refugees

Sweden offers $34,000 incentive for immigrants to return home amidst policy shift

Proponents of the policy, particularly members of the Sweden Democrats, argue that it will help ease the burden on Sweden’s social welfare system.

HRW Report: Lebanon and Cyprus violating refugee rights

The report found that 15 of the 16 Syrian migrants interviewed experienced human rights abuses by Lebanese and/or Cypriot authorities while attempting to reach Europe by way of a smuggler boat.  

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
06/09/2024

Pope Francis says refusing aid to migrants a 'grave sin'

Pope Francis condemned the refusal to aid migrants crossing the Mediterranean and called for global migration governance based on justice and solidarity.

By REUTERS
28/08/2024
 Artie Jacobowitz, a volunteer biomedical equipment engineer.

Ruach Hadash: Volunteer clinic in Haifa serves asylum-seeking refugees

The project is the brainchild of the Technion Faculty of Medicine as a means of teaching medical students a more holistic approach to treating patients.

Australia lawmaker calls opposition leader racist over opposition to Gaza refugees

Independent parliamentarian Zali Steggall made the remarks during a speech criticizing center-right Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton for his call this week to bar refugees from Gaza.

By REUTERS
15/08/2024

The war on Syrian Kurds and the little-known axis of ethnic cleansing

Local and global rights groups have raised alarms about these crimes, but the perpetrators continue their campaign, unrestrained by the international community. 

By HADEEL OUEIS
12/08/2024

Floods and famine overwhelm Sudan's largest refugee camp

Researchers found that brown floodwaters have submerged "toilets and nine out of 13 water points" in the Zamzam camp,

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
05/08/2024

Syrian human smuggler has refugee status claim rejected by German court

After being denied status, the man appealed to the Higher Administrative Court, who ruled that the situation in Hasaka, where he is from, posed no personal danger to him.

Now is a unique opportunity for UNRWA to change, Israel should take it

The problems with UNRWA are not a new revelation: Even before the war, laws were proposed to limit it, and these are proceeding through the legislative channels.

By TOVA HERZL
14/07/2024

UNRWA is not an aid agency, it is more like an illegal drug dealer: It must be replaced

Such an agency has no justification to be part of the UN system, nor to be supported by anyone, definitely not by the taxpayers of democracies.

By EFRAIM LAOR
05/06/2024
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