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            Chart 		Summary.     Click for More > Iranian Jews slam 'emigrant stunt' Iranian Jews find new homes in Israel Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials Thaksin considers Thailand return Iraqi refugees head home from Syria   Thousands throng Bhutto on return  Vowing to help return democracy to Pakistan, former Prime Minister ended 8 years of self-imposed exile and returned to her native country Bhutto announces Pakistan return Russia plants flag on Arctic floor
Somalis into Yemen in record numbers UN warns Pakistan on refugee plan 54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer Map of Ranong Thailand
May. 6   Yemen
Apr. 17   Pakistan
Apr.9   Thailand
  The bodies of migrant workers were found on the back of a truck. 67 other migrants were alive inside the freezer.    The migrants had suffocated after the ventilation failed. Burmese workers had cros...

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Dec.26   Israel
Dec.25   Israel
Dec.24   Hong Kong
Nov.28   Syria
Oct.18   Karachi
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Iraqi asylum seeker numbers jump Darfur refugees flee into Chad Chad demands Darfur refugees' removal Australia ends 'Pacific Solution' Zimbabweans detained in S. Africa raid Iranian Jews slam 'emigrant stunt'  The well-publicized landing of 40 Jews in Israel spurred glee among some Israelis and the immigrants themselves Iranian Jews find new homes in Israel  Greeted by joyous relatives and a crowd of reporters, about 40 Jews landed in Israel, leaving behind their lives in the Islamic republic Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials Thaksin considers Thailand return  Former Thai PM, who was forced from power by a military coup more than a year ago, says he is considering returning home from exile 200 feared drowned as migrant boats sink Iraqi refugees head home from Syria  Convoys of buses are marking the first time that some of the 1.5 million Iraqis who fled to Syria are returning home as part of an organized...   Thousands throng Bhutto on return

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  Somalis into Yemen in record numbers  Intensifying violence, food shortages and widespread drought are driving an increasing number of Somalis to seek asylum   UN warns Pakistan on refugee plan  Refugee agency (UNHCR): Pakistan needs to revise a plan to repatriate 2.4 million Afghan refugees by the end of 2009 54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer Map of Ranong Thailand
May. 6   Yemen
Apr. 17   Pakistan
Apr.9   Thailand
  The bodies of migrant workers were found on the back of a truck. 67 other migrants were alive inside the freezer
 The migrants had suffocated after the ventilation failed. Burmese workers had crossed by boat to the Thai town of Ranong from Burma's southern tip at Victoria Point
Mar.17   Iraq
Feb.12   Chad
Feb.11   Chad
Feb.7   Nauru
Jan.30   South Africa

year 2007 Top ^

Dec.26   Israel
Dec.25   Israel
Dec.24   Hong Kong
Dec.18   Yemen
Nov.28   Syria
Nov.21  Syria  Iraqis return home 'in thousands'
Nov.6  Mauritania  Migrants toss dozens of dead overboard
Oct.18   Karachi
  Vowing to help return democracy to Pakistan, former Prime Minister ended 8 years of self-imposed exile and returned to her native country
 Benazir Bhutto has begun a triumphant open-top bus procession from airport to the city center. Hundreds of thousands of people are packing the streets, hoping to glimpse the ex-prime minister
Oct.9   Iraq Provinces 'limit refugees' Sep.25  U.S. Congress  Visa policy may be terrorists' portal Sep.1   London   Bhutto announces Pakistan return   Pakistan's exiled former Prime Minister said that power-sharing talks with Musharraf had stalled but she planned to return even without a deal Aug.31   Burundi Refugees go home with fear Aug.20   Australia Judge overturns Haneef visa ban Aug.10  USA  US crackdown on illegal workers Russia plants flag on Arctic floor Jul.28   Australia Cleared doctor leaves Australia Jul.25  Jordan  Iraq neighbours want refugee aid Jul.11   Chile Judge blocks Fujimori extradition Jun.28   U.S. Congress   Vote dashes Bush immigration plan  The Senate has blocked a vote on a landmark bill, dealing a major blow to one of President's key policy planks Jun.20   Israel Israel to let in stranded Gazans Jun.19   UN U.N.: Refugee numbers to rise  The numbers of people driven from their homes by violence, poverty and natural disasters across the world is almost certain to rise in the future   Gaza Gazans trapped at Israeli crossing  Hundreds of terrified fleeing rule were trapped at a squalid crossing, hoping for permission to pass through Israeli territory to the West B... Jun.18   UN Iraq drives up refugee count, U.N. says Jun.7  U.S. Congress  Senate kills US immigration bill  Moscow  Moscow 'to cut migrant workers' May.21  U.S. Congress  Senate set for immigration battle May.17  U.S. Congress  Bill to give legal status to illegal immigrants Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election Apr.13   Australia Howard calls for HIV migrant ban Mar.20   UN World 'ignoring Iraqi refugees' Mar.13   Mexico   Bush pushed on drugs, immigration  President Calderon has a tough message for U.S. President to solve issues of drug-trafficking and immigration Feb.5   Mauritania Mauritania refuses migrant boat Jan.8   UN UN makes $60m Iraq refugee appeal Jan.3   Kenya Kenyans close border with Somalia

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Oct.26   Washington Bush signs Mexico fence into law
  US President has authorised 700 miles of new fencing along the border, in a move to curb illegal immigration
Oct.13   UN Exodus in Iraq forces priority shift Oct.6   Russia Georgians deported as row deepens May.17  Paris  MPs back French immigration bill May.16   Netherlands Lawmaker quits in asylum row  The Immigration Ministry said Somali-born Ayaan Hirsi Ali was improperly granted citizenship May.15   Washington Bush unveils immigration reforms  President has announced plans to introduce an additional 6,000 guards along the border with Mexico May.1   Chicago Immigrants stage boycott day
  Up to a million immigrants have joined a day of nationwide action to protest against proposed immigration reform.    Iin 'A Day Without Immigrants' the immigrants boycotted work and school and avoided spending m...
Apr.10   USA Mass protests for immigrants France to replace youth job law Jan.27   Washington US sends back Pinochet daughter Jan.25   Washington   Pinochet's daughter seeks asylum in U.S.  U.S. officials took into custody Lucia Pinochet at an airport because of an arrest warrant in Chile

year 2005 Top ^

Oct.7  UN  UN concern over African migrants Aug.22   Gaza Settlers leave last outpost
  All walking peacefully, the final group of the settlers in Gaza boarded buses
May.14   Kyrgyzstan Thousands of Uzbeks fleeing May.7   Lebanon Anti-Syrian exile back in Lebanon Pope John Paul II dies at 84

year 2004 Top ^

Oct.3   Italy Island migrants sent back Feb.17  Netherlands  MPs approve asylum exodus Hajj stampede: 244 pilgrims dead Jan.7   Washington Bush calls for changes on illegal workers  Plan allows some 8 million illegal immigrants to obtain legal status as temporary workers

year 2003 Top ^

Jul.31   Jordan   Saddam's daughters in Jordan  Raghad, 35, and Rana, 33, arrived as guests of King Abdullah. They brought with them their 9 children Jul.30  Iraq  Refugees make joyful return Jan.30   Cambodia Frightened Thais Flee After Night of Riots

year 2002 Top ^

Nov.13  France  Asylum church standoff ends Jul.18   West Bank Militants' relatives to be deported

year 2001 Top ^

Oct.22  Indonesia  Hundreds of refugees drown Sep.18  Afghanistan  Exodus gathers pace Sep.15  Iran  Fears of new Afghan exodus Sep.3  Australia  Asylum seekers begin new journey Aug.30  France  Refugees attempt Channel walk Jul.31  Germany  Protest over the deportation

year 2000 Top ^

Jun.29   Cuba Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba  Elian spending first full day back in Cuba at a house assigned by the government with his family and some of his schoolmates Apr.23   Washington Elian reunited with father  The six-year-old Cuban was snatched at the home of Miami relatives in a pre-dawn raid by armed federal officers