Articles for War Refugees

Republicans warn many Gaza refugees could be headed for the U.S. Here’s why that’s unlikely
1 year, 2 months ago

Republicans warn many Gaza refugees could be headed for the U.S. Here’s why that’s unlikely

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump and other top Republicans want the U.S. to seal its borders against a potential mass exodus of Palestinians fleeing war in the Gaza Strip, suggesting that a surge of civilian refugees could allow extremists into the country. Pointing to the Oct. 7 attacks and …

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Why Egypt and other Arab countries are unwilling to take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza
1 year, 2 months ago

Why Egypt and other Arab countries are unwilling to take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza

Associated Press  

CAIRO — As desperate Palestinians in sealed-off Gaza try to find refuge under Israel’s relentless bombardment in retaliation for Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 attack, some ask why neighboring Egypt and Jordan don’t take them in. El-Sissi also said a mass exodus would risk bringing militants into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, from where they might launch attacks on Israel, endangering the two …

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Read how the govt in Netherlands collapsed over the burning refugee issue
1 year, 5 months ago

Read how the govt in Netherlands collapsed over the burning refugee issue

Op India  

On the 8th of July, the four-party coalition government collapsed in the Netherlands when the longest-serving Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced his resignation. Caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s VVD party and one of their alliance partner CDA wanted tougher measures in the immigration policy while the centre-left D66 and Christian Union parties were strongly against this move. As per …

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Home Together camouflage net woven by Ukrainian refugees at Oslo Freedom Forum
1 year, 6 months ago

Home Together camouflage net woven by Ukrainian refugees at Oslo Freedom Forum

The Hindu  

Sweden-based Belarusian artist Ludmila Christeseva was in Delhi to build a global weaving movement for peace and freedom to help Ukrainian refugees deal with the trauma of war. A symbolic camouflage net woven by them will be showcased at Oslo Freedom Forum on June 15 A small group of mothers, wives, sisters and daughters of Ukrainian soldiers will stand in …

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Why doesn’t Europe grieve deaths in the Mediterranean?
1 year, 6 months ago

Why doesn’t Europe grieve deaths in the Mediterranean?

Al Jazeera  

The uncomfortable reality is that to Europeans, not all lives are equal. “The persisting humanitarian crisis in the Central Mediterranean is intolerable,” said IOM Director General António Vitorino in response to the figures. Her analysis suggests that we have come to tolerate the routine drowning of non-European refugees because their lives and deaths “simply do not touch us, or do …

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Cabinet divided over plan to create two classes of refugees
1 year, 7 months ago

Cabinet divided over plan to create two classes of refugees

Dutch News  

Coalition parties are divided over plans to divide refugees into two categories in a fresh attempt to limit family reunions. The largest party, the right-wing Liberal VVD, has thrown its weight behind a plan by the Christian Democrats to create an ‘A’ and ‘B’ status for asylum seekers. The cabinet is still seeking a solution to the issue of family …

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Cabinet divided over plan to create two classes of refugees
1 year, 7 months ago

Cabinet divided over plan to create two classes of refugees

Dutch News  

Coalition parties are divided over plans to divide refugees into two categories in a fresh attempt to limit family reunions. The largest party, the right-wing Liberal VVD, has thrown its weight behind a plan by the Christian Democrats to create an ‘A’ and ‘B’ status for asylum seekers. The cabinet is still seeking a solution to the issue of family …

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Are Syrian refugees in Turkey being used as political pawns?
2 years, 4 months ago

Are Syrian refugees in Turkey being used as political pawns?

Al Jazeera  

On Thursday, August 4 at 19:30 GMT: For many Syrian refugees, life in Turkey has become increasingly difficult. And while Turkey is proud to host the world’s largest refugee population – 4 million people, mostly Syrians – the expensive endeavour is now a political flashpoint for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Erdoğan himself has talked about plans to send at least …

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Russia-Ukraine war: ‘Not all refugees are treated the same’
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: ‘Not all refugees are treated the same’

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera speaks to Amnesty International Ukraine Director Oksana Pokalchuk on the Ukraine conflict, European refugee crisis, and the fate of prisoners of war. Al Jazeera spoke with Oksana Pokalchuk, the head of Amnesty International Ukraine, via Zoom about alleged war crimes, the refugee crisis and what she expects next. Al Jazeera: A recent report by Amnesty names the attack …

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UN: Sahel violence could drive more refugees toward Europe
2 years, 6 months ago

UN: Sahel violence could drive more refugees toward Europe

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The head of the U.N. refugee agency says “Europe should be much more worried” that more people from Africa’s Sahel region could seek to move north to escape violence, climate crises like droughts and floods and the impact of growing food shortages caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Filippo Grandi, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, called for …

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The Ukrainian refugees who made it to Australia
2 years, 7 months ago

The Ukrainian refugees who made it to Australia

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainians tell of perilous nights under bombardment, frightening car journeys under fire and hours-long waits at the border. But to be honest, now it’s a lot worse because back then I thought it would all finish in three to five days and I would see him soon,” she said, “and now it’s going on for 59 days so I’m hurting …

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Joe Biden calls Vladimir Putin 'a butcher' after meeting Ukrainian refugees in Poland
2 years, 8 months ago

Joe Biden calls Vladimir Putin 'a butcher' after meeting Ukrainian refugees in Poland

India Today  

US President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin "a butcher" after he met with Ukrainian refugees in Poland on Saturday, March 26. President Joe Biden is on a two-day visit to Nato ally Poland, the country that has accepted the lion's share of more than 3.5 million people who have fled war-torn Ukraine. Follow the latest updates on the …

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Europe is doing a good job helping refugees from Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Europe is doing a good job helping refugees from Ukraine

The Economist  

S HE THOUGHT it might have been fireworks. But as Olga Nietsche looked out the window of her flat in Kyiv on the morning of February 24th, a rocket flew by and exploded not ten minutes’ walk away. A mate with a car helped her get to Przemysl in Poland, normally a trip of several hours, now a days-long ordeal. …

Family visa scheme for Ukrainian refugees extended to include cousins and in-laws
2 years, 9 months ago

Family visa scheme for Ukrainian refugees extended to include cousins and in-laws

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tory Tracey Crouch said MPs had been advised to tell people seeking help to go …

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Lives in a suitcase: The refugees fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war
2 years, 9 months ago

Lives in a suitcase: The refugees fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war

Al Jazeera  

Siret, Romania – There is a sudden loud sound – a popping noise. She remembers that she has just crossed the border from Ukraine and is now in Romania, surrounded by volunteers handing out food and tea, translators helping the new arrivals to find transport and emergency workers taking care of their other needs. The border crossing in Siret in …

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Ukrainian refugees stream into Hungary amid Russian assault
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukrainian refugees stream into Hungary amid Russian assault

Al Jazeera  

More than 85,000 people have crossed from Ukraine into Hungary since the start of Russia’s invasion, as refugees receive a warm welcome. There were children, mothers, grandparents, and two cats, all arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, a country faced with war since Russia’s invasion began on Thursday. The agency has warned “the situation looks set to become Europe’s largest refugee crisis …

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Eritrean refugees under attack in Ethiopia’s Tigray war
3 years, 5 months ago

Eritrean refugees under attack in Ethiopia’s Tigray war

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Thousands of Eritrean refugees are increasingly caught in the middle of the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where witnesses and U.N. officials say forces have attacked their camps, abducted or killed some of the residents, and stolen their food and possessions. Separately, U.N. refugee chief Filippo Grandi condemned the arrests in recent weeks of “hundreds” of refugees …

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Quo Vadis, Aida? movie review: Oscar-nominated Bosnian film deftly examines the Srebrenica massacre
3 years, 8 months ago

Quo Vadis, Aida? movie review: Oscar-nominated Bosnian film deftly examines the Srebrenica massacre

Firstpost  

Language: Bosnian, English, Serbian, and Dutch Liberal imagination tends to consider translation as an act of building bridges between cultures. This powerlessness is front and square in the superbly-edited first scene of Jasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis, Aida?. As the camera pans back and forth between the two camps, in a meditative manner that belies the tension of the situation, Aida …

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Assad blames West for hindering return of refugees to Syria
4 years, 1 month ago

Assad blames West for hindering return of refugees to Syria

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian government is working to secure the return of millions of refugees who fled war in their country, but Western sanctions are hindering the work of state institutions, complicating those plans, President Bashar Assad said Wednesday. Lebanon’s outgoing Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbi addressed the gathering by videoconference and used the opportunity to call on the international …

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