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News headlines for “Immigration”, page 199
And Now This Filthy Flood
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Dic 20 (IPS) - Wearing tattered shoes and hopping between dirty puddles, 14-year-old Sabeh manages to find his way to the market at the Al Shati refugee camp, one of Gaza's most heavily populated and poor areas.
Cameroonians Flee Atrocities in Central African Republic
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDÉ, Dic 19 (IPS) - "We couldn't stand the violence anymore," said 27-year-old Baba Hamadou shortly after alighting from a chartered flight at the Douala International Airport earlier this week.
Refugees Struggle in Ruined Camp
- Inter Press Service
NAHR EL BARED, Dic 15 (IPS) - As the Syrian war intensifies sectarian clashes in Lebanon's northern coastal city Tripoli, Palestinians in the area worriedly watch the violence from the sidelines.
Some Spanish Police Protect Immigrants
- Inter Press Service
MALAGA, Spain, Dic 10 (IPS) - They are members of Spain's Guardia Civil. But instead of pursuing undocumented immigrants like the rest of the police in Spain, they are there to defend them from the crimes to which they often fall victim.
An African Dream Called Lampedusa
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Dic 08 (IPS) - Youssef crossed the Sahara desert with a folded school map of Europe in his pocket. "Could you please point Lampedusa in the map for me? I cannot find it."
OP-ED: What Europe Must Do for Syrian Refugees
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA/STOCKHOLM, Dic 06 (IPS) - The terrible bloodshed in Syria has been going on for over two and a half years. It has caused one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history, with more than half of Syria's pre-war population now needing humanitarian assistance for their survival.
Europe Sending Armies to Stop Immigrants
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Dic 03 (IPS) - A Nov. 19 paper by the European External Action Service (EEAS), the EU diplomatic corps, considers the possibility of the European military getting involved in the south Mediterranean in an effort to curb the influx of irregular migrants and refugees into Europe.
LGBT Immigrants Face Rampant Assault in U.S. Jails
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (IPS) - Gay and transsexual immigrants who enter the U.S. detention system face high levels of sexual abuse, new research warns, at times leading them to decide to return to their home countries rather than stay to fight a legal battle.
CARICOM Chastises Dominican Republic over Deportations
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Nov 27 (IPS) - Outraged at a court ruling that would potentially render stateless thousands of Dominican people of Haitian descent, the Caribbean Community on Tuesday suspended the Dominican Republic's bid to join the 15-member regional grouping.
South Scores 11th-Hour Win on Climate Loss and Damage
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Nov 24 (IPS) - The U.N. climate talks in Warsaw ended in dramatic fashion Saturday evening in what looked like a schoolyard fight with a mob of dark-suited supporters packed around the weary combatants, Todd Stern of the United States and Sai Navoti of Fiji representing G77 nations.
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