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| May. 6 |
Yemen |
Somalis into Yemen in record numbers
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| Apr. 17 |
Pakistan |
UN warns Pakistan on refugee plan
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| Apr.9 |
Thailand |
54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer Map of Ranong 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 |
Iranian Jews slam 'emigrant stunt'
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| Dec.25 |
Israel |
Iranian Jews find new homes in Israel
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Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials
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| Dec.24 |
Hong Kong |
Thaksin considers Thailand return
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| Nov.28 |
Syria |
Iraqi refugees head home from Syria
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| Oct.18 |
Karachi |
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
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| Sep.1 |
London |
Bhutto announces Pakistan return
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Russia plants flag on Arctic floor
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| May. 6 |
Yemen |
Somalis into Yemen in record numbers Intensifying violence, food shortages and widespread drought are driving an increasing number of Somalis to seek asylum
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| Apr. 17 |
Pakistan |
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
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| Apr.9 |
Thailand |
54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer Map of Ranong 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
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| Mar.17 |
Iraq |
Iraqi asylum seeker numbers jump
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| Feb.12 |
Chad |
Darfur refugees flee into Chad
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| Feb.11 |
Chad |
Chad demands Darfur refugees' removal
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| Feb.7 |
Nauru |
Australia ends 'Pacific Solution'
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| Jan.30 |
South Africa |
Zimbabweans detained in S. Africa raid
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| Dec.26 |
Israel |
Iranian Jews slam 'emigrant stunt' The well-publicized landing of 40 Jews in Israel spurred glee among some Israelis and the immigrants themselves
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| Dec.25 |
Israel |
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
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Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials
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| Dec.24 |
Hong Kong |
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
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| Dec.18 |
Yemen |
200 feared drowned as migrant boats sink
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| Nov.28 |
Syria |
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...
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| Nov.21 |
Syria |
Iraqis return home 'in thousands' |
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| Nov.6 |
Mauritania |
Migrants toss dozens of dead overboard |
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| Oct.18 |
Karachi |
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
| 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
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| Oct.9 |
Iraq |
Provinces 'limit refugees'
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| Sep.25 |
U.S. Congress |
Visa policy may be terrorists' portal |
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| 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
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| Aug.31 |
Burundi |
Refugees go home with fear
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| Aug.20 |
Australia |
Judge overturns Haneef visa ban
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| Aug.10 |
USA |
US crackdown on illegal workers |
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Russia plants flag on Arctic floor
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| Jul.28 |
Australia |
Cleared doctor leaves Australia
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| Jul.25 |
Jordan |
Iraq neighbours want refugee aid |
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| Jul.11 |
Chile |
Judge blocks Fujimori extradition
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| 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
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| Jun.20 |
Israel |
Israel to let in stranded Gazans
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| 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
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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...
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| Jun.18 |
UN |
Iraq drives up refugee count, U.N. says
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| Jun.7 |
U.S. Congress |
Senate kills US immigration bill |
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Moscow |
Moscow 'to cut migrant workers' |
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| May.21 |
U.S. Congress |
Senate set for immigration battle |
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| May.17 |
U.S. Congress |
Bill to give legal status to illegal immigrants |
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
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| Apr.13 |
Australia |
Howard calls for HIV migrant ban
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| Mar.20 |
UN |
World 'ignoring Iraqi refugees'
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| 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
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| Feb.5 |
Mauritania |
Mauritania refuses migrant boat
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| Jan.8 |
UN |
UN makes $60m Iraq refugee appeal
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| 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 | |
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| Oct.13 |
UN |
Exodus in Iraq forces priority shift
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| Oct.6 |
Russia |
Georgians deported as row deepens
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| May.17 |
Paris |
MPs back French immigration bill |
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| May.16 |
Netherlands |
Lawmaker quits in asylum row The Immigration Ministry said Somali-born Ayaan Hirsi Ali was improperly granted citizenship
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| May.15 |
Washington |
Bush unveils immigration reforms President has announced plans to introduce an additional 6,000 guards along the border with Mexico
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| 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... | |
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| Apr.10 |
USA |
Mass protests for immigrants
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France to replace youth job law
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| Jan.27 |
Washington |
US sends back Pinochet daughter
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| 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
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| Oct.7 |
UN |
UN concern over African migrants |
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| Aug.22 |
Gaza |
Settlers leave last outpost| All walking peacefully, the final group of the settlers in Gaza boarded buses | |
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| May.14 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Thousands of Uzbeks fleeing
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| May.7 |
Lebanon |
Anti-Syrian exile back in Lebanon
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84
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| Oct.3 |
Italy |
Island migrants sent back
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| Feb.17 |
Netherlands |
MPs approve asylum exodus |
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Hajj stampede: 244 pilgrims dead
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| Jan.7 |
Washington |
Bush calls for changes on illegal workers Plan allows some 8 million illegal immigrants to obtain legal status as temporary workers
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| 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
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| Jul.30 |
Iraq |
Refugees make joyful return |
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| Jan.30 |
Cambodia |
Frightened Thais Flee After Night of Riots
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| Nov.13 |
France |
Asylum church standoff ends |
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| Jul.18 |
West Bank |
Militants' relatives to be deported
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| Oct.22 |
Indonesia |
Hundreds of refugees drown |
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| Sep.18 |
Afghanistan |
Exodus gathers pace |
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| Sep.15 |
Iran |
Fears of new Afghan exodus |
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| Sep.3 |
Australia |
Asylum seekers begin new journey |
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| Aug.30 |
France |
Refugees attempt Channel walk |
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| Jul.31 |
Germany |
Protest over the deportation |
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| 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
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| 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
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