News Stories (29/11/07)

British Muslims should protest teddy lunacy (The Telegraph) - [text online]

Morrissey blames immigration for 'disappearance' of British identity (The Independent) - [text online]

Mosques given code of practice (The Independent) - [text online]

Kosovo's future uncertain as talks collapse (The Independent) - [text online]

Come over here and you will be miserable, Swiss government adverts warn Africans (The Independent) - [text online]

What to do in the event of an asylum-seeker death (IRR News) - [text online]

The phantom hordes (The Guardian) - [text online]

UNHCR resumes repatriation of Sudanese from Kenya (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Iraq government busses refugees home from Syria (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR welcomes Japan's new study on resettlement (UNHCR News) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Gaza strip humanitarian fact sheet, 28 Nov 2007 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Colombia: OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report no. 33, 20 - 27 Nov 2007 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : DR Congo: OCHA North Kivu Humanitarian Situation Report - 28 Nov 2007 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

The hidden world of stateless people (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Ethiopia: UN humanitarian chief concludes visit (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Cameroon: More international assistance required for refugees (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

More Iraqi refugees leaving Syria than entering (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Colombia: The devastating impact of displacement (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Fact Files and Media Tools on HIV/AIDS (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Protecting New Health Facilities from Natural Disasters: Guidelines for the Promotion of Disaster Mitigation (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Timor-Leste: Fortnightly humanitarian update, 03 - 16 Nov 2007 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Potential crisis in Ethiopia’s Somali region can be averted, says UN relief official (UN News) - [text online]

UN agency resumes repatriation of Sudanese refugees from Kenyan camp (UN News) - [text online]

Serge Brammertz appointed prosecutor for UN’s Balkan war crimes tribunal (UN News) - [text online]

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News Stories (28/11/07)

Sudan 'blocking' Darfur mission (BBC News) - [text online]

Kenyan Muslims deny Sharia claims (BBC News) - [text online]

Iraqi refugees begin journey home (BBC News) - [text online]

Code of practice for mosques aims to stamp out extremism (BBC News) - [text online]

Legal Opinion: Are innocent people being kept in detention? (The Independent) - [text online]

Britain's population 'could reach 109 million by 2081' (The Independent) - [text online]

Unwanted in Syria, hundreds of Iraqi refugees return home (The Independent) - [text online]

Five Underreported Stories Kick Off 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign (UN News) - [text online]

Sudanese Obstacles Threaten Darfur Peacekeeping Mission, Say UN Officials - (UN News) - [text online]

UN genocide tribunal confirms 25-year jail term for Rwandan ex-army officer (UN News) - [text online]

Next year’s UN-backed forum on migration to focus on rights protection (UN News) - [text online]

Thousands of jobs created through UN development scheme in Sudan (UN News) - [text online]

Refugee from Myanmar finds farming and friends in Java (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Dutch court rules Srebrenica families can sue U.N. (Yahoo News / Reuters) - [text online]

Kosovo fate is for U.N. to decide, says Serbia (Yahoo News / Reuters) - [text online]

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News Stories (27/11/07)

'Hundreds dead' in Chad fighting (BBC News) - [text online]

Protesters disrupt Oxford debate (BBC News) - [text online]

Protesters disrupt Oxford Union debate (The Telegraph) - [text online]

The uprising against facism: Students storm Oxford Union debate (The Independent) - [text online]

Jail inspector criticises use of truncheons at immigration centre (The Independent) - [text online]

Chad rebels fight army near Sudan (The Independent) - [text online]

Xenophobia in Italy: a fortress fights to keep out poor (The Independent) - [text online]

Chances for Kosovo deal fade at leaders' final talks (The Independent) - [text online]

Darfur conflict (Reuters AlertNet) - [text online]

Chad troubles (Reuters AlertNet) - [text online]

Kosovo future (Reuters AlertNet) - [text online]

Chad: Attacks by rebels not to be confused with attacks by bandits (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Chad: Gunmen enter eastern towns, beat aid staff as fears rise (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Uganda: UK announces GBP 15m humanitarian aid in north, GBP 700m development aid over 10 years (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Iraq: Interview - Medical aid agency urges 'humanitarian surge' in Iraq (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Manager backs midfielder at deportation hearing (The Guardian) - [text online]

Migrant detention centres use staves banned in low security prisons (The Guardian) - [text online]

Guterres vows UNHCR to counter violence against women (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Saudi Red Crescent chief visits UNHCR (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Iraqi Refugees: Challenges for Iraqis Detained in Lebanon (Refugees International) - [text online]

New UN Internet campaign to eradicate violence against women launched (UN News) - [text online]

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The Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program - AUC

The Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program at the American University in Cairo has just announced the following courses for the forthcoming year:

Summer Short Courses 2008

· Addressing the protection of Refugee Women and Girls
· Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of Refugees
· International Refugee and Human Rights Law

Application procedures - Please send a letter of application stating:

a) Interest in the Summer School
b) The course(s) you are applying for.
c) Why the course(s) is/are important to your work or academic interest.

And include your updated curriculum vitae.

Addressed to:

Ms. Maysa Ayoub Email: fmrs@aucegypt.edu
Projects Manager Tel: (202) 27976921
Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Fax (202) 27956681 American University in Cairo FMRS/AUC, 113 Kasr El Aini Street, PO Box 25000, Cairo 11511, Egypt

Deadline for applications is - March 30th 2008.

For further information regarding accommodation in Cairo and further
updates on FMRS up-coming events access: www.aucegypt.edu/fmrs (under
Outreach).

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News Stories (26/11/07)

Darfur rebels spurn Chinese force (BBC News) - [text online]

Final bid for Kosovo compromise (BBC News) - [text online]

MP quits Oxford Union in BNP row (The Telegraph) - [text online]

Critics line up to attack Oxford Union over 'free speech' debate (The Independent) - [text online]

Anger in Bradford over portrayal of city on TV drama (The Independent) - [text online]

Groups will use Holocaust Day to highlight mass murder in Darfur (The Independent) - [text online]

South Sudan casts shadow over Uganda's peace (The Independent) - [text online]

Ethnic Indian protesters clash with Malaysian police (The Independent) - [text online]

Torture 'unpunished in Indonesia' (BBC News) - [text online]

Deportation battle for footballer who fled death threats from secret society (The Guardian) - [text online]

Carp sales rise to serve Polish festive tastes (The Guardian) - [text online]

Returned refugees still in danger in Iraq (The Guardian) - [text online]

Teachers: help us cope with migrants (The Guardian) - [text online]

Q&A: Dinka from Down Under keeps spotlight on Sudan (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Tough times for Mogadishu exiles in Puntland's Galkayo (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR says time not right for large-scale Iraq repatriation (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR concerned about security situation in eastern Sri Lanka (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Sudan leader rules out non-African troops in Darfur (Reuters AlertNet) - [text online]

GUINEA-BISSAU-SENEGAL: On the child trafficking route (IRIN News) - [text online]

Sudan: Humanitarian Action in Darfur, weekly bulletin no. 16 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

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News Stories (23/11/07)

UN official says Israel's siege of Gaza breeds extremism and human suffering (The Independent) - [text online]

Most Iraqi recruits 'are Saudi or Libyan' (The Independent) - [text online]

Arms seizure threat sparks panic in Darfur camp (Reuters AlertNet) - [text online]

U.N. council welcomes Congo, Rwanda agreement (Reuters AlertNet) - [text online]

Somalia crisis languishes in Darfur's shadow (Reuters AlertNet) - [text online]

Algeria seeks extradition of political refugee who denounced terror (IRR News) - [text online]

UNHCR and Malawi register all refugees and asylum seekers (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Nearby fighting mars opening of UNHCR field office in North Kivu (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Supporting vulnerable Afghans in Balochistan's refugee villages (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Iraq: UN backs conference on human rights, civil society (UN News) - [text online]

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News Stories (22/11/07)

Sudanese 'to disarm Darfur camp' (BBC News) - [text online]

Law chiefs see no case for longer detention of terrorist suspects (The Times) - [text online]

Brown halts deportation of Burma junta critic (The Independent) - [text online]

Macdonald: 'No need to increase detention limit' (The Independent) - [text online]

Somalia war-refugee crisis surpasses Darfur in its horror (The Independent) - [text online]

Geraldine Van Bueren: There can be no excuse for torture (The Independent) - [text online]

The beatification of Enoch Powell (IRR News) - [text online]

They come over here ... (Guardian Online) - [text online]

UNHCR seeks data on refugees along Ecuador's border (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Resourcefulness of Zimbabwean asylum seekers impresses UNHCR (UNHCR News) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Colombia: OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report no. 32, 12 - 20 Nov 2007 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Colombia: OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report no. 32, 12 - 20 Nov 2007 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

SOMALIA: Exodus continues as IDPs surpass one million (IRIN News) - [text online]

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