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The first legal challenge over the policy is due to finish on Friday.

UN Refugee Agency says policy amounts to the ‘unlawful penalisation’ of refugees who use small boats

Critics say the videos, which usually involve children, are scams. Not everyone is so sure.

“Vehicles need a face and a story. And Pixar's film 'Cars' did just that, by bringing them to life on the big screen”

Can refugees who feel threatened in their home nation be deported? What are the government’s obligations?  

Dispute over the jurisdictions to handle Lebanon’s problematic file of the return of Syrian refugees erupted on Thursday between caretaker Minister of Social Affairs Hector Hajjar and caretaker Minister of the Displaced Issam Sharafeddine. During a meeting chaired by outgoing Prime Minister Najib Mikati to handle the return of Syrian…

Five-year-old child reportedly died of scorpion sting after nearly 40 Syrians spent a month marooned between Greece and Turkey

The African country has been lauded as an ideal location for migrants diverted from the UK, but a ‘sinister’ and secretive government awaits them

Boat was carrying 80 passengers of which 50 are still missing, UN’s refugee agency says