Al Jazeera English
| Jul 28, 2012
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says her country cannot afford to accommodate more Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing persecution from neighboring Myanmar. The statement follows reports that Bangladishi auth...
Press TV
| Jul 14, 2012
Against the backdrop of a new, pro-democracy Myanmar, the Burmese government has implemented a program against the minority Rohingya population that scholars and analysts are calling a "horrific ethnic cleansing". Since June, violence and tension ...
LinkTV News
| Jul 11, 2012
Thousands of civilians from the Democratic Republic of Congo have fled into Uganda after days of fierce fighting between M23 rebels and government forces in Congo. Officials at the Nyakabande refugee center said the refugees had crossed the border...
ABC News (Australia)
| Jun 22, 2012
Survivors from a boat that capsized in the Indian Ocean have begun arriving on Christmas Island, but at least 90 people are still missing. The overcrowded fishing boat from Indonesia was carrying around 200 asylum seekers hoping to reach Australia...
Al Jazeera English
| Jun 12, 2012
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. George Graham from charity Save the Children talks about a UN report he describes as "absolutely shocking." The report on the Syrian conflict details many abuses against children, including their use as human shields. Fol...
Channel 4 News
| Jun 6, 2012
Many Somali parents living in the UK say their children, consumed by Western culture, have lost their way and are sending them back to their former home. Somali journalist Jamal Osman has met the returnees as they adapt to their very traditional n...
LinkAsia
| Jun 1, 2012
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi left Myanmar for the first time in almost 25 years this week. Suu Kyi took advantage of the country's increasing openness to speak at the World Economic Forum in Thailand. Host Yul Kwon speaks with fil...
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A refugee is a person who is outside his or her country of origin or habitual residence because they have suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because they are a member of a persecuted 'social group' or because they are fleeing a war or natural disaster. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until recognized by the state where they make a claim.
As of January 31, 2005, the largest source countries of refugees are Afghanistan, Iraq, Sierra Leone, Myanmar, South Sudan, and the Palestinian Territories. The country with the largest number of IDPs is South Sudan, with over 5 million. As of 2006, with 800,000 refugees and IDPs, Azerbaijan had the highest per capita IDP population in the world.
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![Israel steps up migrant crackdown; 500 South Sudanese to be deported [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-5730000/5730634/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=9757827de3c151b7d8a438b2bedf51f7)
![Israeli protestors attack African migrants in Tel Aviv [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-4853000/4853486/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=c1ea884a6f5e9e77828d22fc2b31b76b "A Sudanese migrant stands in a rented shelter in Tel Aviv February 20, 2012: REUTERS/Nir Elias")