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Uighurs flee China, seek asylum in Cambodia: exile group
BEIJING (Reuters) - A group of Uighurs who have fled China are seeking asylum through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, an overseas activist group said, adding that other would-be refugees had been captured while fleeing China after ethnic riots in their homeland in July.
Nations:China Uzbekistan Cambodia Source:(Reuters)
2009-12-06
Genetic tests for UK asylum seekers draw criticism
LONDON - Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups.
Nations:U.K. Pakistan Kenya Afghanistan Uganda Ethiopia People:Gordon Brown Source:(AP)
2009-11-06
Thailand accused of mistreating Muslim refugees
BANGKOK, THAILAND - Hundreds of Muslim refugees from Burma (Myanmar) are feared missing or dead after Thai troops forced them onto boats without engines and cut them adrift in international waters, according to human rights activists and authorities in India who rescued survivors. The revelations have shone a spotlight on the Thai military's expulsion policy toward Muslims it sees as a security threat.
Nations:Thailand Myanmar Malaysia India Cambodia People:Abhisit Vejjajiva Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2009-01-26
Ben Affleck, Mick Jagger join forces to help Congo refugees
GENEVA (AFP) - US actor Ben Affleck and Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger have unveiled a film they hope will raise awareness about refugees hit by the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nations:Congo People:Ben Affleck Mick Jagger Source:(AFP)
2008-12-17
Children separated from parents by Congo violence
KIBATI, Congo - Rebecca Nyiringindi scanned the sprawling refugee camp in eastern Congo, searching for just one person among the thousands of hungry and homeless.
Nations:Congo Source:(AP)
2008-11-13
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