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  • A woman and a child walk towards a cluster of tents. A Batman shaped kite is visible in the sky.
    Detainees in northeast Syria

    What will happen to the women and children of al-Roj camp?

    Deteriorating conditions are fuelling tensions at al-Roj camp, where people with alleged links to IS have spent years in detention. As control of the camp shifts to the Syrian central government, uncertainty grows over their future and prospects of returning home.

    By Hannah Wallace 17.09.2026
  • Donkeys pull carts with painted water barrels, some men stand by.
    Economic hardship in Sudan

    War demands unconvential strategies

    As the war continues in Sudan, survival has become a daily test of resilience for millions in the country. Business has to adapt and focuses on necessities: food, electricity, fuel and internet.

    By Jawhratelkmal Kanu 29.08.2025
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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.

    24.09.2021
  • Photo essay

    Hell 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.

    18.09.2020
  • 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.

    01.09.2015
  • Painting on the wall of a building in Ain El Helweh (photo: Mona Naggar)
    Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

    Bequeathed 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

    By Mona Naggar 28.09.2011

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