Manus refugee says he thought he would die after being attacked by locals
One of the refugees beaten with an iron bar on Manus Island has spoken about how he thought he was going to die until he was rescued by another Manussian Continue Reading
One of the refugees beaten with an iron bar on Manus Island has spoken about how he thought he was going to die until he was rescued by another Manussian Continue Reading
Karikalan, who has agreed only to be identified by a nickname, came to Australia as an asylum seeker by boat in 2010. He was recognised as a refugee – having Continue Reading
“Even this is better than aerial bombardments,” says former Idlib taxi driver Abdulhamid Daher, 57. He sits behind the national stadium, Stade du 26 Mars, in Bamako. A friend from Continue Reading
The updated IOM tally was drawn from accounts from survivors who were saved at sea or landed in Italy. At least 1,000 people have died or are missing and presumed Continue Reading
Fixed to the wall is a sheet of paper with his business motto: “We give new life to dead woods”. Patron Palushang, 36, leans over the half-finished guitar on his Continue Reading
The rescues by the Italian coast guard and navy ships, aided by Irish and German vessels and humanitarian groups, are the latest by a multinational patrol south of the Italian Continue Reading
Italian coastguards sent in rescue ships after a call for help reporting 350 people in the water, just one day after another shipwreck had left up to 30 dead. The Continue Reading
“Sometimes it’s as simple as a family getting separated while trying to get on an overcrowded bus, and pretty soon the ones on the bus are in a different country. Continue Reading
The deputy president, William Ruto, said it is now up to the developed world to mitigate the fallout, suggesting that other countries including the UK should resettle the refugees who Continue Reading
People were elated. The underdogs had triumphed and the streets were filled with war-wearied citizens, who were free at last. Twenty-five years ago the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front marched into Continue Reading