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A UN refugee agency official says most of Lebanon's nearly 900 shelters are full and people fleeing Israeli strikes are increasingly sleeping out in the open. "Most of the nearly 900 government established collective shelters in Lebanon have no more capacity," UNHCR's Rula Amin told a Geneva press briefing. The agency also said that some people are fleeing on foot …

They fled from their home countries. Now, they’ll compete in Paris for the Refugee Olympic Team

They compete under the same flag but speak different languages and come from different parts of the world. “I had no support whatsoever.” Becoming one of the first Cubans to compete on the Refugee Olympic Team changed everything for him, he said. “The Taliban don’t like it when a girl dances,” she said, even though breaking is more than that …

Rohingya to mark 5 years in Bangladesh refugee camps

Nurul Amin has spent nearly five years in the Kutupalong refugee camps near the border of Bangladesh and Myanmar where green hills meet the Bay of Bengal. Five years ago, he worked with a Norwegian NGO in Maungdaw of Rakhine state, where the Myanmar military carried out a campaign that made normal living impossible for the members of the Rohingya …

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Rohingya refugees brought ashore after dramatic Indonesia rescue

The refugees – mostly women and children – were brought ashore at Lhokseumawe in Aceh after an 18-hour rescue operation. Medan, Indonesia – A standoff involving a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and the Indonesian navy has ended with a dramatic rescue that took 18 hours to complete due to heavy rains and high seas. “We are very relieved and extremely …

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