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Catholic agencies: Move refugees from Greece to avoid pandemic disaster
- Mar 25, 2020
Catholic aid agencies have urged the evacuation of Syrian war refugees from camps in Greece to “avert a catastrophe” from the coronavirus. “More than 42,000 people are trapped in hopelessly overcrowded camps and horrific conditions — there is no hope of containing any outbreak,” Caritas Europe, Jesuit Refugees Service and
New book gives refugees’ firsthand accounts of their experiences
- Mar 8, 2020
A new book ‘Dying to Live: Stories From Refugees on the Road to Freedom’ gives firsthand accounts of life in refugee camps.
Former UK government minister now leads efforts to help asylum seekers
- Mar 6, 2020
From 2003 until 2015, Sarah Teather was a member of the UK Parliament, representing a London constituency. Now she runs the Jesuit Refugee Service UK.
Some concerned Turkish president is weaponizing Syrian refugees
- Mar 5, 2020
Turkey and Greece are trading blame following the deaths of Syrian refugees trying to flee to Europe, but some observers believe Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is weaponizing the Syrian refugee humanitarian crisis.
JRS calls on UK to give refugees more time to land on their feet
- Feb 19, 2020
Jesuit Refugee Service UK (JRS UK) is praising a new report from the British Red Cross to extend the time given to refugees before being cut off from government aid.
Planned UK deportations to Jamaica will ‘tear families apart,’ says JRS
- Feb 8, 2020
Britain’s leading Catholic refugee agency is expressing concern over a government plan to deport around 50 people to Jamaica, even though many of them were either born in the UK or brought to the country as young children.
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