Headlines
  • Final referendum results showed on Sunday that Icelandic voters have rejected a plan to restart accassion talks with the European Union.
  • At least 750 people killed and another 3000 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
  • On Saturday, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank were attacked by masked Israeli settlers who trapped them in their homes and pelted rocks at them.
  • On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the "criminal acts of violence" that Israeli settlers perpetrated in two Palestinian villages.
  • In central Zimbabwe, a minibus carrying churchgoers crashed head-on with a truck, killing at least 27 people and injuring seven more.
  • After being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, far-right British political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the United Kingdom.
  • The "Yes" and "No" camps in Iceland's EU referendum are tied at 51.17% and 48.83%, respectively.

Tag: Focus on Refugees

November 13, 2020

Displaced Afghans Worry About Living Conditions...

Internally displaced families in the eastern Khost province are deeply concerned about their living conditions as temperatures plunge and weather conditions become rough

October 30, 2020

Ivorian Refugees in Ghana Fear Increased...

Ivory Coast’s 2010 election violence killed 3,000 people and sent thousands more fleeing into Ghana. Now, many of those refugees fear the Ivorian election this Saturday could spark new unrest

September 3, 2020

Plight of Turkey Greece Refugees

Refugees in Turkey seeking new lives by crossing the eastern Mediterranean to Greece are increasingly subject to being robbed, beaten or even abandoned at sea. Encouraged to make the trip by Turkey, refugees – many from Syria – report they are being expelled by Greek authorities after they reach Greek territory

June 21, 2020

COVID-19 Fears Grow as Refugee Numbers...

More people live in forced exile than ever before. The U.N. refugee agency says refugees account for nearly 30 million of the record-breaking 79.5 million uprooted by conflict and persecution. An overwhelming majority live in poor countries with fragile economies and health systems

June 20, 2020

Burundi Refugee in Hong Kong Runs...

“Rose” is a refugee from Burundi. She’s lived in Hong Kong for nearly five years. Rose, a single mother who faced significant struggles raising her son in a new country, has started to turn her life around through two unanticipated pastimes: long-distance runs and hiking along the scenic trails of Hong Kong. With the help from a charity organization, Rose has found a new peace and rediscovered her confidence. She’s now ready to face a better future

Plight of Karen Refugees

It’s been eight years since Aung San Suu Kyi’s by-election win. Her victory raised hopes that refugees – who had been displaced by seven decades of fighting in southeast Myanmar’s Karen state – would be able to return home. But a majority remain without a permanent residence, as sporadic fighting continues into 2020. Steve Sandford talks to refugees and IDPs from Karen state about the ongoing conflict

April 20, 2020

Scores of Civilians Killed in Worsening...

The Lendu, who are mainly farmers and Hema, a herding and trading people, have been fighting sporadically for decades over valuable resources in their gold mining and oil rich province. Tens of thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced

April 18, 2020

Human Rights Do Not Disappear Nor...

Choluteca: “About 300 people originally from Haiti, Cuba and Africa (mostly Haitians) have already overcrowded the rooms they had rented in Choluteca, Honduras for more than 24 days”, this is how the letter sent to Fides by the Pastoral Ministry of Human Mobility of Guatemala begins, in the face of the situation experienced by hundreds …

March 8, 2020

Migrant Children Crossing Darien Gap Increase...

UNICEF warned of the grave risks facing migrant children and their families who make this perilous journey. Risks include no access to safe water, as well as exposure to natural hazards, dangerous animals, robbery, abuse and exploitation

February 22, 2020

Harsh Winter Condition in Afghanistan Effects...

The nearly seven thousand internally displaced people in Afganistan are suffering from the extremely cold winter this year. The National Disaster Management Authority says 19 people have died from the extreme cold in January and there are concerns more could die if aid is not forthcoming

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