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Processing on the Egyptian side is slow, with some people waiting days to hear their names called so they can proceed.

After perilous journey to the border, people escaping war wait for days without any aid before crossing into Egypt.

Samer and his family thought they had found safety in Lebanon after fleeing Syria's war nearly a decade ago, but amid growing anti-refugee sentiment, Beirut handed his brother to the Syrian army. Syrians poured into Lebanon after civil war broke out in 2011, with Damascus's brutal suppression of peaceful protests.

Beirut (AFP) - Samer and his family thought they had found safety in Lebanon after fleeing Syria's war nearly a decade ago, but amid growing anti-refugee sentiment, Beirut handed his brother to the Syrian army.

Court of appeal hears Rwanda plan will expose refugees to ‘serious harm’ and is incompatible with UK’s international obligations

The death of a second Uyghur man who spent years in a Bangkok detention centre underscores the need for Thai authorities to end the indefinite detention of asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

Illegal migration bill will now go to Lords despite criticism from leading Conservatives

UN estimates 100,000 people will flee Sudan conflict to Chad, which already hosts more than half a million refugees.

The UNHCR said an ‘overwhelming majority’ of refugees have no access to safe and legal routes to the UK, noting that only a ‘very small’ number seek asylum in the UK.

Hundreds in Sudan have been killed, tens of thousands have fled, and the country is facing major supply shortages.

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