Netanyahu boasts of setting up a border fence to keep migrants away, says that despite left-wing organizations’ appeal deportation will…
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Tag: Refugees
Urgent appeal on behalf of refugees trapped in Libya
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants and The America Team for Displaced Eritreans has issued the urgent appeal below. They: Call…
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A forensic analysis of the ‘rescue’ at sea of refugees – in which 20 die
This is astonishing: a meticulous reconstruction using video, animation and sound of just one event off Libya on 6…
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Eritrea’s exodus – updated
Earlier today a story on the numbers of people leaving Eritrea for Ethiopia was published (see below). Now further information…
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Eritrean exodus threatens to overwhelm Ethiopian border areas
The pace at which Eritreans are leaving the country is increasing rapidly. With the Ethiopian border open at 18 entry…
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Ethiopia: 2.7 million internally displaced as conflict drives thousands to flee their homes
Summary: Intercommunal conflict in the Somali and Oromia border regions that escalated on 4 August has led to the internal displacement…
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UN confirms: no fall in Eritrean refugees arriving in Ethiopia
There is – at least so far – no sign that the number of Eritreans fleeing to Ethiopia is falling….
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The number of Eritrean refugees fleeing to Ethiopia is NOT falling
By Selam Kidane Notes from my visit to a refugee reception centre near Adwa The number of refugees isn’t going…
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Switzerland tells Israel it is NOT planning to forcibly return Eritreans
Contrary to Israeli Claims, Switzerland Says It Doesn’t Forcibly Return Asylum Seekers to Eritrea Source: Haaretz Israelis supporting deportations have…
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Latest: Eritrean refugees in the region, deaths at sea
Source: Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat (RMMS) summary for May 2018 There are approximately 169,252 Eritrean refugees living in Ethiopia who make up…
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