The town of Solotvyno, just across the border from Romania, is almost deserted and strangers are interrogated about possibly being Russian Army ‘forward scouts’
Masses of refugees from Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen and elsewhere have faced racially motivated hostility in Europe. Ukraine’s refugee crisis is showing Western double standards.
The capture of the Black Sea city of 290 000 people appeared a significant boost for Moscow as it readied for potential ceasefire talks on Thursday.
Desperate, hungry and thirsty, more and more people are flocking to Baidoa from rural areas of southern Somalia, one of the regions hardest hit by the drought that is engulfing the Horn of Africa.
The world’s poorest country is nevertheless host to 61 000 Malians who fled jihadist attacks
Access to justice for refugees begins with putting their issues on the national agenda
Citing security concerns, the government gave refugees just 14 days to report to the country’s only refugee camp
The home affairs department’s end game might just be the beginning. A hardcore few are still in one camp and about 600 remain in the second shelter
Many people at the Wingfield site have left to settle locally or be repatriated, but about 360 still insist they want to be resettled in a third country
When a gay Zimbabwean man fled to South Africa, seeking refuge, he encountered further abuse and homophobia