Unwelcome Refugees

BRUSSELS -- Some refugees and asylum-seekers in Brussels have been spending months in between the Street of Palaces and the Small Castle — quite literally. Unfortunately, it's not a dream come true at the end of their fearful flight from halfway across the globe. It's a perpetual nightmare. Petit Chateau,…

GENEVA, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The head of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) expects another wave of hundreds of thousands of refugees from Ukraine in Europe over the winter because of "unliveable" conditions, he said on Monday. Russia's attacks on Ukraine's electricity infrastructure have left millions of people without heat,…

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Eurochild endorses statement calling for full access to rights and support for stateless refugees in Europe. A growing coalition of over 75 organisations is calling on European governments and the European Union (EU) to provide the full rights and support owed to stateless refugees and to better prioritise this often…

Mirage News 24 Sep 2022 5:14 am AESTDate Time UNRWA The shipwreck off the coast of Syria late Thursday is simply tragic. The boat had reportedly set off towards Europe on Tuesday from the port of Miniyeh, near Tripoli, Lebanon, carrying between 120 and 170 migrants and refugees, mostly Syrians,…

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees on Thursday marked the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh, while the United States, European Union and other Western nations pledged to continue supporting the refugees’ pursuit of justice in international courts. In a major development on…

Refugees wait for a train after crossing the Ukrainian border into Poland, at the Medyka border crossing, Thursday, March 10, 2022. Photo by LOUISA GOULIAMAKI /AFP via Getty Images By Hermona Kuluberhan Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. They were relatively civilized middle-class…

Last Updated: August 08, 2022, 13:13 IST Prague/Chisinau/Bucharest A Roma refugee family seen filling water outside a ghetto in Czech Republic’s Prerov (Image: Shutterstock) Ukrainian Romas faced discrimination and segregation as they fled war revealing that not all refugees are treated fairly.As soon as the war on Ukraine was declared,…

Home » News » World » Ukraine Takes Its Place Among EU Nations at 'Mini-Europe' Theme Park 1-MIN READ Last Updated: July 27, 2022, 18:03 IST Brussels Miniature models depict refugees fleeing Ukraine and aid being transported into the country at the Mini-Europe theme park in Brussels, Belgium July 27,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — As bullets and bombs fall in Ukraine, Russia is waging an expanding information war throughout Eastern Europe, using fake accounts and propaganda to spread fears about refugees and rising fuel prices while calling the West an untrustworthy ally. In Bulgaria, the Kremlin paid journalists, political analysts and other…