refugees

1,000s protest deportations of Afghans from Germany

Feb 12, 2017 11:53

Several thousand people have staged rallies across Germany to protest the deportation of Afghan asylum-seekers from the country.
Indonesia recovers bodies of 6 refugees after boat capsizes off Malaysia

Feb 09, 2017 17:34

Malaysia says the bodies of six people from a refugee boat that capsized on its way to Indonesia have been found.
UK scrapping resettlement program for child refugees

Feb 09, 2017 11:08

The government of UK Prime Minister Theresa May is scrapping a scheme to resettle child refugees, withdrawing a pledge to let in thousands of the vulnerable children.
Dozens of stranded refugees in Greek capital protest over living conditions

Feb 06, 2017 14:14

Dozens of stranded refugees, among them many children, have held a massive protest rally over their poor living conditions in the Greek capital, Athens.
Turkey rescues 45, Libya saves 120 refugees in east Mediterranean

Feb 05, 2017 13:40

Turkish coast guard has rescued some 45 refugees trying to cross the Mediterranean into Greece while over 120 others were brought to safety by Libyans in the central parts of the volatile sea.
Lebanon's president urges 'safe zones' for refugees in coordination with Syria

Feb 03, 2017 16:35

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun has urged the international community to facilitate the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland by setting up a series of "safe zones" in coordination with the government in Damascus.
UK putting refugees in rat-infested homes: Parliament report

Jan 31, 2017 09:04

The British government is placing underprivileged asylum seekers and refugees in rat-infested homes of the most deprived parts of the country, a parliamentary report has revealed.
Anti-terror fight no excuse for US travel ban on refugees: Merkel

Jan 29, 2017 12:01

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized American President Donald Trump’s recent decision on barring refugees or people of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, saying the international fight against terrorism cannot make any excuse for imposing such a mass blockade.
EU urges members to end refugee deadlock

Jan 26, 2017 17:35

The European Union has called on member states to do more to end a deadlock on how they should share the burden of Europe’s historic refugee exodus as the continent is struggling to cope with increasing arrivals.
Boat carrying Indonesian refugees sinks off Malaysia, 10 killed

Jan 23, 2017 11:19

At least ten people have lost their lives and some 30 others gone missing after a boat carrying Indonesian illegal refugee workers capsized in rough waters off the coasts of Malaysia, officials say.