UN Human Rights Committee ruling covers cases involving 25 refugees who endured years of arbitrary detention.

UN Human Rights Committee ruling covers cases involving 25 refugees who endured years of arbitrary detention.

Here’s what started the deadly California wildfires, prompting the evacuation of about 180,000 people.
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South Africa’s military has enhanced border operations along the Limpopo River to halt smugglers and illegal crossings.

I spent a summer providing medical care to refugees in Bulgaria and these are some of their stories.

Many who fled the civil war hope to return, as Syrians hold day of remembrance for victims of al-Assad regime.

More than 10,000 migrants perished – average of 30 a day – in 2024 while trying to reach Spain, NGO says in new report.

“They stole the life from this house.” Sarah Kassim returns to what is left of her childhood home in Syria.

As Israel continues its relentless bombardment of Gaza, cases of domestic violence have rocketed.

A harrowing journey costing $7,000 and the lives of many of his compatriots was ‘not worth the risk’, Hassan Ali says.

Forcibly displaced Syrians are returning after years in exile. For many, the places they called home are in ruins.

Greek coastguard searching to find dozens of missing migrants, assisted by Italian frigate and helicopters.

Some European countries are freezing asylum applications for people from Syria in the wake of the fall of its regime.

UN refugee agency chief says returning refuges to Syria after fall of Bashar al-Assad should be ‘voluntary’ and ‘safe’.

Syrians in Germany cheer toppling of al-Assad as an official suggests offering people 1,000 euros to return.
