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17 Rohingya Refugees Die In Boat Tragedy Off Myanmar
At least 17 people drowned when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state broke up at sea this week, rescuers said Thursday.
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With 180 Presumed Drowned, 2022 Deadliest Year For Rohingya In Years
The possible sinking of a boat with 180 Rohingya Muslims on board will make 2022 one of the worst years for the community as refugees try to flee desperate conditions in camps in Bangladesh, the UN refugee agency told Reuters on Monday.
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"Dear Passengers From Ukraine, Welcome...": Refugees Pour Into Germany
The loudspeaker announcement is nearly drowned out by the hubbub of passengers spilling out of the train from Warsaw, but it's a message many of them have been longing to hear: "Dear passengers from Ukraine, welcome to Berlin!"
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"I'll Drown You": Video Shows Syrian Teen Being Choked In England School
Jamal and his sister had been bullied repeatedly since fleeing the Syrian civil war and moving to West Yorkshire two years earlier, according to British news outlets, which did not fully identify the family.
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After Photo Of Her Drowned Nephew Went Viral, Syrian Woman Tells Story
Alan Kurdi's corpse, photographed by a Turkish journalist in the morning's early light on September 2, 2015, looked at first like a sleeping toddler, the 3-year-old's cheek pressed against the sand in breaking water. It was an image that ripped through a crowded news cycle, articulating without words the horror of what was unfolding on the beaches ...
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Newspaper Identifies 33,293 People Who Died Seeking Shelter In "Fortress Europe"
Four-month-old Syrian baby Faris Ali froze to death in a tent in Turkey, five-year-old Afghan Sajida Ali's body washed ashore after a shipwreck, and tiny Samuel drowned with his mother as she tried to reach Spain after leaving home in Congo.
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Four Rohingya Drown As Refugee Boat Capsizes Off Bangladesh
Four Rohingya Muslims, a man, woman and two children, drowned when a small wooden fishing boat carrying dozens of refugees fleeing ethnic violence in Myanmar capsized off the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, police said.
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15 Dead As Rohingya Boat Sinks, UN Chief Tells Myanmar To End 'Nightmare'
At least 15 people drowned and scores are feared missing after a boat carrying Rohingya families capsized off Bangladesh Thursday, as UN chief Antonio Guterres exhorted Myanmar's leaders to end the refugees' "nightmare."
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19-Year-Old Syrian Refugee Olympic Swimmer Becomes UN Goodwill Ambassador
She escaped the bombs of Syria, and almost drowned when her dinghy capsized off Greece, but Yusra Mardini then competed at the Olympics and has now been appointed a UN goodwill ambassador to be a voice for people seeking shelter from war.
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End Syria's Bloodshed, Says Father Of Toddler Who Drowned
The father of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian refugee boy whose body washed ashore on a Turkish beach a year ago, on Thursday denounced the world's failure to stop the bloodshed in his home country.
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Migrant Group Says 3,400 Dead or Missing So Far This Year
More than 3,400 migrants died or were recorded as missing as they tried to cross borders around the globe in the first five months of the year - over 80 percent of them trying to reach Europe by sea, the International Organization for Migration said Wednesday.
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A Dead Baby Becomes The Latest Heartbreaking Symbol Of The Mediterranean Refugee Crisis
At first, the baby looked as "if it were alive."
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Drowned Baby Picture Captures Week Of Tragedy In Mediterranean
A photograph of a drowned migrant baby in the arms of a German rescuer was distributed on Monday by a humanitarian organisation aiming to persuade European authorities to ensure safe passage to migrants, after hundreds are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean last week.
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700 Migrants Feared To Have Drowned In Mediterranean This Week: UN Refugee Agency
Up to 700 migrants are feared to have drowned in deadly shipwrecks off the coast of Libya this week, the UN's refugee agency said on Sunday, citing survivor testimony.
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Up To 500 Migrants Feared Drowned In Mediterranean Tragedy: UN Agency
Up to 500 migrants might have drowned in the Mediterranean last week when human traffickers crammed people onto an already overcrowded ship, causing it to sink, the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday.
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17 Rohingya Refugees Die In Boat Tragedy Off Myanmar
At least 17 people drowned when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state broke up at sea this week, rescuers said Thursday.
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With 180 Presumed Drowned, 2022 Deadliest Year For Rohingya In Years
The possible sinking of a boat with 180 Rohingya Muslims on board will make 2022 one of the worst years for the community as refugees try to flee desperate conditions in camps in Bangladesh, the UN refugee agency told Reuters on Monday.
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"Dear Passengers From Ukraine, Welcome...": Refugees Pour Into Germany
The loudspeaker announcement is nearly drowned out by the hubbub of passengers spilling out of the train from Warsaw, but it's a message many of them have been longing to hear: "Dear passengers from Ukraine, welcome to Berlin!"
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"I'll Drown You": Video Shows Syrian Teen Being Choked In England School
Jamal and his sister had been bullied repeatedly since fleeing the Syrian civil war and moving to West Yorkshire two years earlier, according to British news outlets, which did not fully identify the family.
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After Photo Of Her Drowned Nephew Went Viral, Syrian Woman Tells Story
Alan Kurdi's corpse, photographed by a Turkish journalist in the morning's early light on September 2, 2015, looked at first like a sleeping toddler, the 3-year-old's cheek pressed against the sand in breaking water. It was an image that ripped through a crowded news cycle, articulating without words the horror of what was unfolding on the beaches ...
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Newspaper Identifies 33,293 People Who Died Seeking Shelter In "Fortress Europe"
Four-month-old Syrian baby Faris Ali froze to death in a tent in Turkey, five-year-old Afghan Sajida Ali's body washed ashore after a shipwreck, and tiny Samuel drowned with his mother as she tried to reach Spain after leaving home in Congo.
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Four Rohingya Drown As Refugee Boat Capsizes Off Bangladesh
Four Rohingya Muslims, a man, woman and two children, drowned when a small wooden fishing boat carrying dozens of refugees fleeing ethnic violence in Myanmar capsized off the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, police said.
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15 Dead As Rohingya Boat Sinks, UN Chief Tells Myanmar To End 'Nightmare'
At least 15 people drowned and scores are feared missing after a boat carrying Rohingya families capsized off Bangladesh Thursday, as UN chief Antonio Guterres exhorted Myanmar's leaders to end the refugees' "nightmare."
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19-Year-Old Syrian Refugee Olympic Swimmer Becomes UN Goodwill Ambassador
She escaped the bombs of Syria, and almost drowned when her dinghy capsized off Greece, but Yusra Mardini then competed at the Olympics and has now been appointed a UN goodwill ambassador to be a voice for people seeking shelter from war.
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End Syria's Bloodshed, Says Father Of Toddler Who Drowned
The father of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian refugee boy whose body washed ashore on a Turkish beach a year ago, on Thursday denounced the world's failure to stop the bloodshed in his home country.
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Migrant Group Says 3,400 Dead or Missing So Far This Year
More than 3,400 migrants died or were recorded as missing as they tried to cross borders around the globe in the first five months of the year - over 80 percent of them trying to reach Europe by sea, the International Organization for Migration said Wednesday.
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A Dead Baby Becomes The Latest Heartbreaking Symbol Of The Mediterranean Refugee Crisis
At first, the baby looked as "if it were alive."
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Drowned Baby Picture Captures Week Of Tragedy In Mediterranean
A photograph of a drowned migrant baby in the arms of a German rescuer was distributed on Monday by a humanitarian organisation aiming to persuade European authorities to ensure safe passage to migrants, after hundreds are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean last week.
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700 Migrants Feared To Have Drowned In Mediterranean This Week: UN Refugee Agency
Up to 700 migrants are feared to have drowned in deadly shipwrecks off the coast of Libya this week, the UN's refugee agency said on Sunday, citing survivor testimony.
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Up To 500 Migrants Feared Drowned In Mediterranean Tragedy: UN Agency
Up to 500 migrants might have drowned in the Mediterranean last week when human traffickers crammed people onto an already overcrowded ship, causing it to sink, the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday.
