Tag: refugees
Refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma camp clash with police after food supplies cut
Teargas fired during protest at reduced rations after US aid freeze wipes out half of World Food Programme budget Thousands of refugees clashed with police in a Kenyan refugee camp this week after receiving news that their food allocations would be cut because of funding problems. The UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, confirmed that four refugees…
Italy sends 49 refugees to Albania in bid to resume disputed scheme
Latest push to process migrants in Balkan country despite court challenge comes amid increase in boat arrivals Italy has transported 49 people to Albania, in the latest push by Giorgia Meloni’s government to enforce a legally disputed plan to have asylum claims processed in the Balkan country as part of a hardline policy critics have…
Refugee’s justice hopes ‘crushed’ after Italy releases Libya war crimes suspect
David Yambio says Rome ‘has blood on its hands’ after freeing police chief he alleges beat him in Tripoli prison A man who says he experienced abuses at a notorious prison in Tripoli at the hands of the head of Libya’s judicial police, Osama Najim, has said Italy has “crushed” his hopes for justice by…
Colombia scrambles to cope as refugees flee deadly battles between rebel groups
Officials describe ‘tsunami of people’ in city of Cúcuta escaping one of worst outbreaks of violence in recent years Authorities in the Colombian border city of Cúcuta are scrambling to cope with an influx of internal refugees, as thousands of civilians flee an outbreak of fighting between rival rebel factions. Buses, trailers and dump trucks…
Egypt Sees Its Refugees as a Scapegoat and an Opportunity
Syria’s Civil War Palestinians, Sudanese and Syrians fleeing war have found a home in the country. But Cairo says newcomers are straining resources and is seeking financial help from the West. By Vivian Yee Reporting from Cairo In easier times for Egypt’s refugees, Azza Mostafa, a pro-government TV anchor, had nothing but generous words for…
Egypt Sees Its Refugees as a Problem and an Opportunity
Syria’s Civil War Palestinians, Sudanese and Syrians fleeing war have found a home in the country. But Cairo says newcomers are straining resources and is seeking financial help from the West. By Vivian Yee Reporting from Cairo In easier times for Egypt’s refugees, Azza Mostafa, a pro-government TV anchor, had nothing but generous words for…
Malawi sees influx of refugees from post-election violence in Mozambique
Marauding gangs and political unrest since October’s polls have driven thousands of Mozambicans across the border into Malawi, despite its drought, food and fuel shortages On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Manase Madia, 50, shows his Mozambican identity card. Once a sign of pride, he does not know what to believe in any more. Over the…
‘A look into the future’: TV drama about Danish climate refugees divides opinion
Families Like Ours has become national talking point but some scientists say events depicted could not happen Featuring scenes of huge crowds boarding ferries, protest and desperation as six million Danes become climate refugees and life as they know it rapidly collapses, the new TV series by the Oscar-winning director Thomas Vinterberg is a potential…
Reporters’ notebook: revisiting Afghan refugees starting anew in the U.S.
By Tom Bowman , Lauren Hodges ALEXANDRIA, VA. – Shafi Amani wears a bright red chef’s coat and hands out a plate of warm chicken shawarma through the window of his food truck near the King Street Metro station. The sign on the side of the truck says “Seven Guys, Halal food.” We first met…