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Refugees

Denmark no longer a haven for refugees
Analysis
/ 28 January 2016

Denmark no longer a haven for refugees

In the eyes of our politicians, our old welfare state is more important for the majority of Danish voters than solidarity with the world

By Staff Reporter
Greece faces Schengen boot
Article
/ 28 January 2016

Greece faces Schengen boot

EU says the country is not following the rules in its processing of thousands of refugees

By Ian Traynor
Cold comfort for refugees in Norway
Article
/ 22 January 2016

Cold comfort for refugees in Norway

Failed asylum seekers get no chance to appeal and risk ‘freezing to death’ if they’re deported to Russia

By David Crouch
Refugees to boost economic growth in Europe
Article
/ 21 January 2016

Refugees to boost economic growth in Europe

The influx of immigrants will have a positive effect on the GDP of European countries as long as leaders can get migrants into jobs.

By Staff Reporter
Humanitarian aid system in need of substantial reform
Article
/ 20 January 2016

Humanitarian aid system in need of substantial reform

A financing study commissioned for the World Humanitarian Summit in May urges an entirely new approach to help the rising number of poor.

By Clar Ni Chonghaile and Jennifer Rankin
Refugees bring music, art to their sanctuary
Africa
/ 19 November 2015

Refugees bring music, art to their sanctuary

A festival at a camp for the displaced in Malawi affirms the dignity of those seeking refuge there.

By Clyde Macfarlane
Fortress Europe is no match for the horrors of war
Article
/ 1 October 2015

Fortress Europe is no match for the horrors of war

Rumours and confusion are growing as European leaders show little will to manage the thousands of desperate people fleeing bitter, deadly conflict.

By Patrick Kingsley
We don’t want the refugees already here, they cheated
Article
/ 1 October 2015

We don’t want the refugees already here, they cheated

What are Turkish journalists doing? About two to four years’ hard labour.

By Staff Reporter
Iconic airport takes in refugees
Article
/ 1 October 2015

Iconic airport takes in refugees

The abandoned Berlin Tempelhof airport, famous for its use during the Berlin airlift in 1948, was earmarked to house up to 1?200 refugees.

By Staff Reporter
Germany’s populist ‘rag’ has a soul
Article
/ 10 September 2015

Germany’s populist ‘rag’ has a soul

The tabloid’s explicit use of a drowned boy underscores its baffling welcome to the refugees.

By John Henley
EU unveils ‘bold’ refugee plan
Article
/ 9 September 2015

EU unveils ‘bold’ refugee plan

EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has unveiled a plan for sharing refugees among the bloc to ease the burden on border states.

By Staff Reporter
Germans welcome migrants as EU struggles to make united stand
Article
/ 7 September 2015

Germans welcome migrants as EU struggles to make united stand

Thousands of exhausted migrants received a hero’s welcome Sunday as they streamed into Western Europe.

By Frank Zeller
Aylan Kurdi: Funeral held for Syrian boy who drowned
Article
/ 7 September 2015

Aylan Kurdi: Funeral held for Syrian boy who drowned

Aylan’s father, Abdullah, said he hoped the death of his family would encourage Arab states to help Syrian refugees.

By Mark Tran
Egypt billionaire offers to buy island for refugees
Article
/ 3 September 2015

Egypt billionaire offers to buy island for refugees

Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has offered to buy an island off Greece or Italy and develop it to help refugees from Syria and other conflicts.

By Staff Reporter
Refugees ‘threaten Europe’s Christian identity’
Article
/ 3 September 2015

Refugees ‘threaten Europe’s Christian identity’

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned that the wave of migrants are mostly Muslim and threaten to undermine Europe’s Christian roots.

By Staff Reporter
EU split over refugee crisis
Article
/ 3 September 2015

EU split over refugee crisis

European countries are turning on one another as growing border chaos tests the limits of diplomacy.

By Ian Traynor
Facilities for Burundi refugees at breaking point: MSF
Africa
/ 23 July 2015

Facilities for Burundi refugees at breaking point: MSF

About 2 500 Burundians are fleeing into Tanzania every week, overwhelming aid agencies who say refugee facilities had now reached "breaking point".

By Azad Essa
Australia recommends its own ghastly ‘solution’ to Europe
Article
/ 23 April 2015

Australia recommends its own ghastly ‘solution’ to Europe

The only reason people get onto boats, with the high risk of drowning, is that they have no hope.

By Staff Reporter
Divided Europe is all at sea over desperate migrants
Article
/ 23 April 2015

Divided Europe is all at sea over desperate migrants

The challenge is huge but there are some things that could ease the tragic situation.

By Patrick Kingsley
Workers: Australia knew of child sex abuse at immigration camp
Article
/ 8 April 2015

Workers: Australia knew of child sex abuse at immigration camp

Staff at an immigration camp on Nauru claim the Australian government was aware of the alleged sexual abuse of women and children asylum seekers.

By Staff Reporter
Israel set to deport African ‘infiltrators’
Article
/ 1 April 2015

Israel set to deport African ‘infiltrators’

According to activist asylumseekers this is just another technique Israel is using to make their lives miserable and force people to leave.

By Staff Reporter
UN: Australia violates torture laws
Article
/ 12 March 2015

UN: Australia violates torture laws

Prime Minister Tony Abbot is in a fearful strop over the report, saying he’s ‘sick and tired of being lectured’.

By Ben Doherty
Refugee wins asylum after 10 years in legal limbo
Article
/ 26 February 2015

Refugee wins asylum after 10 years in legal limbo

Acting judge slams inept home affairs officials for ‘deplorable’ way in which they dealt with asylum application.

By Carmel Rickard 1
Boko Haram: Nigerian military were warned of attacks
Africa
/ 29 January 2015

Boko Haram: Nigerian military were warned of attacks

Amnesty International has said that Nigeria’s senior military officers received information of a Boko Haram offensive but failed to take action.

By Staff Reporter
Call for Southern Africa to open its arms to Eritreans
Africa
/ 10 December 2014

Call for Southern Africa to open its arms to Eritreans

Countries in the region should offer asylum to refugees who are fleeing the repressive state and dying at alarming rates in the Mediterranean Sea.

By Staff Reporter
Refugee school fights for survival
Article
/ 7 August 2014

Refugee school fights for survival

Teachers face an uphill battle to educate immigrant children stranded in no-man’s land.

By Victoria John
Refugee children win right to learn
Article
/ 4 July 2014

Refugee children win right to learn

But debilitating education hurdles remain for many foreign children in legal limbo.

By Comment Author and Faranaaz Veriava
Any place but home for record number of people
Article
/ 26 June 2014

Any place but home for record number of people

The annual global trends report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) paints a very bleak picture.

By Harriet Sherwood
Hundreds of Eritreans enslaved in torture camps in Sudan, Egypt
Africa
/ 12 February 2014

Hundreds of Eritreans enslaved in torture camps in Sudan, Egypt

A report says state authorities have either turned a blind eye or colluded with perpetrators in the kidnapping and abuse of Eritrean refugees.

By Guardian Reporter
Israel’s policies come home to roost
Africa
/ 23 January 2014

Israel’s policies come home to roost

The Jewish state is under fire for its stance on African asylum seekers and support of human rights abusers.

By Staff Reporter
Civilians pay price for South Sudan leaders’ realpolitik
Africa
/ 16 January 2014

Civilians pay price for South Sudan leaders’ realpolitik

The ongoing civil war in South Sudan has already killed more than 10 000 people, and peace talks in Addis Ababa are deadlocked.

By Staff Reporter
UN: Israel breaking law with asylum detentions
Africa
/ 10 January 2014

UN: Israel breaking law with asylum detentions

The UN refugee agency has warned that Israel could be in breach of international law due to its policy of indefinite detention for asylum seekers.

By Sapa Afp
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