refugees
Lives Lost: Doctor chose to stay, work in war-torn Syria
Middle East
December 17, 2020
Lives Lost: Doctor chose to stay, work in war-torn Syria
Dr. Adnan Jasem had every reason to leave war-torn Syria after surviving a bomb blast that broke his legs four…
Camp closures force Iraqi families back to shattered homes
Middle East
December 16, 2020
Camp closures force Iraqi families back to shattered homes
DEBAJA, Iraq (AP) — After living in a camp for three years, 70-year-old Merhi Hamed Abdullah returned to his village…
Years after ISIS, Iraqis forced out of camps into uncertain future
World
December 12, 2020
Years after ISIS, Iraqis forced out of camps into uncertain future
BALAD, Iraq (Reuters) – Last month, Iraqi authorities gave families displaced by the war against Islamic State just 48 hours…
Aid groups say staffers killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
World
December 11, 2020
Aid groups say staffers killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — International aid groups said Friday that at least four staff members have been killed in the…
‘We lost everything:’ Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes
World
December 4, 2020
‘We lost everything:’ Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) – It took Luis Salgado years of manual labor to save enough money to open a small…
Ethiopian forces said to block refugees from entering Sudan
Middle East
December 4, 2020
Ethiopian forces said to block refugees from entering Sudan
HAMDAYET, Sudan (AP) — Ethiopian forces on Thursday blocked people fleeing the country’s embattled Tigray region from crossing into Sudan…
Bangladesh moves ahead with Rohingya refugee relocation
World
December 4, 2020
Bangladesh moves ahead with Rohingya refugee relocation
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh on Friday started sending a first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees…
Ethiopians flee Tigray capital in fear of imminent assault
World
November 27, 2020
Ethiopians flee Tigray capital in fear of imminent assault
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — People continued to flee the capital of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region in fear of an imminent…
Ethiopia warns Tigray residents that ‘anything can happen’
World
November 24, 2020
Ethiopia warns Tigray residents that ‘anything can happen’
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government is again warning residents of the besieged capital of the embattled Tigray region as…
She fled Ethiopia’s fighting. Now she warns of ‘catastrophe’
World
November 21, 2020
She fled Ethiopia’s fighting. Now she warns of ‘catastrophe’
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Shaken by the gunfire erupting around her town in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the woman decided…