Refugees

Faith groups challenge new Trump restrictions on refugee settlement

While Trump has campaigned on an anti-refugee platform, some members of his Republican party continue to welcome new arrivals due to their Christian faith.

Vehicle carrying migrants in Turkey overturns, injures 32

The truck overturned in the western province of Canakkale while it was carrying 50 irregular migrants.

Turkey urges ‘more equal burden sharing’ on refugees

Turkish foreign minister says Turkey had done its best for Syrians in the country since the beginning of the crisis underscoring that more than half a million Syrian babies were born in the country.

Female refugees in Calais at risk of exploitation, advocacy groups warn

Northern France has been attracting refugees and migrants trying to reach the UK since the 2000s. Activists warn that women and girls especially face dangers, such as sex trafficking, rape, and other forms of gender violence.

Death toll from Lampedusa shipwreck rises to 18

The boat, which survivors said had departed from Libya taking advantage of a respite in bad weather, was believed to be carrying some 170 people.

Looming winter poses a threat to migrants stuck in Bosnia

The EU has described Bosnian refugee camps as a humanitarian disaster where a lack of coordination and potentially illegal action from Croatia has left migrants in the lurch in Bosnia.

Billions needed, obstacles need lifting for refugees to get education

UN body says many refugee children are relying on informal networks to study.

Italian coast guard rescues 149 migrants from capsized boat

The Italian Coast Guard said those rescued, who included three children and 13 women, were brought to the port of Lampedusa.

Greece to overhaul migrant camps and achieve 'air-tight' borders

Three existing amps are to be closed, on the islands of Lesvos, Chios and Samos, currently housing over 27,000 people under terrible conditions which have been repeatedly castigated by rights groups. They have a nominal capacity of just 4,500.

Anti-refugee sentiment fuels racist protests in Greece, warn watchdogs

Greece is home to around 96,000 asylum seekers and thousands more wanting to transit through the country to northern European states.

South Africa police remove refugees protesting at UNHCR office

In a long-running sit-in in front of the UN refugee agency offices in Pretoria, asylum-seekers are asking for protection and relocation to a safer country. The sit-in was sparked by a wave of xenophobic violence in September.

How Istanbul was a sanctuary for intellectuals in the 20th Century

From exiled opponents of Stalinist rule, such as Trotsky, to Arab scholars fleeing dictatorial regimes, Istanbul has served as a sanctuary for dissident intellectuals.