The UN’s refugee agency has warned that as many as 700,000 people could have fled Syria by the end of the year, a huge increase on its previous estimate.
Tag: Refugees
The plight of Afghan refugees in Iran
Afghan refugees in Iran are increasingly facing an unbearable situation as the state policies towards them become explicitly racist.
Afghan refugees barred from two provinces
The head of Iran’s immigration office has announced that Afghan asylum seekers are not allowed to reside in the two Iranian provinces of Mazandaran and Hormozgan.
Dr. A. Shaheed – Special Rapporteur seeks access to Iranian refugees in Turkey
Ahmed Shaheed, a UN special rapporteur charged with examining human rights conditions in Iran, has indicated that he is looking forward to gaining access to Iranian refugees located within Turkey in order to gather additional information about the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Annan to visit Syrian refugees in Turkey before Iran
International mediator Kofi Annan will visit a camp for Syrian refugees in Turkey on Tuesday en route for talks with senior officials in Iran, his spokesman Ahmad Fawzi said on Monday.
Iranian refugees stranded in quake-stricken city
Iranian refugees in Van, the Turkish city near Iran’s borders that was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, have no means of leaving the area.
After Residents Leave Town Post-Earthquake, Refugees Remain Unsupported
Following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake near the town of Van in Turkey, Iranian refugees in the town are in dire condition.