Source: Kalkidan Yibeltal BBC News, Addis Ababa Ethiopia plans to close two camps in the northern state of Tigray that…
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Category: Immigration & refugees
I asked young Eritreans why they risk migration. This is what they told me
Source: the Conversation July 22, 2019 3.31pm BST Author Milena Belloni Post-doctoral researcher, University of Trento Disclosure statement …
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US State Department: “The government of Eritrea maintained negligible anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts”
“The government did not report any investigations, prosecutions, or convictions of government officials complicit in human trafficking, but sources indicated…
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Eritrean refugees fearing torture for ransom forced off Libyan boat
By EEPA Aljazeera and other media report that Libyan security forces raided a ship, using rubber bullets and tear gas to…
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Eritrea-Ethiopia peace leads to a refugee surge
“There’s no way I am going back to Eritrea,” Yohannes said. “I didn’t want to fight. We are the same…
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UN names key human traffickers via Libya; plans sanctions
Bosses of the trafficking operation that smuggles refugees through Libya have now been officially named by the United Nations. They…
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Sudanese police activity in Europe – Belgium, France and Italy – hastening the deportation of asylum seekers
By Stifling Migration, Sudan’s Feared Secret Police Aid Europe Source: New York Times By PATRICK KINGSLEYAPRIL 22, 2018 Undocumented immigrants…
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Open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about African asylum-Seekers in Israel
An Open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, about Your Government’s Policies towards African asylum-Seekers in Israel Source: Human Rights Concerns…
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The number of Eritrean refugees reaching Italy halves in 2017
Just over 20,000 arrived in Italy, 50% less than in the previous years. This article explored several contributory causes for…
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