refugees
Suu Kyi blames world conflicts on illegal immigration
World
November 20, 2017
Suu Kyi blames world conflicts on illegal immigration
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says the world is facing instability and conflict in part because illegal immigration spreads…
China outlines plan to resolve Rohingya crisis
World
November 20, 2017
China outlines plan to resolve Rohingya crisis
China called for a ceasefire in Myanmar’s Rakhine State so that Rohingya Muslim refugees can return from Bangladesh, proposing a…
Australia turns down NZ offer to take asylum seekers barricaded inside camp
World
November 5, 2017
Australia turns down NZ offer to take asylum seekers barricaded inside camp
Australia turned down on Sunday an offer to take 150 asylum seekers being held in an Australian-run detention center in…
Australians protest against unfolding ’emergency’ in offshore detention camp
World
November 4, 2017
Australians protest against unfolding ’emergency’ in offshore detention camp
More than 1,000 people protested in Australia on Saturday against the treatment of hundreds of asylum seekers in an offshore…
Lebanon premier: Cyprus can help us cope with refugee strain
Middle East
October 29, 2017
Lebanon premier: Cyprus can help us cope with refugee strain
Lebanon’s prime minister says Cyprus can help his country drum up support from other European Union member states for its…
Bangladesh says Rohingya arrivals ‘untenable’ as thousands arrive daily
World
October 23, 2017
Bangladesh says Rohingya arrivals ‘untenable’ as thousands arrive daily
Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar, an “untenable situation” for neighbor Bangladesh, the country’s UN envoy…
Ai Weiwei on art, exile and refugee film ‘Human Flow’
Cinema/TV
October 16, 2017
Ai Weiwei on art, exile and refugee film ‘Human Flow’
In the most tender moments of “Human Flow,” Ai Weiwei’s epic documentary on the worldwide migrant crisis, he is seen…
Woman’s murder prompts mass eviction of Syrians from Lebanese town
Middle East
October 5, 2017
Woman’s murder prompts mass eviction of Syrians from Lebanese town
Abu Khaled had lived in the Lebanese town of Miziara for almost 20 years until a woman’s suspected murder by…
Jordan seeks more security guarantees in south Syria truce
Middle East
October 2, 2017
Jordan seeks more security guarantees in south Syria truce
Jordan hopes a cease-fire it helped negotiate in neighboring southern Syria will eventually lead to a secure border, the reopening…
Germany’s Syrian refugees celebrate Merkel win but fear rise of far-right
World
September 25, 2017
Germany’s Syrian refugees celebrate Merkel win but fear rise of far-right
Syrian refugees rejoiced on Sunday at the news that Angela Merkel had secured a fourth term as German chancellor, but…