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‘State of terror’ hangs over Syrians in Lebanon amid deportations

Some 800,000 Syrian refugees are registered with the UNHCR after fleeing the civil war that began in 2011.

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Cate Blanchett calls for more support for refugee host countries

Actor Cate Blanchett, a goodwill ambassador for the UN refugee agency, has called for more support for countries hosting people forcibly displaced from their homes to prevent "a forgotten crisis."

Reuters

Syrian Refugees Fearful as Lebanon Steps up Deportations

Lebanese officials are cracking down on Syrian refugees against the backdrop of a worsening economic crisis and political stalemate, an escalation that has caused a panic among Syrians in the country. In recent weeks, the army has raided refugee camps and set up checkpoints to review the documentation of non-Lebanese…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Young Palestinians in Lebanon Dream of a Future Abroad

In Lebanon's impoverished Palestinian refugee camps, young people say they dream of leaving a struggling country where their families took refuge generations ago and where their futures remain bleak. Nirmeen Hazineh is a descendant of survivors of what Palestinians call the Nakba -- the "catastrophe" -- when more than 760,000…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian refugees fearful as Lebanon steps up deportations

Lebanese officials have launched a crackdown on the country’s Syrian refugees against the backdrop of a worsening economic crisis and political stalemate

The Independent UK

Lebanon Launches ‘National Survey’ Campaign to Register Syrian Refugees

The Lebanese Interior Ministry kicked off on Tuesday a “national survey” campaign to enumerate and register Syrian refugees in the country. The survey is part of a series of new measures aimed at setting legal guidelines for the refugees’ stay in the country. The move comes in wake of political…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'We'd be getting it from both sides, which was horrendous': Australian political players on our brutal refugee policies

In September 2017, I interviewed a senior figure within the Australian Labor Party in his office in Canberra. At one point in our discussion he told me:

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Eurovision star Sonia delivers stirring message after uniting with refugee choir in Liverpool

The Liverpool singer, who was runner-up at Eurovision in Ireland in 1993, has joined forces with the National Lottery funded European Youth Music Refugee Choir (EYMRC) as part of the celebrations leading up Liverpool hosting Eurovision 2023 on May 13

Wales Online

Manon Loizeau documents exile, hardship & childhood in new film on Afghan teenager

Afghan teenager Elaha found strength and confidence behind the camera for the first time, as she began to film her family's daily life in the Moria refugee camp in Greece. Journalist and documentary maker Manon Loizeau tells us more about how Elaha's journey to a safe haven in Europe inspired…

France 24

Refuweegee boss delivers scathing assessment of UK's 'white supremacist' asylum plans

Selina Hales, director of the Glasgow-based charity which provides support, clothing and food for refugees, described the system as 'inhumane'.

The National (Scotland)

Over 100,000 refugees crossed from Sudan to neighbouring countries - UN

A United Nations refugee official said on Tuesday that more than 100,000 refugees have now crossed from Sudan to neighbouring countries to escape the conflict that erupted last month.

Reuters

75 Years After the Nakba, Palestinians Still Long for Return

From her modest home in the blockaded Gaza Strip, Amina al-Dabai remembers the very different world in which she grew up more than seven decades ago. Born in 1934, Dabai was still only a child when Israel was created on May 14, 1948. Now she is one of 5.9 million…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan Battles Rage as UN Agencies Warn of ‘Catastrophe’

Fierce fighting between rival generals raged on in Sudan Tuesday despite the latest truce, as warnings multiplied of the potential for a "catastrophic" humanitarian crisis with hundreds of thousands of refugees. Bloodshed has gripped Sudan since April 15 when tensions erupted into armed exchanges between regular army chief Abdel Fattah…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amman Meeting Discusses Return of Syrian Refugees from Neighboring Countries

A new consultative meeting on Syria, held Monday in Amman, discussed the return of Syrian refugees from neighboring countries and methods for the Syrian state to extend its control over its territory. The meeting included Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Farhan, Iraq, Fouad Hussein, Egypt, Sameh Shoukry, Jordan,…

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Al Jazeera

UN refugee agency warns more than 800,000 may flee Sudan

Some 73,000 have already left Sudan and the UN warns thousands will flee as fighting rages on and resources dwindle.

The Guardian - UK

Will Britain welcome refugees from Sudan?

Brief letters: Sudanese crisis | Food prices | Tory foot soldiers | Value of the monarchy | Swearing allegiance

Fortune

Refugees are some of America’s most successful entrepreneurs. Here are the 3 mental models born out of hardship that help them thrive

Dissatisfaction with the status quo, a novice mindset, and a strong community can help you thrive in the most difficult circumstances.

Al Jazeera

In Chad, pregnant Sudanese refugees give birth without shelter

Thousands of Sudanese displaced by infighting between the army and a powerful paramilitary group are trooping into Chad.

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Syrian Refugees Deported from Lebanon Face Arrest, Conscription, Say Relatives

Syrian refugees detained by security forces in Lebanon and deported have been subject to arrest and forced conscription upon return to their war-ravaged homeland, their relatives and rights advocates have told Reuters. Some said their loved ones were being held by the Syrian army's Fourth Division, which is headed by…

Reuters

Syrian refugees deported from Lebanon face arrest, conscription, say relatives

Reuters

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank raid, Palestinian officials say

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenager during a morning arrest raid that led to clashes in a refugee camp outside the city of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said.

Reuters

In flight from Sudan, refugees in Chad give birth alone without shelter

At a refugee camp in remote eastern Chad, Amné Moustapha is close to giving birth. Her contractions are dizzying and her feet swell in the baking heat. Her husband is building a shack from sticks and string to shelter their coming newborn.

ABC News

Why is the Karl Lagerfeld theme for the Met Gala so controversial?

This year's Met Gala is all about the late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. Given his past comments about women's bodies, the #MeToo movement and the Syrian refugee crisis, the theme has not been without critics.

The Guardian - UK

Civilians attacked in Darfur region as Sudan fighting escalates

UN refugee agency ‘extremely concerned’ about effect on ‘fragile’ region, as evidence emerges of widespread destruction

The Guardian - UK

Tunisian cemeteries fill up as hundreds of dead refugees wash up on coast

Hospitals, morgues and burial grounds under pressure, with more than 300 bodies found this year in just one region

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