News Stories (20/03/08)

China steps up Tibetan crackdown (BBC News) - [text online]

New 'Bin Laden tape' threatens EU (BBC News) - [text online]

Zimbabwe rejects free poll fears (BBC News) - [text online]

Removed Ghanaian dies of cancer (BBC News) - [text online]

Bail denied for Khmer Rouge head (BBC News) - [text online]

Nepal action on Tibet 'excessive' (BBC News) - [text online]

Bin Laden in video threat to EU over cartoons (The Independent) - [text online]

Mugabe opponents face violent attacks ahead of elections (The Independent) - [text online]

Foreign Office minister calls on Olympians to speak out (The Independent) - [text online]

Deported Ghanaian dies of cancer (The Guardian) - [text online]

From Baghdad to Britain (The Guardian) - [text online]

Somali refugee community takes lead in local integration in South Africa (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Kites and spirits soar at UNHCR spring festival in Pakistan (UNHCR News) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Nepal Situation Overview Issue No. 22, 01 - 17 Mar 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Protection of civilians weekly report 27 Feb - 04 Mar 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Bin Laden threatens Europe as President Bush claims victory in Iraq (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

TIMOR-LESTE: IDPs begin to return home as security improves (IRIN News) - [text online]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Humanitarian satellite channel to be launched by end of 2008 (IRIN News) - [text online]

KENYA: State failed to protect citizens during unrest - UN report (IRIN News) - [text online]

Central African Republic: Chadian Army Attacks, Burns Border Villages (allafrica.com) - [text online]

Afghanistan must do more to address impunity, advance human rights – UN (UN News) - [text online]

UN Population Fund joins in Congolese campaign against sexual violence (UN News) - [text online]

DR Congo: UN mission says Katanga conditions still suitable for refugee returns (UN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

Posted in: News.

Conferences and Other News

First Podcast from IASFM Conference

As promised in this earlier post, Forced Migration Online (FMO) has released the first of a planned series of podcasts recorded during the 11th International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) conference, which was held in Cairo earlier this year. The theme of the initial plenary was "Emerging patterns of irregularity and their effects among migrants and refugees in the Middle East."
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

New IDP Database

The Global Database on the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement was recently launched by the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement and the Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM). Its aim is to facilitate the development of national legal and policy frameworks on internal displacement by providing "instant access to official documents, including recommendations of United Nations treaty-monitoring bodies, reports of UN charter bodies, and UN General Assembly resolutions about the rights of these IDPs."
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

State of the World's Minorities 2008

Minority Rights Group International (MRG) just launched the online World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples. Now it has released the 2008 edition of the State of the World's Minorities. The volume can be downloaded in its entirety or by chapter. Contents include thematic articles such as "climate change and minorities" and regional sections with an initial introduction to relevant issues affecting the region, followed by profiles of minority populations in individual countries.
(Source: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog - http://fm-cab.blogspot.com/)

Citizens Speak Consultation: How Should Asylum Seekers be treated?

An independent enquiry into the UK’s asylum system has launched CITIZENS SPEAK, the biggest ever consultation with ordinary citizens on how asylum seekers should be treated.

http://www.independentasylumcommission.org.uk/

http://www.citizensspeak.org.uk/

(Source: Welsh Refugee Council - www.welshrefugeecouncil.org/)

Advisory Board on Naturalisation and Integration: Citizenship in the Community Conference, 21^st May 2008

A conference to consider the Government’s proposals for further reform on citizenship. For more details and to express interest e-mail Imran Khan imran.khan@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
(Source: Welsh Refugee Council - www.welshrefugeecouncil.org/)

2008 Perrie Lectures- Outsiders Inside: Foreign Nationals, Detention and Crime, 6 June 2008

Speakers include Donna Covey Chief Executive of the Refugee Council, Jonathan Lindley Strategic Director for Enforcement, Borders and Immigration Agency.
http://perrielectures.org.uk/index.htm
(Source: Welsh Refugee Council - www.welshrefugeecouncil.org/)

Human Rights for Every Child: 15 March 2008 at Clore Management Centre, Birkbeck College

Organised by UNISON and the British Association of Social Workers and looking at refugee, asylum seeker, migrant and trafficked children. Email dave@abelard.org.uk for details.
(Source: Welsh Refugee Council - www.welshrefugeecouncil.org/)

Call for films

Refuge in Films 2008 is now receiving submissions of new films about refugees and immigration matters. Last year the festival screened 30 films, from refugee community productions to mainstream films.Deadline: 21 March 2008. Email refugeeinfilms@gmail.com for further information.
(Source: Welsh Refugee Council - www.welshrefugeecouncil.org/)

RefugeeMap
http://www.star-network.org.uk/index.php/news/comments/refugeemap_launched/
STAR (Student Action for refugees) has launched a new interactive online resource for young people. RefugeeMap is a collaborative Wiki providing easy and accessible information for volunteers, especially young people, working with refugees in England. This site seeks to gather in one place easily accessible information on refugee situations, news and policy, and volunteering opportunities around the UK. For press release with more background info see link above. RefugeeMap is at: http://refugeemap.wikidot.com/.
(Source: Welcome To Your Library - http://www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk/)

Posted in: News /and Conferences and Meetings.

News Stories (19/03/08)

Protesters 'surrender in Tibet' (BBC News) - [text online]

Zimbabwe election run-up 'flawed' (BBC News) - [text online]

UN envoy disappointed over Burma (BBC News) - [text online]

Kosovo riots 'were orchestrated' (BBC News) - [text online]

Dalai Lama threatens to stand down over violence as China calls him a liar (The Times) - [text online]

Robert Fisk: The only lesson we ever learn is that we never learn (The Independent) - [text online]

Dalai Lama threatens to quit over Tibet violence (The Independent) - [text online]

The Big Question: Who is the Dalai Lama, and why is he the focus of protests over Tibet? (The Independent) - [text online]

Our legacy is a dark and forbidding place of militias (The Independent) - [text online]

Military law imposed on divided Kosovo town after Serb rioting (The Independent) - [text online]

Report on 2007 Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialised Countries (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]. he full report is also available online at: "Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries, 2007."

Situation of Palestinians on Iraq-Syria border continues to deteriorate (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

Chad: Central African Refugees moved away from border in south (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

Kindness of strangers eases refugees' arrival in United States (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR concerned about situation of Palestinians on Iraq border (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Deportations to Zimbabwe as 'no general risk' (The Independent on Sunday) - [text online]
(Source: IRR News - http://www.irr.org.uk)

Service for asylum seekers launched (Bradford telegraph & Argus) - [text online]
(Source: IRR News - http://www.irr.org.uk)

Iraqi Refugees: Improve UN Outreach in Syria (Refugees International) - [Download a .pdf of this information here.]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian action in Southern Sudan weekly bulletin, week 10, 09 - 15 Mar 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Philippines: Conflict IDPs in Mindanao face shortages (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Balkans: NATO, UN warn Serbs after deadly Mitrovica riots (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Humanitarian action in Iraq: Putting the pieces together - ODI-HPG (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Iraq 5 Years On: Agencies from both sides of the Atlantic make plea for more help for refugees (Refugee Archive Poliblog) - [text online]

Keeping children safe from harm (Refugee Council Poliblog) - [text online]

One in five Iraqis displaced or refugees - agency (Reuters AlertNet) - [text online]

Sudan: Factions Delaying Darfur Peace Deal, Says Unamid Force Chief (allafrica.com) - [text online]

Sudanese-Chadian relations vital to ending Darfur conflict, says UN envoy (UN News) - [text online]

All States should sign global pact against racial discrimination – UN rights chief (UN News) - [text online]

Iraqi crisis fuels rise in asylum-seekers in industrialized world – UN report (UN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

Posted in: News.

News Stories (18/03/08)

China blames Dalai Lama for riots (BBC News) - [text online]

Trial of Chinese activist begins (BBC News) - [text online]

Ukrainian officer dies in Kosovo (BBC News) - [text online]

Iraqi asylum seeker numbers jump (BBC News) - [text online]

Tibetan prisoners are paraded on trucks as China tightens its grip (BBC News) - [text online]

China crackdown silences Tibet protests (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

UN and Nato forces attacked in Kosovo (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Gordon Brown's pragmatic war on terror (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

China prepares for crackdown by clearing Tibetan capital of witnesses (The Independent) - [text online]

Number of Iraqis claiming asylum in Europe doubles (The Independent) - [text online]

Dozens hurt as Serbs go on rampage in Kosovo (The Independent) - [text online]

Chaos in Iraq sparks surge in EU asylum applications (The Guardian) - [text online]

Iraqi crisis fuels rise in asylum seekers in industrialised world (UNHCR Briefing Paper) - [text online]. The full report is also available online at: "Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries, 2007."

Iraqi crisis fuels rise in asylum seekers in industrialized world (UNHCR News) - [text online]

One Macedonian town's waste is refugees' livelihood (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Refugee Council response to Lord Goldsmith's citizenship review (Refugee Council) - [text online]

4 out of 10 of the asylum seekers seeking our help are destitute, say refugee agencies (Refugee Council) - [text online]

Bail system 'not set up to get a fair hearing' says Refugee Council (Refugee Council) - [text online]

House of Lords publishes Enquiry into Frontex (Refugee Council) - [text online]

Support withdrawn from 1400 Iraqis following Home Office announcement (Refugee Council) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : CERF Newsletter March 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Uganda Humanitarian Situation Report: 01 - 29 Feb 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Iraq: Millions struggle to cope with the impact of five years of war (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Kenyan Elections inquiry commission to be inaugurated (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

UN and African Union envoys begin informal consultations with Darfur partners (UN News) - [text online]

MAURITANIA-SENEGAL: Fears of lack of preparation abate as refugee returns escalate (IRIN News) - [text online]

Security still ‘major constraint’ in Afghanistan relief efforts – UN official (UN News) - [text online]

MAURITANIA: "We are happy to welcome back our brothers and sisters" (IRIN News) - [text online]

KENYA: Tension high as hundreds flee clash-torn Laikipia (IRIN News) - [text online]

KENYA: Human Rights Watch urges inquiry into post-election violence (IRIN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

Posted in: News.

News Stories (17/03/08)

In pictures: East Timor's displaced (BBC News) - [text online]

China denies Tibet death reports (BBC News) - [text online]

Bleak picture of Iraq conditions (BBC News) - [text online]

Kenya poll violence 'was planned' (BBC News) - [text online]

Milosevic allies trial to begin (BBC News) - [text online]

Chad rebels dismiss peace accord (BBC News) - [text online]

Dalai Lama condemns China's 'cultural genocide' of Tibet (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Surrender by midnight or pay the penalty, China tells rioters in Tibet (The Times) - [text online]

Dalai Lama attacks 'cultural genocide' (The Independent) - [text online]

Warlords turn to ivory trade to fund slaughter of humans (The Independent) - [text online]

EU boycotts China oil firm over funding of Darfur regime (The Independent) - [text online]#

Class issues are far from black and white (The Guardian) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian response in Somalia: Monthly cluster report, Feb 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Chad: Recommendations to the humanitarian community about how best to mitigate the ongoing risks (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

UNHCR transfers more than 1,300 refugees from Chad border to camps (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Mauritania repatriation operation picks up with second convoy (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR steps up voluntary repatriation to Southern Sudan (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

Chad / Darfur / Cameroon / Central African Republic displacement (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

New UNHCR field office in northern Ecuador (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

Senegal: Voluntary repatriation of Mauritanian refugees (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

China: Restrain Forces From Violently Attacking Protesters in Tibet (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Support withdrawn from 1400 Iraqis following Home Office announcement (Refugee Council) - [text online]

SRI LANKA: Spreading the news to IDPs (IRIN News) - [text online]

Mexico: despite progress, much remains to be done for migrants, says UN rights expert (UN News) - [text online]

Iraqi NGOs receive funding boost from UN to launch electoral education campaign (UN News) - [text online]

IRAQ: Compounds for IDPs should not be a permanent solution, officials warn (IRIN News) - [text online]

Iraq: UN report on rights violations says violent attacks in decline (UN News) - [text online]

UN agency steps up pace of refugee returns to southern Sudan (UN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

Posted in: News.

News Stories (14/03/08)

Troops 'seal Tibet monasteries' (BBC News) - [text online]

Sudan and Chad strike peace deal (BBC News) - [text online]

Taylor 'made rebels eat enemies' (BBC News) - [text online]

Yemeni describes CIA secret jails (BBC News) - [text online]

India to hold Tibetans two weeks (BBC News) - [text online]

Flexible immigration policy call (BBC News) - [text online]

Tibet monks attempt suicide as China intensifies siege (The Times) - [text online]

Iraqi interpreters and families prepare for new lives in Britain (The Times) - [text online]


John McCain: Early US pull-out from Iraq will cause 'genocide' (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Victory for Kazemi as Home Secretary halts deportation to Iran (The Independent) - [text online]

China admits sending in troops to quell Tibetan monk demos (The Independent) - [text online]

Manacled, starved, beaten: a rendition victim's story (The Independent) - [text online]

Hanging horror of immigrant (The Huddersfield Daily Examiner) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Kenya Humanitarian Update vol. 10, 05 - 12 March 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Deportation order on gay Iranian to be reviewed (The Guardian) - [text online]

Aid workers struggle to deal with influx from Central African Republic (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Cash grants help Burundian returnees rebuild their lives (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Iraqi Refugees: Perspectives from Afar (Refugees International World:bridge Blog) - [text online]

Eastern Chad under severe humanitarian strain, UN official says (UN News) - [text online]

Displaced Kenyans reluctant to return home, UN reports (UN News) - [text online]

Rwandan armed groups in eastern DR Congo must surrender – Security Council (UN News) - [text online]

African Union, UN envoys to hold consultations to spark Darfur peace process (UN News) - [text online]

CHAD: A semblance of education for a displaced child (IRIN News) - [text online]

Hollywood humanitarians assist critical UN air operations in Darfur (UN News) - [text online]

SUDAN: "Commitment to CPA at critical stage" (IRIN News) - [text online]

GHANA-LIBERIA: Refugees protest repatriation (IRIN News) - [text online]

Somalia: "Neglected" conflict displaces 20,000 every month (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Iraq: Lack of access severely constrains humanitarian assessments (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

Posted in: News.

News Stories (13/03/08)

Peers lobby Smith to halt deportation of gay Iranian (The Independent) - [text online]

Balkans: 'Kosovo shall remain a part of Serbia forever' - foreign minister (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Nepal: IDPs being neglected by government, say aid workers (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Humanitarian action in Iraq: Putting the pieces together - ODI-HPG (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Kenya: Reconciliation key to returning home, say IDPs (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Somalia: Mogadishu's IDPs receive shelter - NRC (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

'The treatment is humiliating' (The Guardian) - [text online]

Iraqi asylum seekers given deadline to go home or face destitution in UK (The Guardian) - [text online]

Refugees in PNG travel the road to self-reliance (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Border policing strengthened (Home Office: Border & Immigration Agency) - [text online]

Burundi: Investigate Attacks on Opposition (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

4 out of 10 of the asylum seekers seeking our help are destitute, say refugee agencies (Refugee Council) - [text online]. The full report by the Refugee Council et al is also available online - [download report here].

Refugee Council repsonse to Lord Goldsmith's citizenship review (Refugee Council) - [text online]. The report can also be viewed online at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/reviews/citizenship.htm

Burma: Meeting Humanitarian Needs (Refugees International World:bridge Blog) - [text online]

China: Beijing’s Migrant Construction Workers Abused (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

BURUNDI: Returning home after 35 years (IRIN News) - [text online]

AFGHANISTAN: UN Secretary-General warns of threats to "still fragile" country (UN News) - [text online]

Uganda defies war crimes court over indictments (The Guardian) - [text online]

Sudan warns west of 'Iraq-style disaster' in Darfur (The Guardian) - [text online]

Ban Ki-moon attends ‘mini-summit’ on Sudanese-Chadian relations (UN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

Posted in: News.

News Stories (12/03/08)

Croats in Hague war crimes trial (BBC News) - [text online]

Gay Iranian man loses asylum plea (BBC News) - [text online]

Scots lead rebellion against oath of allegiance (The Times) - [text online]

Darfur's return to hell (The Independent) - [text online]

Gay teenager faces return to Iran after Dutch ruling (The Independent) - [text online]

Pupils 'to take oath of allegiance' in drive to boost national pride (The Independent) - [text online]

Funding crisis threatens Khmer Rouge trials (The Independent) - [text online]

Anger over 'racist eviction' of Aboriginals from hostel (The Independent) - [text online]

Croatian general accused of ethnic cleansing against Serbs goes on trial (The Independent) - [text online]

UNHCR begins programme to resolve situation of 1972 Burundian refugees (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Old men keep the ghosts at bay in Colombian village (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Vulnerable refugees from Bhutan spearhead resettlement from Nepal (UNHCR News) - [text online]

International Women's Day: Text messages spotlight abuse of Congolese refugee women (UNHCR News) - [text online]

The registration of refugees in Zambia passes another milestone (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR moves vulnerable Sudanese refugees to inland Chad camps (UNHCR News) - [text online]

International Women's Day Q&A: Serving the cause of Congolese women (UNHCR News) - [text online]

International Women's Day: UNHCR launches handbook for protection of women (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Pervez's brother comes to Paris to press for release (The Independent) - [text online]

Migrants vanish after police put them on train (The Guardian) - [text online]

EU told to prepare for flood of climate change migrants (The Guardian) - [text online]

£15,000 for asylum seeker illegally detained in UK (The Guardian) - [text online]

Migrant workers in Northern Ireland too easy to exploit, claim unions (The Guardian) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Protection of civilians weekly report 20 - 26 Feb 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian action in Southern Sudan weekly bulletin, week 09, 02 - 08 Mar 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Regional Humanitarian Update Feb 2008: Vol 2, Issue 2 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Colombia: OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report No. 7 - 3 Mar 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : West Africa: Humanitarian situation report 10 Mar 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian Update: Regional Office for the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia Jan 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Burundi Weekly Humanitarian News 25 Feb - 2 Mar 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan: UN Security Council urges continued action on Darfur (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Kenya: Hundreds flee, several dead in army offensive (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

DR Congo: Kivu peace deal failing to deliver (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Somalia: Concern over worsening humanitarian situation - ICRC (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Bail system 'not set up to get a fair hearing' says Refugee Council (Refugee Council) - [text online]

House of Lords publishes Enquiry into Frontex (Refugee Council) - [text online]

Ban Ki-moon fulfils pledge of $10,000 to assist survivors in Rwanda (UN News) - [text online]

UN and partners pinpoint unmet humanitarian needs in Liberia (UN News) - [text online]

UN unveils handbook for civil-military coordination in humanitarian crises (UN News) - [text online]

Top UN official urges pressure on Darfur combatants to lay down arms (UN News) - [text online]

Former Bosnian Croat leaders refused temporary leave by UN war crimes tribunal (UN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

Posted in: News.

News Stories (04/03/08)

Government ponders Zimbabwe ban (BBC News) - [text online]

S Lanka finds boat migrants dead (BBC News) - [text online]

Romanian family's home attacked (BBC News) - [text online]

Migrant children more likely to be bullied (BBC News) - [text online]

Asylum stories behind the headlines (BBC News) - [text online]

Refugee Council supports report from the Children's Commissioner (Refugee Council) - [text online]. Press release from the Children's Commissioner and a link to the full report is also available online - [click here].

Refugee Council responds to latest asylum statistics (Refugee Council) - [text online]

BIA Stats review (Refugee Council) - [text online]. Link to announcement of the Home Office Review - [text online]

BIA accused of bribing Liverpool over asylum scheme (Community Care) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Kenya Weekly Humanitarian Update vol. 8, 28 Feb - 3 Mar 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Nepal Situation Overview Issue No. 21, 01 - 29 Feb 2007 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Kenya: 15 killed as politicians thrash out reforms (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Western Congo has not been forgotten - UN Official (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan: UN urges immediate protection for civilians, humanitarian access for
agencies in West Darfur (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Fire razes refugee camp in Nepal; aid rushed to the homeless (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Japan: Press Sudan to End Obstruction and Abuse (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

International Women's Day: Iraqi Women in Exile (Refugees International World:bridge Blog) - [text online]

Research Databases: Sciences, Economics (Researching Refugees Blog) - [text online]

Researching Migration Web Book (Researching Refugees Blog) - [text online]

DR Congo: UN reinforces peacekeepers in west to quell flare-up of violence (UN News) - [text online]

UN rushes aid to over 8,000 Bhutanese after fire destroys refugee camp in Nepal (UN News) - [text online]

Aid workers must have full access to victims of violence in West Darfur – UN (UN News) - [text online]

Three extra judges to serve on UN tribunal for the Balkan wars (UN News) - [text online]

Rwandan official convicted by UN tribunal leaves jail after completing sentence (UN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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News Stories (03/03/08)

Deal-broker Annan leaves Kenya (BBC News) - [text online]

Arab nomads dead in Sudan clashes (BBC News) - [text online]

S Lanka finds boat migrants dead (BBC News) - [text online]

Nato fears over Dutch Islam film (BBC News) - [text online]

Immigration points system begins (BBC News) - [text online]

Odinga pledges to rebuild Kenya (BBC News) - [text online]

Kosovo suspends rebel Serb police (BBC News) - [text online]

Euphoria over election peace deal brings Kenya back to work (The Independent) - [text online]

University attempts to calm storm caused by race abuse (The Independent) - [text online]

Q&A: Immigration rules: Hélène Mulholland explains the shakeup of the immigration system (The Guardian) - [text online]

Points-based immigration system comes into effect (The Guardian) - [text online]

Headscarves, secularism and emancipation (The Guardian) - [text online]

Testing time for refugees with an eye on higher education (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR opens new global service centre in Hungary (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Q&A: Sudanese returnees benefit from Dutch lottery funds (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR seeks US$18.6 million to help Sri Lankan displaced (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Hard decisions as Pakistan's largest refugee village faces closure (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Chad: Arrivals from West Darfur continue (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

High Commissioner mission to Uganda and Tanzania (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

Italy: Surge in sea arrivals from Libya (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Thousands of refugees homeless in Nepal after fire razes camp (UNHCR Press Release) - [text online]

New points system goes live (Home Office: Border & Immigration Agency) - [text online]

Lowest number of asylum application in 14 years (Home Office: Border & Immigration Agency) - [text online]

European Court of Human Rights Reaffirms the Absolute Prohibition on Return to Torture (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

South Sudan: The dilemma between responding to human needs and strengthening local capacity (Refugees International World:bridge Blog) - [text online]

UN: Shameful Silence on Civilian Killings in Darfur (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Serbia: Protect Civil Society and Minorities (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

UN says refugees fleeing new attacks in Darfur, many to dangerous area of Chad (UN News) - [text online]

Bosnian court jails two former guards after referral from UN war crimes tribunal (UN News) - [text online]

UN refugee chief to head to Uganda and Tanzania (UN News) - [text online]

Preparing for the Future: Protecting Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (ReliefWeb) - [text online]. Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement and Human Rights
First - [Full_Report]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Colombia: OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report No. 6 - 29 Feb 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Burundi Weekly Humanitarian News 18 ? 24 Feb 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Kenya Weekly Humanitarian Update vol. 7, 23 - 27 Feb 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : The Humanitarian Monitor Occupied Palestinian Territory No. 21, Jan 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Myanmar: Life's getting better for refugees in Bangladeshi camps (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

UNHCR protection chief launches fresh look at Afghan situation (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

Posted in: News.