Refugees & IDPs

Mar 20, 2018

Oromo: Over 8,000 Ethiopians Flee to Kenya after Military Massacre in Moyale Town

A humanitarian crisis is in the making in Moyale town, situated on both sides of the Ethiopia-Kenya border, according to the International Red Cross. Following the execution of nine civilians and the wounding of fifteen by Ethiopian military troops on 10 March 2018 on the Ethiopian side of Moyale, over 8,000 Ethiopians fled to Kenyan Moyale town in search for safety. Kenyan schools have closed to host...

Mar 20, 2018

Oromo: Over 8,000 Ethiopians Flee to Kenya after...

A humanitarian crisis is in the making in Moyale town, situated on both sides of the Ethiopia-Kenya border, according to the International Red Cross. Following the execution of nine civilians and the wounding...

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Feb 16, 2018

Hmong: Refugees in the US Recounts His Story of...

Members of the Hmong community in Minnesota, United States recount their history and ordeal to escape persecution and state violence in Vietnam and Laos. Through cultural activities such as those happening...

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Feb 15, 2018

Oromo: Addis Ababa’s Responsibility for Deaths...

Photo courtesy of oromiamovies @Flikr The recent attacks against  internally displaced people in the Oromia region raises question regarding the accountability of the Ethiopian government over the...

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Jan 16, 2018

MEPs Urge Bulgaria Not to Deport Uyghur Asylum...

A number of cross-party MEPs, including European Parliament Vice President Fabio Massimo Castaldo, have signed and authorised the issue of a press release on 5 Uyghur asylum seekers who are currently...

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Dec 15, 2017

UNPO & CWHP Strongly Condemn Laotian Military’s...

During the last two months, the Laotian military has severely intensified its military campaign against Hmong indigenous communities hiding out in the country’s Xaysomboun Special Zone in north-central...

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Nov 27, 2017

East Turkestan: Thailand Reportedly Plans to Send...

Photo Courtesy of Gustavo Jeronimo @Flickr Six of a total of 19 Uyghurs have been caught escaping a Thai immigration detention center due to the center’s reportedly terrible conditions. The other...

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Sep 22, 2017

Oromo: Ethiopian Refugees not Safe in Kenya nor...

Photo courtesy of UK DFID @Flickr Refugees fleeing from Ethiopia in search of a better life often seek asylum in Kenya and other neighbouring countries. It does, however, seem like not even the escape...

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