The number of Syrian refugees, who are either registered or awaiting registration, has surpassed 1.5 million, while the actual number is much higher, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
May 18 2013, 11:18 am
Read MoreAustralia on Thursday returned 42 Sri Lankan asylum seekers, taking the total number of returnees to 1,000 since August last year.
May 2 2013, 2:03 pm
Read MoreThe number of Syrian refugees who fled the turmoil in their country to Lebanon have soared to over 444,000, the UN Higher Council for Refugees (UNHCR) has said.
April 29 2013, 10:39 am
Read MoreAn organisation representating Pakistan occupied Kashmir refugees today staged a protest demanding permanent rehabilitation package of Rs 1,700 crore from the government.
April 15 2013, 1:58 pm
Read MoreThe National Human Rights Commission on Monday sought reports from the Centre and Delhi government on "deplorable living conditions" of about 500 Hindu refugees from Pakistan who fled from there due to violence.
April 22 2013, 3:19 pm
Read MoreThe NHRC on Monday sought reports from the home ministry, external affairs ministry and Delhi government over 500 Pakistani Hindu refugees living in a 28-room dilapidated building in south Delhi.
April 22 2013, 3:45 pm
Read MoreHuman Rights Watch has urged the UAE not to deport 19 Tamil refugees to Sri Lanka because they would be at serious risk of torture and persecution upon return.
April 7 2013, 3:22 pm
Read MoreUS Secretary of State John Kerry met his Bangladeshi counterpart Dipu Moni, during which the two leaders discussed a range of issues including the latter`s labour laws and the Rohingya refugees.
May 18 2013, 9:07 am
Read MoreFear of deportation looms large over a group of 479 Pakistani Hindu refugees as their visas expire Monday but they are firmly set against returning to Pakistan, saying they will prefer to die than go back.
April 8 2013, 10:32 pm
Read MoreOver 100 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees heading to Australia by ferry from Karaikal were rescued by Indian Coast Guard when they got stranded in mid-sea after craft developed a snag in the wee hours.
April 6 2013, 6:28 pm
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