Refugee Camps

Hundreds of Rohingya flee Malaysian detention centre

Police are investigating the cause of a riot at a detention centre in northern Malaysia after more than 500 refugees escaped.

Israeli troops kill several Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Troops kill three Palestinians in two separate incidents in the occupied West Bank, sparking angry protests, Palestine's officials and media say.

Syria's displaced shiver after brutal Mideast snowstorm

Storm piles misery on Syria's internally displaced and refugees in Lebanon, with UN saying it is "concerned" about 2.8 million people in the war-ravaged region.

UN seeks nearly $1B for Rohingya humanitarian crisis

Nearly a million refugees from the Muslim minority group, who fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar after a deadly crackdown in 2017, live in crowded camps where the pandemic has rendered them even more vulnerable.

Rohingya soon to have their first Quran translation

The persecuted Muslim group doesn’t have a Rohingya translation of Islam’s holiest book.

Bangladesh moves more Rohingya refugees to remote island despite criticism

Bangladesh reports just under 1,000 Rohingya refugees are in the latest group heading to Bhashan Char, despite opposition from rights activists.

The tainted legacies of some of the world's most notorious Nobel laureates

One would think leaders worthy of international recognition as peacemakers wouldn't have blood stains on their names. But these leaders certainly do:

Tigray conflict: Nearly 100,000 refugees have run out of food in Ethiopia

UN and others warn refugee camps in Tigray need help, urging for access to deliver badly needed food, medicines and other supplies to the region where fighting between federal troops and local forces has continued for nearly a month.

UN: Military’s victory in Tigray does not signify end of Ethiopia conflict

UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi has urged Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy to address reports of abduction of some of the 100,000 Eritrean refugees near Tigray border.

Several explosions in Eritrean capital after Abiy's 'victory' in Tigray

The latest explosions came just hours after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared victory in his government’s fighting against forces of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, which runs the northern Tigray region bordering Eritrea.

Greece under fire again over migrant camps lockdown extension

Greece, with 192 coronavirus deaths, has so far not been as badly hit as many other European countries, and there have been no deaths in the migrant camps.

Greece to remove migrant support groups from camps

Out of 40 groups currently active in camps, 22 were eliminated from a first approval phase after failing to apply by June 14, the ministry said in a statement.