Turkish Refugee Camp

I had barely stepped foot over the threshold and I already felt claustrophobic. I wanted to turn back. People shuffled into the room in front of me, while somebody else stood directly behind me, a little too close. It felt hard to escape. I could see Nola lying in a…

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This story is no longer being updated. For our most recent coverage, follow live updates here. Israel and the West Bank are dealing with a renewed outbreak of the coronavirus, leading to proposals and measures intended to curb its spread and mitigate the economic ramifications of the crisis by both the…

For thousands of Syrian refugees who have suffered horrific blast injuries after being hit by barrel bombs and other devices of death in their war-torn homeland, the only option is amputation. When you see the damage a blast injury can do, it’s a shock to the system and is so…

CNA Staff, Jun 22, 2020 / 12:00 pm MT (CNA).- The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom issued a statement on Friday, calling on the Turkish military to halt airstrikes in northern Iraq, and urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to stop the military actions.  “USCIRF calls on Turkey…

Life in Malawi's biggest refugee camp has been turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic. But not every change has been for the worse. Innocent Magambi calls himself a refugee for life. Born in a refugee camp in Congo, he grew up in four more camps in as many different…

Eight villages near the border of Iraq’s Kurdistan region have been emptied as residents flee a Turkish military offensive called “Operation Claw-Tiger” directed at positions allegedly held by the PKK, the Kurdish separatist party that has long been engaged in hostilities with the Turkish government. Kurdish news service Rudaw reported…

The government of Turkey announced Operation Claw-Eagle on Monday, a bombing campaign against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. The PKK, a U.S.-designated Marxist terrorist organization, established itself in the northern Sinjar region of Iraq largely in response to the 2014 attempt by the Islamic State to commit genocide…

Dominion-PostThe Ahmad Alnenaa Family, originally from Syria, in Wellington. Mohannad Ahmad Alnenaa, 15, left, Ahmad Mohamad Alnenaa, 52, Huda Al Hammoud Al Hassoun, 45, and daughter Duha Ahmad Alnenaa, 11.The Red Cross is urging the Government to restart the refugee quota programme on humanitarian grounds. But it’s not as simple…

The Home Office claim it is Shamima Begum's own fault she was stripped of her British citizenship as the former ISIS bride runs up a £30,000 legal aid bill.Ms Begum believes her citizenship - revoked last year - should be restored because she cannot have a 'fair and effective appeal' against…