Refugees

                   

Thousands of NKorea children face hardship in China: activists

spacewar.com     yesterday   1 related          

Human Rights Watch, in an April report, also highlighted the plight of the "stateless' children, saying they are being denied a legal identity and the chance to go to school. by Staff Writers Seoul (AFP) Sept 2, 2008 A...                    

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Fighting for Asylum

deviousdiva.com     yesterday          

This article by Sean Brander covers the story of Sahar Kamrani who is fighting for asylum in Greece. She fled Iran after being arrested. When she was 19 and still living in Tehran, Iran, just eight years ago, the wind blew...                    

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Afghan people-smuggler arrested over rape of British student in Calais

mailonsunday.co.uk     03-Sep-2008   6 related          

Police have arrested an Afghan people-smuggler and an Iranian migrant on suspicion of raping a London journalism student in an illegal immigrants' camp in Calais. The victim, who was born in Canada but has lived in Britain...                    

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Indian military mounts mammoth flood rescue effort

iht.com     03-Sep-2008   356 related          

Thousands of Indian flood refugees settle at camps : Soldiers and aid workers pressed efforts Wednesday to rescue hundreds of thousands of people still stranded after weeks of flooding in northern India, as those safe...                    

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The Imphal Free Press via Kangla Online: 15 Myanmar nationals released after a year in Imphal jails

burmanet.org     02-Sep-2008          

Fifteen Myanmar nationals lodged in the Manipur Central jail and Sajiwa jail have been released by an order of the state government and sent to the Myanmar refugee camp at Leikul in Chandel district, an official source...                    

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Somali Christians in Kenya: persecution and secret worship

timesonline.typepad.com     02-Sep-2008          

The BBC reports that in Kenya, in the largely Somali enclave pictured called "little Mogadishu", refugee Somali Christians are still forced to meet in secret for worship for fear of persecution by Muslim neighbours. They...                    

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Kenya: Thousands From Somalia Pour Into Refugee Camp

allafrica.com     02-Sep-2008   4 related          

They are broke, hungry and on the verge of despair. Sleeping under trees at night with their children and waiting for handouts by the day to hold together their souls and emaciated frames. They can only live one day at...                    

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Iraqi minister appreciates Iran's assistance to refugees

irna.com     02-Sep-2008          

Iraqi minister of migrants and homeless has appreciated Iran's role in offering shelters for Iraqi refugees on the anniversary of the establishment of the ministry. Speaking to IRNA in Baghdad on Tuesday, Abd al-Samad...                    

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Scars linger for Georgian refugees

iht.com     01-Sep-2008   11 related          

As quickly as war erupted between Russia and Georgia, more than 150,000 refugees left home in a fearful scramble. The two women are among about 4,500 refugees at UN camps in Gori, desperate to return to their villages in...                    

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solopassion.com: Helen Clark & Kevin Rudd solopassion.com

A call for invasion of NZ, by Australia

solopassion.com     02-Sep-2008          

The Prime Minster of Australia, Canberra Australia. This letter may seem to you ridiculous, but I have to tell you it is deadly serious, and addresses issues that are in both your and New Zealand’s national interest as...                    

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