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Thousands of Syrians celebrate fall of Assad in Damascus; Blinken makes surprise Iraq visit for talks – as it happened

Crowds of men, women and children gathered to celebrate after the first Friday prayers since Assad was ousted; US secretary of state to discuss Syria

The Guardian - UK

Thousands queue to flee Syria as ethnic minorities fear post-Assad future

Many from ethnic minorities are fleeing Syria after Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime was deposed on the weeekend

The Independent UK

European countries urged not to abandon Syrians applying for asylum

UN agency and charities call on governments not to leave refugees in limbo after UK and Germany suspend claims

The Guardian - UK

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Why is Europe pausing Syrian asylum claims after al-Assad’s fall?

Some European countries are freezing asylum applications for people from Syria in the wake of the fall of its regime.

Al Jazeera

‘Lebanon wanted us gone … it was a risk to leave’ − Syrian refugees who fled Israeli bombs face hostility and uncertainty on return

The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has brought a cautious sense of relief to a Lebanese population battered by a yearlong conflict, not least the more than 1 million people displaced during the escalation of violence between September and November 2024.

The Conversation

UN Warns Of Worsening Refugee Crises In 2025

The United Nations warned Tuesday that already unprecedented levels of forced displacement are set to worsen in 2025 as conflicts and disasters push ever more people to flee their homes.

International Business Times

With nowhere else to go, Sudanese refugees in Lebanon plead for evacuation

What options are left for the refugees increasingly terrified of Israel’s war on Lebanon?

Al Jazeera

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‘Every night we only hoped to survive’: Sudanese refugees’ search for safety

Refugees who escaped Sudan’s civil war and fled to Ethiopia have found themselves on the run from another conflict

The Guardian - UK

Theo James calls on leaders to act on ‘escalating injustice’ for refugees at Cop

James was speaking at the launch of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) Refugees For Climate Action group.

Evening Standard

Refugees on front lines of global climate crisis, warns UN

Climate hazards helping to double the number of displaced people to 120 million, UNHCR reports.

Al Jazeera

Climate Crisis Worsening Already 'Hellish' Refugee Situation: UN

Climate change is contributing to record numbers of people being uprooted from their homes globally, while worsening the often already "hellish" conditions of displacement, the United Nations said Tuesday.

International Business Times

While Syrian refugees don't want to return, officials in Lebanon and Syria see exodus as opportunity

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians refugees have returned to their country since Israel launched a massive aerial bombardment on wide swathes of Lebanon in September

The Independent UK

Geopolitical and humanitarian perspectives on migration in Cyprus: the forgotten divided island

Cyprus has seen a gradual rise in arrivals of migrants and refugees since 2013, mostly due to geopolitical tensions and conflicts in the Middle East. The island’s migration crisis is also a consequence of its fraught history since the 1974 war, which has defeated attempts at mediation for decades. In…

The Conversation

Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon surpasses 3,000: Health Ministry

Ministry says 589 women and at least 185 children have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon over past 13 months.

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90 Rohingya Left 'Stranded' On Indonesia Beach

Human traffickers left dozens of Rohingya refugees, including children, stranded on a shoreline in westernmost Indonesia on Thursday, while six dead bodies were found nearby, local officials said.

International Business Times

Iraq Opens Arms To Lebanese Fleeing Israeli Attacks

Israeli bombardment of Lebanon forced Mohammed Fawaz and his family to flee so often that they finally moved many kilometres (miles) away to find respite in central Iraq.

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Italy Transfers First Group Of Migrants To Albania

Italy transfers first group of migrants to Albania for offshore asylum processing, facing mixed reactions. UNHCR oversees the process. Italy to incur 670 m...

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Brazilian nun awarded UN refugee prize

Sister Rosita Milesi runs national network helping refugees across Brazil and has helped shape public policy.

Newslaundry

How a Rohingya rape survivor’s abortion became legally complicated

Two weeks ago, Sadia*, a 19-year-old Rohingya asylum seeker in India, was finally able to terminate her pregnancy that resulted from a reported rape that happened in Tripura in June. It cost her 10,000 Bangladeshi Taka (Rs 7,000) to abort in a private hospital in Bangladesh.

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