News headlines for “Immigration”, page 266
LEBANON: Spy On Thy Neighbour
- Inter Press Service
Recent inter-factional clashes in Lebanon's Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp once more illustrated the fragile security situation in some of its Palestinian camps. Lebanese plans to take over security within the camps are rejected by the Palestinians.
U.S.: Anti-Arpaio March Reignites Pro-Immigrant Movement
- Inter Press Service
Over 20,000 people marched in the streets of Phoenix Saturday in the first mass mobilisation of the year, calling for an end to the criminalisation of undocumented immigrants and the passage of immigration reform legislation.
RIGHTS: Italy Shows its Ugly Side
- Inter Press Service
If the first step towards solving a problem is recognising you have one, the Italian authorities look to be some way from tackling the growing racism and xenophobia affecting sections of its society.
U.S.: Obama Urged to Grant Haitians 'Protected Status'
- Inter Press Service
As U.S. and international relief efforts chugged toward Haiti Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama announced an immediate investment of 100 million dollars in the relief efforts underway following Tuesday's devastating earthquake.
DEVELOPMENT: EU Aid to be Used for Fingerprinting
- Inter Press Service
Aid traditionally reserved for keeping victims of war and disasters alive may now be used for security-related projects such as the fingerprinting of refugees, European Union officials have decided.
DEVELOPMENT: China’s ‘Ant Tribe’: Between Dreams and Reality
- Inter Press Service
Every day Yang Hongwei takes the bus home from work, staring silently at the European-style villas, luxury sedans and twinkling lights from the plazas that he sees through the window.
SWITZERLAND: Police Smash School for Undocumented Migrants
- Inter Press Service
The Zurich police have raided and demolished an autonomously run school where undocumented migrants held language classes. The raid came as the Swiss government admitted that its harsh treatment of undocumented asylum- seekers has partly failed, and following an announcement that it is again planning a revision of federal asylum law.
PAKISTAN: War-Displaced Lament Poor Conditions
- Inter Press Service
Wracked by intense violence in 2009, Pakistan has seen an unprecedented displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, which persists to this day.
THAILAND: With Hmong Expulsion, Army Asserts Foreign Policy Role
- Inter Press Service
The recent deportation of Hmong asylum seekers to Laos has shown that Thailand’s powerful military remains the dominant player in shaping the relationship between this South-east Asian kingdom and its immediate neighbours.
LEBANON: Hip-hop Kindles Hopes in Destroyed Refugee Camp
- Inter Press Service
The hip-hop beats ringing through the muddy, unlit streets of this burnt-out Palestinian refugee camp seem incongruous. But the rhymes are camp-grown - and courageous.
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