refugees

Millions plan to leave Africa for US, Europe: Study

Mar 23, 2018 01:37

Nearly 1.5 million people have left sub-Saharan Africa for Europe and the United States since 2010, while millions more are making plans to follow in their footsteps, researchers said on Thursday.
At least 16 dead as refugee boat sinks off Greek island

Mar 17, 2018 10:10

At least 16 people, including six children, perished Saturday after a refugee boat capsized in the Aegean Sea, the deadliest disaster in the area since a controversial deal between the EU and Turkey to try to stem the flow of migrants two years ago.
About 57,000 people flee violence in DR Congo to Uganda, UNHCR says

Mar 16, 2018 16:18

The United Nations refugee agency says more than 57,000 people have fled violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda this year.
About 3.3 million displaced Iraqis returned to areas of origin by January: IOM

Feb 24, 2018 15:14

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says around 3.3 million Iraqi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) had returned to their areas of origin by the end of January, some two months after the Iraqi government declared the end of military operations against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group following the total defeat of the outfit in the Arab country.
Amnesty slams Hungary’s anti-refugee bill

Feb 14, 2018 15:33

Human rights group Amnesty International has slammed Hungary's new anti-refugee bill, saying it would allow the government to target any non-governmental organization working with migrants if it becomes law.
About 23 refugees killed in Libya truck crash

Feb 14, 2018 13:08

A truck carrying undocumented asylum seekers in Libya has crashed, leaving at least 23 of them dead and around 100 others injured.
UN warns of heightened sexual violence in Greek refugee camps

Feb 09, 2018 16:39

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has expressed its deep concern over reports about heightened sexual violence against and harassment of asylum seekers in Greece's sub-standard and overcrowded reception camps.
90 refugees, mostly Pakistanis, feared dead in shipwreck off Libya

Feb 02, 2018 10:27

An estimated 90 refugees are feared to have drowned off the coast of Libya after a smuggler's boat capsized early on Friday, leaving three known survivors and 10 bodies washed up on shore, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.
About 80 were aboard Kiribati ferry that sank in Pacific

Jan 31, 2018 10:21

More than 80 people were aboard a ferry that sank in the remote Pacific, officials confirmed Wednesday, as a senior Kiribati lawmaker called for an independent inquiry into the vessel's disappearance.
White House must apologize for Trump's degrading comments: Congressman

Jan 12, 2018 09:38

Republican Congressman Erik Paulsen has condemned US President Donald Trump over his degrading comments about immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti and certain African countries, calling Trump's words "completely inappropriate."