, others missing
Middle East
January 8, 2018
Libyan coastguard recovers bodies of two migrants, others missing
Libya’s coastguard on Sunday recovered the bodies of two female migrants who perished trying to cross the Mediterranean and picked…
Angela Merkel optimistic about new ‘grand coalition’ for new era of politics
World
January 8, 2018
Angela Merkel optimistic about new ‘grand coalition’ for new era of politics
Germany’s Angela Merkel has said she is optimistic about forging a deal with the Social Democrats to form a new…
Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas
Middle East
January 7, 2018
Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas
Iraqi security forces are forcibly returning civilians from refugee camps to unsafe areas in the predominantly Sunni Anbar province, exposing…
Study links increased crime rate to migrant arrivals: Germany
World
January 3, 2018
Study links increased crime rate to migrant arrivals: Germany
The German state of Lower Saxony witnessed a 10.4 percent increase in crime at the height of the migration crisis,…
EU asylum applications drop off drastically in 2017
World
December 30, 2017
EU asylum applications drop off drastically in 2017
The European Union saw 50 percent fewer new asylum requests this year compared to last year, according to the latest…
Charges filed in Croatia after death of Afghan migrant girl
World
December 20, 2017
Charges filed in Croatia after death of Afghan migrant girl
The family of a 6-year-old Afghan migrant girl killed by a train on the Serbia-Croatia border filed charges Tuesday against…
UN to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018
Middle East
December 19, 2017
UN to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018
The United Nations plans to move up to 10,000 illegal migrants from Libya next year, a senior UN official said…