refugees

Greece relocates hundreds of refugees to mainland as arrivals rise

Oct 22, 2019 08:21

Greek authorities have moved more asylum-seekers from peripheral islands to mainland Greece amid a surge in refugee arrivals on the remote islands in recent months.
Refugee death toll in Mediterranean tops 1,000 for 6th year: UNHCR

Oct 01, 2019 11:17

More than 1,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea this year, the sixth year in a row that that "bleak milestone" has been reached, the United Nations refugee agency says.
Pope rebukes countries whose weapons foment migration but refuse refugees

Sep 30, 2019 05:18

Pope Francis on Sunday scolded countries that produce weapons for wars fought elsewhere and then refuse to take in refugees fleeing the very same conflicts.
Seven drown after refugee boat capsizes off Greece

Sep 27, 2019 12:26

Two women and five children drowned when a boat carrying migrants and refugees from Turkey capsized near Greece's Chios Island, the coastguard says.
Turkey says can't cope with growing refugee problems further

Sep 19, 2019 02:49

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey can no longer cope with the growing refugee problems and vowed to go ahead with his country’s plan for creating a safe zone in Syria.
Police shutting down major refugee camp in northern France

Sep 17, 2019 07:47

Police in France have been forcing some 1,000 refugees to leave a gymnasium in the vicinity of the northern port of Dunkirk following a court ruling that declared the makeshift camp a health and security hazard.
Spain rescues 200 refugees in Mediterranean Sea

Sep 03, 2019 00:42

Almost 200 people were rescued attempting to make the dangerous crossing from North Africa to Spain on Monday (September 2), the coastguard said.
Hundreds of refugees moved from ‘hell’ of Greek island

Sep 02, 2019 09:05

Greek officials and UN workers have begun evacuating hundreds of refugees from the Greek island of Lesbos, where overcrowding and the crushing heat have made conditions unbearable.
France rescues 22 migrants heading for Britain

Aug 25, 2019 09:08

French rescuers saved 22 migrants who found themselves "in difficulty" on the Channel overnight in their bid to get to Britain, French maritime authorities said Sunday.
UN warns foreign firms against doing business with Myanmar army

Aug 05, 2019 14:13

The United Nations' investigators have urged foreign businesses and governments to sever ties with dozens of companies owned or controlled by Myanmar's military, which has carried out a campaign of ethnic cleansing, murder and rape of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, noting that such firms could be complicit in international crimes.