Tuesday 18 March 2008

News Stories (18/03/08)

China blames Dalai Lama for riots (BBC News) - [text online]

Trial of Chinese activist begins (BBC News) - [text online]

Ukrainian officer dies in Kosovo (BBC News) - [text online]

Iraqi asylum seeker numbers jump (BBC News) - [text online]

Tibetan prisoners are paraded on trucks as China tightens its grip (BBC News) - [text online]

China crackdown silences Tibet protests (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

UN and Nato forces attacked in Kosovo (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Gordon Brown's pragmatic war on terror (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

China prepares for crackdown by clearing Tibetan capital of witnesses (The Independent) - [text online]

Number of Iraqis claiming asylum in Europe doubles (The Independent) - [text online]

Dozens hurt as Serbs go on rampage in Kosovo (The Independent) - [text online]

Chaos in Iraq sparks surge in EU asylum applications (The Guardian) - [text online]

Iraqi crisis fuels rise in asylum seekers in industrialised world (UNHCR Briefing Paper) - [text online]. The full report is also available online at: "Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries, 2007."

Iraqi crisis fuels rise in asylum seekers in industrialized world (UNHCR News) - [text online]

One Macedonian town's waste is refugees' livelihood (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Refugee Council response to Lord Goldsmith's citizenship review (Refugee Council) - [text online]

4 out of 10 of the asylum seekers seeking our help are destitute, say refugee agencies (Refugee Council) - [text online]

Bail system 'not set up to get a fair hearing' says Refugee Council (Refugee Council) - [text online]

House of Lords publishes Enquiry into Frontex (Refugee Council) - [text online]

Support withdrawn from 1400 Iraqis following Home Office announcement (Refugee Council) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : CERF Newsletter March 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Uganda Humanitarian Situation Report: 01 - 29 Feb 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Iraq: Millions struggle to cope with the impact of five years of war (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Kenyan Elections inquiry commission to be inaugurated (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

UN and African Union envoys begin informal consultations with Darfur partners (UN News) - [text online]

MAURITANIA-SENEGAL: Fears of lack of preparation abate as refugee returns escalate (IRIN News) - [text online]

Security still ‘major constraint’ in Afghanistan relief efforts – UN official (UN News) - [text online]

MAURITANIA: "We are happy to welcome back our brothers and sisters" (IRIN News) - [text online]

KENYA: Tension high as hundreds flee clash-torn Laikipia (IRIN News) - [text online]

KENYA: Human Rights Watch urges inquiry into post-election violence (IRIN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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