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Red Tape Ensnares Asylum-seekers in South Africa
Asylum-seekers entering South Africa are no longer being issued with the necessary documents to apply for refugee status. Without a so-called section 23 permit, they are being turned away from Refugee Reception Offices (RROs) and denied the opportunity...
United Nations Refugee Agency Helping Congolese Refugees in Gabon Return Home
The United Nations refugee agency is helping hundreds of Congolese in Gabon, that left their homes during the 90s civil war, to return to their country over the next week as a Sunday deadline by the Gabonese government looms for the 9,500 people to either...
Eight Arrests As Bangladesh Visa Forgery Factory is Shut Down
A suspected visa forgery ring in Bangladesh has been smashed following an investigation by the UK Border Agency and local police.
New Immigration Removal Center, Morton Hall Opens in Lincolnshire
A new immigration removal center, Morton Hall, has been officially opened by the Immigration Minister Damian Green, increasing capacity in the detention estate as the government intensifies enforcement activity across the country. How People Arrived Here:...
E-borders Snares 2,800 Criminals At the UK Border
Suspects linked to hundreds of crimes have been captured after the UK Border Agency’s e-Borders monitoring system successfully targeted wanted criminals trying to cross the UK border.
United Nations World Food Programme to Feed Refugees in Northern Mozambique
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will provide over the next few days a further ten tonnes of food to the Maratane refugee center in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, following hunger-related deaths, notably among Ethiopian refugees,...
Thai Border Camp Population Constant Despite Third Country Resettlement
The population of the nine refugee camps along the Myanmar-Thai border in Thailand, which have been in existence for more than 20 years, is relatively stable, despite 11,086 refugees being resettled in third countries over the past year, according to...
New Laws Mean New Hurdles for Asylum Seekers in South Africa
Controversial amendments to South Africa’s immigration laws may raise new barriers for large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers who come to the country in search of a better life.
