News Stories (08/02/08)

Sharia comments trigger criticism (BBC News) - [text online]

Khmer Rouge victims address court (BBC News) - [text online]

Chad curfew after rebel attacks (BBC News) - [text online]

Australia ends 'Pacific Solution' (BBC News) - [text online]

Widower fights deportation order (BBC News) - [text online]

Adopt sharia law in Britain, says the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams (The Telegraph) - [text online]

Archbishop of Canterbury argues for Islamic law in Britain (The Times) - [text online]

Karzai vows justice will be done 'in the right way' for Pervez (The Independent) - [text online]

Bishop urges Smith to halt deportation (The Independent) - [text online]

Archbishop of Canterbury warns sharia law in Britain is inevitable (The Independent) - [text online]

Britain's aid payouts 'are open to corruption abroad', says NAO (The Independent) - [text online]

Azerbaijan closes last of emergency camps (UNHCR News) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : West Africa: OCHA Monthly Situation Report Jan 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Colombia: OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report No. 3 - 4 Feb 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Southern Africa Floods: OCHA Situation Report No. 6 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

‘Muslim laws must come to Britain’ (Daily Express) - [text online]

US: Uphold Treaty Against Racial Discrimination (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

‘Worst humanitarian situation in the world’ – that’s why we need ‘protection sensitive’ borders (Refugee Council Poliblog) - [text online]

ICC/DRC: New War Crimes Suspect Arrested (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Southern Sudan: “They call us the ‘after peace’ people” (Refugees International World:bridge blog) - [text online]

Spain charges Rwandan soldiers (United Press International) - [text online]

Central African Republic must end impunity for extrajudicial killings – UN expert (UN News) - [text online]

‘Twin challenges’ to peacekeeping must be addressed, says senior UN official (UN News) - [text online]

Congolese rebel leader transferred to International Criminal Court (UN News) - [text online]

UN voices concern over fate of nearly 500,000 people in eastern Chad (UN News) - [text online]

Kenya: UN reports improved security, steps up aid to displaced (UN News) - [text online]

UN-backed tribunal processing over 500 Khmer Rouge victims’ complaints (UN News) - [text online]

CAMEROON-CHAD: Nervous refugees say will watch and wait as “witch-hunt” feared in N’djamena (IRIN News) - [text online]

ZAMBIA: A new kind of internally displaced people (IRIN News) - [text online]

Top UN envoy reiterates support for Cyprus settlement (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 (07/02/08)

UN calls for Kenya 'compromise' (BBC News) - [text online]

Chad clashes 'killed 100' people (BBC News) - [text online]

Spain judge indicts Rwanda forces (BBC News) - [text online]

Khmer Rouge leader asks for bail (BBC News) - [text online]

Snow-hit China welcomes New Year (BBC News) - [text online]

Turks move to ease headscarf ban (BBC News) - [text online]

'Rising threats' to S Lanka media (BBC News) - [text online]

Russia attacks 'illegal' EU mission to Kosovo (EU Observer) - [text online]

Don't go back to 1970s-style police racism (The Telegraph) - [text online]

NHS closes its doors to foreign doctors (The Times) - [text online]

Set Pervez free: Rice joins calls to save student (the Independent) - [text online]

Bodies swept off the streets in Chad as President claims victory over rebels (The Independent) - [text online]

Why the people of Burma are risking jail to catch a glimpse of Rambo (The Independent) - [text online]

Serbia plunged back into crisis as PM rejects EU deal (The Independent) - [text online]

Non-EU doctors barred from specialist training in UK (The Independent) - [text online]

Chadians trickle home from nearby Cameroon, others seek refuge (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Kenya: Life gets harder in Nairobi slums (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Violence displaces more Central Africans into Chad (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

UN Emergency Relief Coordinator to travel to Kenya (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Kenya: Security Council voices concern over continued post-election violence (UN News) - [text online]

Central African refugees may suffer again because of Chad’s crisis – UN official (UN News) - [text online]

UN agency marks International Day with call for ending female genital mutilation (UN News) - [text online]

UN war crimes tribunal to hold second hearing in Sarajevo (UN News) - [text online]

Secretary-General outlines plan for reduced UN presence in Sierra Leone (UN News) - [text online]

UN-backed container exhibit spotlights plight of sex trafficking victims (UN News) - [text online]

Yemen: UN steps up food aid to Somali refugees (UN News) - [text online]

Non-EU doctors barred from UK posts (Daily Express) - [text online]

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

Immigration and customs unite to secure border (Home Office: Border & Immigration Agency) - [text online]

Chief constables called to crisis summit with Jacqui Smith on immigrant crimewave (Daily Mail) - [text online]

Thousands of gypsy children brought to Britain to work as pickpockets, warns MP (Daily Mail) - [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 (06/02/08)

France watches Chad-Sudan border (BBC News) - [text online]

CIA admits waterboarding inmates (BBC News) - [text online]

Brussels to tighten EU external borders (EU Observer) - [text online]

US admits waterboarding terror suspects (The Independent) - [text online]

Mugabe faces first real challenge as former minister launches bid to take presidency (The Independent) - [text online]

'Model immigrant' to be deported (The Independent) - [text online]

Kenya tells former envoy Clay he is 'persona non grata' (The Independent) - [text online]

Southern Sudan: IMC prepares for new challenges (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Chad: Helping the injured amid the chaos (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Myanmar: More Karen refugees flee to Thai border (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Kenya: Violence slowing down humanitarian effort (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Number of Kenyan refugees in Uganda rises to 12,000 (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR operations chief upbeat about Burundian refugees (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Up to 20,000 Chadians flee to Cameroon border town (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Hundreds of civilians killed in Chad (Associated Press) - [text online]

SOMALIA: Two million face humanitarian crisis, warn agencies (IRIN News) - [text online]

Secretary-General calls for more resources for Darfur peacekeeping mission (UN News) - [text online]

Ban Ki-moon to send top UN humanitarian official to Kenya (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 (04/02/08)

EU one step closer to Kosovo mission (EU Observer) - [text online]

UN gives support to Chad leader (BBC News) - [text online]

Call for Kenyan truth commission (BBC News) - [text online]

Green light for EU Kosovo mission (BBC News) - [text online]

UN human rights supremo joins campaign to save Pervez (The Independent) - [text online]

Sunni vs Shia: the real bloody battle for Baghdad (The Independent) - [text online]

Thousands flee rebels in Chad (The Independent) - [text online]

Ramaphosa role in talks rejected (The Independent) - [text online]

Tadic victory boost for Kosovo independence (The Independent) - [text online]

Response to government reform paper on unaccompanied children seeking asylum (Refugee Council) - [text online]

Independent Asylum Commission begins large scale citizens consultation (Refugee Council) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Protection of civilians weekly report 16 - 22 Jan 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Uganda: Returning home and starting over in Kitgum (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Central African Republic: Prioritisation shows USD 29m needed immediately to save lives (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Peace deal brings little comfort to displaced in North Kivu (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR concerned over affects of Chad unrest on refugees (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Chad: Warring Sides Must Protect Civilians (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Chad: Political Chaos A Threat To Displaced People Region-Wide (Refugees International World:bridge Blog) - [text online]

NEPAL: Thousands of Bhutanese refugees ready to resettle in third countries (IRIN News) - [text online]

Progress in deployment of Darfur force priority for Security Council – President (UN News) - [text online]

If Chad coup succeeds, Darfur crisis could deepen (Christian Science Monitor) - [text online]

CHAD: Darfur refugees denounce rebellion (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/

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News Stories (04/08/01)

Chad rebels 'pushed from capital' (BBC News) - [text online]

Kenya rivals resume peace talks (BBC News) - [text online]

Migrants' advice packs proposed (BBC News) - [text online]

Sex trafficked victims 'missing' (BBC News) - [text online]

Deported cancer woman gets worse (BBC News) - [text online]

Egypt reseals Gaza border breach (BBC News) - [text online]

Turks protest over headscarf plan (BBC News) - [text online]

Kenyan parties 'agree peace plan' (BBC News) - [text online]

Russia gave asylum to Milosevics (BBC News) - [text online]

South Africans face visa curb to shut terrorists’ route to Britain (The Times) - [text online]

Day trip to Auschwitz for pupils from every school (The Times) - [text online]

Support for 'no-go' bishop after death threats (The Telegraph) - [text online]

Pressure mounts for reprieve of student (The Independent) - [text online]

Mystery of Bradford's missing children: were they forced into marriages abroad? (The Independent) - [text online]

Egyptians seal border with Gaza (The Independent) - [text online]

No right of appeal for failed visa applicants (The Guardian) - [text online]

From brilliant coup to cock-up. How the story of Fagin's urchins fell apart (The Guardian) - [text online]

Refugees from Bhutan poised for new start (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR hands over more aid as Kenyan IDP numbers grow (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Dutch National Postcode Lottery donates 1.63 million euros to UNHCR (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Chad: Heavy fighting in capital and east set to hamper humanitarian efforts (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan: Government ready to sign pact on UNAMID deployment (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Africa: UN report looks at conflict prevention (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan: 'Failure to protect' in Darfur (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

East Timor: 100,000 IDPs still displaced nearly two years on (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/

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News Stories (01/02/08)

Ban seeks to bolster Kenya talks (BBC News) - [text online]

France sends extra troops to Chad (BBC News) - [text online]

Kosovo declaration 'not imminent' (BBC News) - [text online]

Egypt tightens Gaza border gaps (BBC News) - [text online]

Kenya peace talks called off as second MP shot (The Telegraph) - [text online]

Crime of passion that triggered a fresh wave of tribal bloodshed in Kenya (The Times) - [text online]

Save Pervez! Global protests to save Afghan student from death sentence (The Independent) - [text online]

Rift Valley mayhem follows murder of opposition politician (The Independent) - [text online]

Child asylum-seekers to be forcibly deported (The Independent) - [text online]

Deportation of Kenyan immigrant halted again fourth time (The Independent) - [text online]

Conflict spells disaster for whole of East Africa (The Independent) - [text online]

West accepts flawed elections if the winner is an ally, says rights group (The Independent) - [text online]

Afghan protest: 'He just shared an article with friends. What's the problem?' (The Independent) - [text online]

Police smash people-smuggling network (The Guardian) - [text online]

Five years of rain (The Guardian) - [text online]

Home Office defends plans to send back child asylum seekers (The Guardian) - [text online]

Somali refugee wins US State Department award for courage (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR and India hold key meeting to strengthen cooperation (UNHCR News) -[text online]

UNHCR evacuates most staff in eastern Chad after attacks (UNHCR News) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Kenyan refugees in Uganda OCHA Situation Report No. 6 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Ten million immigrants (Daily Express) - [text online]

AFGHANISTAN: Oxfam calls on donors to overhaul aid policy (IRIN News) - [text online]

EAST TIMOR: 100,000 IDPs still displaced nearly two years on (IRIN News) - [text online]

Attacks force UN refugee agency to evacuate staff from town in eastern Chad (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 (31/01/08)

Kenya overshadows African summit (BBC News) - [text online]

Kenya violence prompts US to review its aid (The Telegraph) - [text online]

Sentenced to death: Afghan who dared to read about women's rights(The Independent) - [text online]

Family who fled torture in Kenya to be deported (The Independent) - [text online]

New police powers 'victimise minorities' (The Independent) - [text online]

Lebanon: The Winograd Report in full (The Independent) - [text online]

Suu Kyi critical of Burma junta talks (The Independent) - [text online]

UNHCR hands over camp infrastructure to Guinea government (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Voluntarily repatriation of Congolese hits 50,000 mark (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR welcomes draft Irish asylum bill (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Colombia: IDP Response Requires Greater Local Action and Accountability (Refugees International) - [text online]

Kenya: Camps overflow as post-election violence worsens (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Children increasingly suffering from the consequences of armed conflict - SRSG report (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Security Council discusses latest violence engulfing Kenya (UN News) - [text online]

Secretary-General, Sudan agree to speed up deployment of peacekeeping force (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.