Assam ethnic violence spurs mass exodus, throttles refugee camps
Assam ethnic violence spurs mass exodus, throttles refugee camps
Assam ethnic violence spurs mass exodus, throttles refugee camps. Nearly 80 people have been killed and 400,000 displaced in fighting between Muslims and India's Hindu Bodo tribespeople in Assam, a northeastern state of India, in recent weeks.
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Turkey expands refugee camps
Turkey will open four new camps for Syrian refugees, taking its total capacity for people fleeing the neighbouring country to 120,000. The Turkish disaster management agency said the new camps will accommodate an extra 40,000 people when they open …
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The Plight of Congolese Refugees
Three months after fighting began in the North-Kivu province, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is saturating the capacity of 'official' refugee camps, and forcing spontaneous settlements to form around Goma. According to United Nations …
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