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Zim journalists charged after military-MDC story

Webmaster — Fri, 10 May 2013 07:51:15 PDT

CPJ - Police in Harare have filed criminal charges against two Zimbabwean journalists on accusations they published “false statements prejudicial to the state” in a story about behind-the-scenes discussions between military leaders and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.

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Europe’s undocumented migrants struggle to access healthcare

Webmaster — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:04:04 PDT

(IRIN) – Europe’s financial crisis and rising xenophobia are complicating access to medical treatment for undocumented migrants, according to a new report by the international NGO Médecins du Monde (MdM).

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Invisible wounds go untreated among Syrian refugees in Turkey

Webmaster — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:19:36 PDT

Turkey’s camps for Syrian refugees are, by many measures, a model of humanitarian assistance. But one important detail appears to have been overlooked: According to aid workers, nowhere in Turkey’s 17 refugee camps can survivors of sexual violence find the level of psychosocial support experts say they so desperately need.

This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=97953

Innovative ICT helps aid workers in Afghanistan

Webmaster — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:18:01 PDT

(IRIN) – As Asia’s poorest country and the deadliest for aid workers, rugged Afghanistan offers a considerable challenge to humanitarian work.

This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=97936

Syria refugees film – ‘Where the war still echoes’

Webmaster — Fri, 03 May 2013 09:47:36 PDT

(IRIN) – This new IRIN film series, Where the war still echoes, follows the family over the course of a year, from their arrival in December 2012. The series provides an intimate view of their struggles to adjust to camp life and the traumatic effects of the conflict back home, as well as the pressure felt by Selim to return and join the rebellion.

This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=97954

South Africa’s flawed asylum system

Webmaster — Fri, 03 May 2013 09:26:58 PDT

(IRIN) – South Africa attracts the largest number of asylum seekers in the world, but grants refugee status to very few of them, ranking only thirty-sixth in the world for the size of its refugee population, which the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) puts at about 58,000.

This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=97944

Culture of disbelief works against asylum seekers

Webmaster — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:11:05 PDT

(IRIN) – Most asylum seekers arrive in host countries with no evidence to prove they have fled persecution. This means the success of their applications for refugee status depends largely on whether their stories are believed. But the credibility of asylum seekers is increasingly being called into question, particularly in countries that receive large numbers of asylum claims.

This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=97906

Will parliament speak up for asylum seekers?

Webmaster — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:00:05 PDT

While we await the outcome of the parliamentary review on asylum, an apology for the past treatment of asylum seekers would be welcome.

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Source: Guardian

Teather takes on asylum seeker support cuts

Webmaster — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:19:40 PDT

Cuts to support for asylum seekers should be scrutinised by parliament, former Liberal Democrat minister has urged MPs.

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Source: politics.co.uk

New report reveals scale of UK asylum decisions overturned on appeal

Webmaster — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:17:45 PDT

The number of decisions overturned on appeal is testament to on-going problems with the asylum decision-making process, Amnesty International and the Still Human Still Here coalition said today as they published a new report.

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Source: AIUK