A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a person who has lost the protection of their country of origin and who cannot or is unwilling to return there...
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Refugee is the only studio album from the progressive rock band Refugee, released in March 1974 on Charisma Records. It was re-released under the TimeWave...
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The Refugee Paralympic Team is a group made up of independent Paralympic participants who are refugees. The team competes using the Paralympic flag and...
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and...
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The Refugee Olympic Team is a group made up of independent Olympic participants who are refugees. In March 2016, International Olympic Committee (IOC)...
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A refugee camp is a temporary settlement built to receive refugees and people in refugee-like situations. Refugee camps usually accommodate displaced...
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The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, also known as the 1951 Refugee Convention or the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 is a United Nations...
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Palestinian refugees are citizens of Mandatory Palestine, and their descendants, who fled or were expelled from their country, village or house over the...
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The Refugee Council is a UK based organisation which works with refugees and asylum seekers. The organisation provides support and advice to refugees and...
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Refugee law is the branch of international law which deals with the rights and duties states have vis-a-vis refugees. There are differences of opinion...
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Refugees of the Syrian civil war are citizens and permanent residents of Syria who have fled the country throughout the Syrian civil war. The pre-war population...
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States Refugee Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-212) is an amendment to the earlier Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 and the Migration and Refugee Assistance...
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Refugee were a progressive rock band formed in 1973 vocalist and bassist Lee Jackson and drummer Brian Davison (both ex-Nice members), after they met...
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An ongoing refugee crisis began in Europe in late February 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Over 6 million refugees fleeing Ukraine are recorded...
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Nearly half of all refugees are children, and almost one in three children living outside their country of birth is a refugee. These numbers encompass...
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Jabalia Camp (Arabic: مخيّم جباليا) is a Palestinian refugee camp created by the United Nations following Israel's war of independence in 1948. Despite...
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A refugee crisis can refer to difficulties and dangerous situations in the reception of large groups of forcibly displaced persons. These could be either...
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"Prayer of the Refugee" is a song by American punk rock band Rise Against, featured on their fourth studio album The Sufferer & the Witness (2006). The...
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Look up refugees in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Refugees may refer to: The Refugees (novel), an 1893 novel by British writer Sir Arthur Conan...
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Refugee Nation is a 2014 proposal to create a new sovereign state to voluntarily resettle the world's refugee population to solve refugee crises. According...
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Kutupalong refugee camp (Bengali: কুতুপালং শরণার্থী শিবির) is the world's largest refugee camp. It is located in Ukhia, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, and is...
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An EOC Refugee Team competed at the 2023 European Games in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland, from 21 June to 2 July 2023, as independent Olympic participants...
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The Al Kifah Refugee Center is a charity that was active in the United States and was based in the Faruq Mosque in Brooklyn. Al Kifah Refugee Center had...
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Jones Refugee (band), a British progressive rock band Refugee (Refugee album), 1974 Refugee (Samson album), 1990 Refugee (Bad4Good album), 1992 Refugees (EP)...
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Khan Yunis refugee camp (Arabic: مخيم خان يونس), also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus, is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Khan Yunis Governorate just...
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Ranjha Refugee is an Indian-Punjabi film directed by Avtar Singh. The film stars Roshan Prince, Saanvi Dhiman, Karamjit Anmol, Harby Sangha and Nisha...
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Refugee Boy is a teen novel written by Benjamin Zephaniah. It is a book about Alem Kelo, a 14-year-old refugee from Ethiopia and Eritrea. It was first...
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Rafah Camp (redirect from Rafah refugee camp)
Rafah Camp (Arabic: مخيم رفح or معسكر رفح) is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. It is located in the Rafah Governorate along the...
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2015 European migrant crisis (redirect from European refugee crisis)
During 2015, there was a period of significantly increased movement of refugees and migrants into Europe. 1.3 million people came to the continent to request...
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Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon is a travelogue by novelist Chuck Palahniuk. The book alternates between autobiographical chapters,...
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