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Ethiopians wait for food distribution in front of a warehouse at Um Raquba refugee camp in Gedaref, eastern Sudan, on Dec. 1.

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'I Have Lost Everything': Ethiopian Refugees Flee For Their Lives

11:09am December 12, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

Last month, the Ethiopian government launched an offensive against a rebellious regional government. The ensuing conflict has killed hundreds, and almost 50,000 Ethiopians have crossed into Sudan.

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Bangladesh began transporting Rohingya refugees by boat to the island of Bhashan Char, with rights groups alleging people were being misled into leaving.

Bangladesh Begins Moving Displaced Rohingya Muslims To Island

5:27am December 04, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

The remote island of Bhashan Char was first proposed as an option to move the Rohingya in 2015. The island is potentially unsafe for inhabitants given its cyclone- and flood-prone nature.

From Syria To America: A Teen Seeks A 'Safe Place' In The Universe

1:59pm November 25, 2020

by Gregory Warner

He was only 10 when the soldiers took away his father. Eventually the family fled to Jordan. But where would they go next? Their saga inspired a Pulitzer-winning graphic series in The New York Times.

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A Kurdish refugee mother and son from the Syrian town of Kobani walk beside their tent in a camp in the Turkish town of Suruc on the Turkish-Syrian border in 2014. President-elect Joe Biden aims to reverse the Trump administration's dramatic cuts to refug

Biden Plans To Reopen America To Refugees After Trump Slashed Admissions

5:46pm November 11, 2020

by Deborah Amos

The president-elect pledges to welcome as many as 125,000 refugees a year — up from the Trump administration's record-low cap of 15,000. Here are some challenges that await.

Foreign aid takes many forms — and Trump and Biden have differing perspectives. Above: Members of the Honduran Armed Forces carry a box of COVID-19 diagnostic testing kits donated by the United States Agency for International Development and the Interna

Trump And Biden On Global Issues: From Reproductive Rights To Refugees

5:04pm October 22, 2020

by Joanne Lu

Here are the positions of the two candidates on issues ranging from the Mexico City policy (involving abortion services) to refugees to membership in the World Health Organization.

Refugees from the Moria camp protest near Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, a few days after a fire destroyed the refugee camp.

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Police Fire Tear Gas At Refugees Protesting To Leave Greek Island

7:36pm September 12, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

More than 12,000 refugees were displaced this week after multiple fires destroyed a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. Authorities are constructing a new camp nearby.

Syrian refugee Mohammad al-Saleh near Amman. He and his wife are farm laborers and were working in the fields when their tent caught fire in June, killing their four youngest children.

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'No Hope': A Deadly Tent Fire In Jordan Leaves Syrian Refugee Farm Workers In Despair

8:01am August 22, 2020

by Jane Arraf

The Saleh family lost four young children in a fire that broke out in their tent in June, when the parents were working in farm fields. Syrian refugees make up about 70% of Jordan's farm workers.

Asylum-seekers walk along Roxham Road near Champlain, N.Y., in August 2017, a popular illegal border crossing into Canada, away from official ports of entry.

U.S.-Canada Asylum Treaty Unconstitutional, Judge Finds, Citing 'Cruel' U.S. Behavior

6:07pm July 23, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

For years, refugees seeking asylum at the official ports of entry on the Canadian border have been turned back. But now a judge rules U.S. treatment of the returned refugees violates human rights.

A structure is built on Bhasan Char island off the Bangladeshi coast, as it is being prepared for relocation of Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar. Dhaka has spent some $280 million transforming the cyclone-prone inlet into a camp for some of

Bangladesh Sends 28 Rohingya Refugees To Cyclone-Prone Island Over COVID-19 Fears

4:17pm May 04, 2020

by Ashley Westerman

The group, mostly women and children, had been stranded at sea for weeks. Human rights groups have long decried the government's plan to send refugees to flood- and cyclone-prone Bhasan Char island.

A destination board shows canceled flights at Frankfurt Airport in Germany last month. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted travel plans for refugees who'd been granted asylum in various countries.

'The Peak Of This Mountain Is Like A Mirage': Pandemic Leaves Asylum Seekers Stranded

4:37pm April 22, 2020

by Alice Fordham

The pandemic has "had a particularly heartbreaking impact on refugees — in the sense that it's cut off their ability to travel, and trapped them in precarious situations," says an immigration lawyer.