Category: Migration
EU and western nations show solidarity with displaced Palestinians
The European Union and a dozen countries expressed solidarity with displaced Palestinians and urged Israel to adhere to international law on June 4th, Middle East [more…]
Sudanese forces turn displacement camp into military barracks
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of Sudan (RSF) have turned North Darfur’s Zamzam displacement camp into a military barracks, Africanews via agencies reported on May [more…]
UK ministers face pressure over frozen Syrian asylum applications
UK ministers are facing calls to begin making decisions on Syrian asylum applications, as the UK froze decision-making on claims for Syrian asylum and permanent [more…]
US: Marco Rubio denies purported plan to deport Gazans to Libya
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has denied reports that Washington is planning to deport Palestinians from Gaza to Libya, Anadolu Agency reported on May [more…]
Sudan paramilitary group assume control of displacement camp
The Rapid Support Forces of Sudan (RSF) took control of North Darfur’s Zamzam displacement camp after a lethal three-day military operation, Africanews via agencies reported [more…]
Pressure mounts on UK ministers to process Syrian asylum claims
UK ministers are facing calls to begin making decisions on Syrian asylum applications, as the UK froze decision-making on claims for Syrian asylum and permanent [more…]
US Secretary of State says Gazans will not be deported to Libya
Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, denied claims that his country intends to deport Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya, Anadolu Agency reported [more…]
HRW flags safety concerns for migrant workers in Saudi Arabia
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on May 14th voiced concern over the dangers facing migrant workers who would build the stadiums for the 2034 World Cup [more…]
On Nakba anniversary Palestinians say history is repeating itself
Palestinians across the occupied West Bank commemorated the 77th Nakba anniversary on May 14th, drawing parallels between the mass displacement of 1948 and the Gaza [more…]
Against a backdrop of displacement, Palestinians remember Nakba
Palestinians across the occupied West Bank commemorated the 77th Nakba anniversary on May 14th, drawing parallels between the mass displacement of 1948 and the Gaza [more…]
HRW voice concern over migrant worker safety in Saudi Arabia
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on May 14th voiced concern over the dangers facing migrant workers who would build the stadiums for the 2034 World Cup [more…]
UNICEF warns Gaza aid distribution plan risks further displacement
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) voiced strong criticism of emerging aid distribution plans for Gaza on May 9th, Middle East Eye via Reuters reported. [more…]
HRW condemns US plan to move migrants to Libya due to risk of abuse
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has denounced the US’s plan to move migrants to Libya, claiming this makes the western country complicit in severe abuse facing [more…]
Human rights groups warn US-Libya deportation deal is inhuman
Human rights defenders have raised the alarm over reports that the United States is exploring a deportation agreement with Libya, Middle East Eye reported on [more…]
Officials say migrants in US may be deported to Libya
US officials have said that their country’s government could deport migrants to Libya, despite Washington’s previous criticism of the North African’s country’s treatment towards detainees. [more…]
US air strike targets migrant centre in Yemen, killing 68
A US air strike hit a detention centre in the northern Saada province of Yemen, killing at least 68 individuals and leaving 47 others with [more…]
Somalia criticised over travel ban on Taiwanese passport holders
Taiwan has criticised Somalia for barring Taiwanese passport holders from entering or exiting the African nation, the BBC reported on April 30th. The prohibition came [more…]
Tunisia: Migrant tents burnt in escalating crackdown
Authorities in Tunisia burnt tents used by migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, according to an AFP correspondent, in a bid to get rid of their camps, [more…]
Tunisian authorities set fire to migrant tents
Authorities in Tunisia burnt tents used by migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, according to an AFP correspondent, in a bid to get rid of their camps, [more…]
Sudan crisis deepens: 50 homes lost in Darfur refugee camp fire
A fire tore through a refugee camp in western Sudan’s Darfur region on April 15th, destroying more than 50 homes, Africanews reported. The General Coordination [more…]
