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January 19, 2021 News Release

Lebanon: Dire Conditions for Syrian Refugees in Border Town

Two Winters Since Homes Dismantled, Many Refugees in Arsal Unprotected

Children play next to shelters in a Syrian refugee camp in Arsal, Lebanon. Around 15,000 Syrian refugees in Arsal are entering their second winter without adequate roofs and insulation since the 2019 directive ordered them to dismantle concrete shelters and rebuild the top portion with tarp and wood. November 2020.
January 14, 2021 Letter

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Regarding Ensuring Humanitarian Border Reception

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January 13, 2021 News Release

Lebanon: Sharp Decline in Human Rights

Urgently Address Economic, Political Crises

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January 7, 2021 Dispatches

Rohingya Arrested in Myanmar Just for Traveling

Oppressed Ethnic Group Denied Right to Freedom of Movement

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Two Years into Program, Thousands Face Violence, Trauma, Uncertainty

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Workers Still Owed Wages for Months After Informing Government of Abuse

Former and current employees of Imperial Trading and Construction Company (ITCC) protest months of delayed and unpaid wages outside the company's headquarters. 
December 21, 2020 Commentary

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December 18, 2020 News Release

US: Protect Cameroonians From Deportation

Alleged Abuse by Immigration Officials Warrants Immediate Investigation

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December 18, 2020 Report

Italy: Flawed Migrant Regularization Program

Opportunity to Learn Lessons for Future

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December 15, 2020 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Migrants Held in Inhuman, Degrading Conditions

Detained Migrants Allege Torture, Killing in Detention, Fears of Covid-19

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December 11, 2020 Dispatches

The Trump Administration’s Final Insult and Injury to Refugees

New Rule Creates Barriers to Asylum in the US

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December 10, 2020 Commentary

“No Justice, No Truth” for Canada’s Immigration Detainees

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December 8, 2020 Report

Greece: Lead Poisoning Concerns in New Migrant Camp

Test Soil, Clear Firing Range

A girl from Syria living in Mavrovouni camp watches the Greek military search for unexploded munitions
December 3, 2020 News Release

Bangladesh: Halt Rohingya Relocations to Remote Island

Transfers Need Independent Assessment, Refugees’ Informed Consent

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November 30, 2020 Commentary

Burundian Refugees in Tanzania Face Increasing Danger

Kambi ya Nduta nchini Tanzania kwasasa inahifadhi wakimbizi na watafuta hifadhi wa Burundi wapatao 70,109. Takribani Warundi 154,000 wanaishi katika kambi tatu – Nduta, Nyarugusu na Mtendeli – kaskazini magharibi mwa Tanzania katika mkoa wa Kigoma, ambapo baadhi yao wamekumbwa na ukamataji holela, kupotezwa kwa nguvu, na kuteswa.

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