“They shut the door on us”: Venezuelans ask Mexico for humanitarian flights home
Mexico City, MexicoReuters Ana Villalobos remembers what she went through to get from Venezuela to the United States: going hungry, sleeping in the open and crossing rivers and forests with her young son. She cries upon reflecting on the journey, knowing it bore no fruit. Now, Villalobos is asking for a humanitarian flight to return […]
Future unclear for Syrian refugees as Lebanese repatriations begin
Arsal, Lebanon Reuters Hundreds of Syrian refugees returned home from Lebanon on Wednesday, the first day of repatriations organised by Beirut, their mood more subdued than celebratory amid concerns over a scheme that rights groups say may involve elements of coercion. Lugging suitcases, power generators, fridges and even chickens and mostly skirting around watching media, […]
Ethiopia brings some migrants home as concern over Saudi camps grows
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaThomson Reuters Foundation Ethiopia will repatriate nearly 2,000 migrants from Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks, a government minister said on Thursday, amid growing international concern over conditions in migrant detention camps. Ethiopia is estimated to have tens of thousands of workers in Saudi Arabia and is under pressure to bring them home […]