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Germany warns Assad supporters involved in atrocities in Syria against trying to flee there
1 week, 3 days ago

Germany warns Assad supporters involved in atrocities in Syria against trying to flee there

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s foreign minister is warning anyone involved in atrocities for the ousted Syrian government against seeking refuge in her country, saying they would face “the full force of the law.” Germany has been a major destination for Syrian refugees over the past decade, and several hundred thousand Syrian nationals live there. “To any of Assad’s torturers who might …

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Egypt ‘building huge facility to house Palestinian refugees’ in case they flee Rafah
10 months, 1 week ago

Egypt ‘building huge facility to house Palestinian refugees’ in case they flee Rafah

The Telegraph  

Egypt is constructing a massive, walled compound near its border with the Gaza Strip, reportedly in preparation for a mass influx of Palestinian refugees fleeing Israel’s expected invasion of Rafah. Satellite images taken by Maxar Technologies show cranes, trucks, bulldozers and other construction equipment along the Sheikh Zuweid-Rafah road in the Sinai Peninsula, about two miles west of Egypt’s border …

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More than 165,000 Afghans flee Pakistan after deportation order
1 year, 1 month ago

More than 165,000 Afghans flee Pakistan after deportation order

The Hindu  

More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since its government ordered 1.7 million people to leave or face arrest and deportation, officials said Thursday. People must be allowed to return with dignity," the Taliban government's refugees minister Khalil Haqqani told AFP. "The constitution of Pakistan gives every person who is present on this soil the right to …

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Six killed as hundreds of Rohingya flee Malaysia detention
2 years, 8 months ago

Six killed as hundreds of Rohingya flee Malaysia detention

Al Jazeera  

More than 500 escaped an immigration detention centre in the country’s north early on Wednesday, but some were killed as they tried to cross a highway. Malaysia set up roadblocks and deployed the police, immigration and volunteer security services after more than 500 mostly Muslim Rohingya refugees fled a temporary immigration detention centre in the country’s north. The paper said …

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‘We are refugees’: Russians flee rising authoritarianism
2 years, 9 months ago

‘We are refugees’: Russians flee rising authoritarianism

Al Jazeera  

Public figures and critical Russians flock to the Baltic states, Georgia, Armenia and Turkey amid the war on Ukraine. “Many Russians have arrived in Georgia in recent days,” journalist Boris Grozovski wrote on his Facebook page. If I wrote what I write now while in Russia, I would inevitably go to prison for 15-20 years.” Russian media outlets are under …

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Photos: Ukrainians flee to Romania to escape Russia’s invasion
2 years, 9 months ago

Photos: Ukrainians flee to Romania to escape Russia’s invasion

Al Jazeera  

Isaccea, Romania – On a Danube ferry beset by wind and waves, Ukrainian refugees fleeing their country after the Russian invasion are waiting to set foot in Romania. According to Romania’s Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca, as of Thursday morning, 118,461 Ukrainian refugees had entered neighbouring Romania. At the border crossing in Isaccea, some arrived in Romania on foot, pushing trollers …

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‘One cop pulled a gun out’: Ukraine’s black refugees recall ‘racist’ hostility as they tried to flee
2 years, 9 months ago

‘One cop pulled a gun out’: Ukraine’s black refugees recall ‘racist’ hostility as they tried to flee

The Telegraph  

Vanel Cazeau, 35, said: “The cops in Lviv were shouting and pushing us, forcing us to stand back. “One policeman pulled a gun on us and was shouting, but two other policemen felt sorry for us and let us on the train, saying ‘go, go, go’. “I understand they have suffered from the bombing and the invasion, but so have …

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