Angelina Jolie visit refugees in Burkina Faso

Angelina Jolie says ‘there is nowhere I would rather be today than here’ as she dons headscarf to visit refugees in Burkina Faso Ms Jolie, 46, spoke in the West African nation to mark World Refugee Day Speaking at Burkina Faso’s Goudoubo refugee camp, she said she admires those who have to flee their homes She … Read more

British mother, 79, reunites with some of the 21 child refugees she rescued from Bosnia

A British mother who sheltered 21 child refugees fleeing from the war in Bosnia after answering a newspaper advert has reconnected with some of them after nearly 30 years. Clare Findlay, 79, who was then living in the Scottish Highlands, answered the plea for help in 1992, when refugees were fleeing war-torn Bosnia. She had … Read more

British mother, 79, reunites with some of the 21 child refugees she rescued from Bosnia

A British mother who sheltered 21 child refugees fleeing from the war in Bosnia after answering a newspaper advert has reconnected with some of them after nearly 30 years. Clare Findlay, 79, who was then living in the Scottish Highlands, answered the plea for help in 1992, when refugees were fleeing war-torn Bosnia. She had … Read more

Priti Patel plans sweeping changes after string of cases of adult refugees in schools

Asylum curbs on men who pose as pupils: Priti Patel plans sweeping changes after string of cases of adult refugees in schools Incidents included a balding man seemingly in his 40s in a British classroom Most troubling case of migrant lying about age was the Parsons Green bomber Independent age assessment body to decide on … Read more

Twenty refugees die when people smugglers throw them off boat to Yemen

Twenty refugees die when people smugglers throw 80 off overcrowded boat from Djibouti to Yemen Around 200 migrants including children were on boat from Djibouti into Yemen  Smuggler panicked during crossing and pushed around 80 people into the water Survivors said around 20 people drowned, with five bodies recovered so far  Tens of thousands of … Read more

Twenty refugees die when people smugglers throw them off boat to Yemen

Twenty refugees die when people smugglers throw 80 off overcrowded boat from Djibouti to Yemen Around 200 migrants including children were on boat from Djibouti into Yemen  Smuggler panicked during crossing and pushed around 80 people into the water Survivors said around 20 people drowned, with five bodies recovered so far  Tens of thousands of … Read more

Denmark becomes the first European nation to tell Syrian refugees they must return home

Denmark has become the first European nation to tell Syrian migrants they must return to their home country, saying it is now safe for them there. The Scandinavian nation has stripped 94 Syrian refugees of their residency permits after it determined Damascus and the surrounding area as being safe. Migrants will be sent to deportation … Read more

Honduran migrant caravan 1,000 strong demands that Biden match his rhetoric about refugees

A caravan of Honduran migrants is approaching the U.S. border ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration, creating the first major test of Biden’s plan to reverse many of Donald Trump’s immigration policies. The group of migrants was originally anywhere between 2,000 and 4,000 strong, although their numbers have dwindled as the march towards the United States … Read more

Honduran migrant caravan 1,000 strong demands that Biden match his rhetoric about refugees

A caravan of Honduran migrants is approaching the U.S. border ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration, creating the first major test of Biden’s plan to reverse many of Donald Trump’s immigration policies. The group of migrants was originally anywhere between 2,000 and 4,000 strong, although their numbers have dwindled as the march towards the United States … Read more

Paris police filmed violently breaking up a makeshift camp, dispersing hundreds of homeless refugees

French riot police have been accused of using ‘outrageous tactics’ to clear hundreds of homeless refugees from one of Paris’ biggest squares on Monday. Squads of officers moved into Place de la République, in the east of the city, on Monday night following reports that groups were planning to sleep there. The refugees, mainly Afghans, … Read more