refugees

Refugees flee to Zambia, accusing DR Congo troops of killings

by Obert Simwanza Agence France-Presse NCHELENGE, Zambia (AFP) -- Recounting horrific stories of rape and murder allegedly by government soldiers, thousands of…

PNG says won’t force out refugees in Australia camp stand-off

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Papua New Guinea will not force out the hundreds of refugees refusing to leave an Australian…

Rohingya faces tell the agony of Myanmar exodus

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) - The lines on their foreheads tell more than the forced smiles on the faces of…

Ai Weiwei on art, exile and refugee documentary film ‘Human Flow’

by Frankie Taggart Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- In the most tender moments of "Human Flow," Ai…

Amnesty condemns ‘forced’ returns of Afghan asylum seekers

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) - A surge of failed Afghan asylum seekers "forcibly" returned from Europe are at risk of torture, kidnapping and…

UN says 87,000 refugees arrive in Bangladesh from Myanmar

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) - A total of 87,000 mostly Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since violence erupted in neighboring…

Boat refugees to leave PNG despite US uncertainty: Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Hundreds of refugees being held at a remote Papua New Guinea detention camp will be moved by October despite uncertainty over…

South Sudan’s refugees see little chance of peace

PAGIRINYA, Uganda (Reuters) - When government soldiers came to Pajok, a town in South Sudan close to the Uganda border…

IS attack kills dozens at Syria camp

by Maya Gebeily Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon -A jihadist assault led by suicide bombers killed dozens Tuesday at a camp…

Scared Syrian evacuees stuck at site of deadly bombing

by Omar Haj Kadour Agence France-Presse RACHIDINE, Syria  - Hundreds of frightened Syrians being evacuated from besieged towns were stuck Thursday…

Syria evacuations resume after deadly bombing that killed dozens, including 70 children

  by Omar Haj Kadour Agence France Presse RACHIDINE, Syria (AFP) -- The evacuation of four besieged Syrian towns resumed…

Decried as Muslim ban, will Trump decree pass legal muster?

by James MANNION Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The American Civil Liberties Union and others are already lining…

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