News headlines for “Immigration”, page 243
U.N. Role Questioned in Camp Ashraf Massacre
- Inter Press Service
Two weeks after an attack by Iraqi security forces against Camp Ashraf, a base for Iranian exiles, killed 34 people and left over 300 injured, international and humanitarian law experts have urged the U.N. to conduct an impartial investigation regarding the role of Prime Minister Nouri Al- Maliki, as well as Iran and the United States, in the massacre.
JAPAN: Foreigners Show Solidarity Amidst Tragedy
- Inter Press Service
When the massive 9.0 magnitude quake and tidal waves hit their little coastal village on March 11, Mariline Shoji and her husband lost everything they owned.
Arab Refugees Suffer Mind Disorders
- Inter Press Service
Amidst the political upheavals across the Arab world, a new U.N. study highlights the need for neurological health services to monitor brain disorders among displaced people.
Libyan Choice: Starve or Run
- Inter Press Service
Rights groups have condemned the indiscriminate attacks on residential areas in Misrata, that have worsened an already dire situation.
SPAIN: Madrid Mayor Wants to Sweep Homeless Out of Sight
- Inter Press Service
The mayor of Madrid, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, has called for a law for compulsory removals of homeless people off the streets, but this has met with resistance from civil society organisations and has split Ruiz-Gallardo's own People's Party (PP).
No Homecoming for Bhutanese Refugees
- Inter Press Service
A knock on the door of his home in Bhutan one midnight turned middle-level government official Balaram Paudyal into a fugitive overnight, after he managed to elude policemen arresting him for 'anti-government activities', and then fled the country.
AUSTRALIA: More Suicides, No Lessons
- Inter Press Service
Supporters of asylum seekers here say that the government’s response to recent suicides in Australian immigration detention centres ignores what is already well-known: that indefinite, long-term detention in crowded facilities results in deaths.
CUBA: Young People Look Abroad
- Inter Press Service
While for their parents, leaving Cuba was a traumatic event because of the impossibility of returning, for younger generations, 'moving abroad' is becoming more and more of a normal decision, just another alternative for the future.
Haitian Trafficking Victims Discovered in Ecuador
- Inter Press Service
The four young Haitians told legal authorities that they were offered complete scholarships to the university, but that once they reached Ecuador they were locked up in a house and made to pay 150 dollars a month for rent and board, while given the run around about the promised education.
Libyan Exodus Shrinks Remittances
- Inter Press Service
The exodus of migrants streaming out of Libya due to ongoing unrest has highlighted the heavy dependence of some countries on remittances from their citizens working abroad. In several countries this flow has now become choked.
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