Refugee camps
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Middle East Matters: Afghan refugees fear deportation at Iranian border
When the Taliban seized Afghanistan, tens of thousands of people fled the country, including former members of the Afghan security forces. Fearing Taliban reprisals, they've fled to neighbouring Iran. Iranian authorities are already considering sending the Afghans back.
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Photo essayHell on earth: Greece's Moria refugee camp and its tortured history
The Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos has burned to the ground. The situation is dire, but it was already grave before fire swept through Europe's largest and most overcrowded refugee camp.
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Yemeni refugees: destination Djibouti
Western media report on refugees on the Mediterranean route or the Indian Ocean. People from Yemen are fleeing to Djibouti, one of the poorest countries in the world. Impressions from the Markazi refugee camp. Photos by Andreas Stahl.
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Palestinian Refugees in LebanonBequeathed Refugee Status
The Palestinian plan to get the United Nations General Assembly to recognise Palestine as an independent state on the basis of the 1967 borders is greeted with mixed feelings by Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Mona Naggar sends us this report from the Palestinian refugee camp Ain El Helweh