Syrian activist Ola (who wanted her face not to be pictured) poses on January 19, 2014, in the southern Turkey city of Gaziantep. Despite 15 months of torture and ill-treatment in Syria’s notorious prisons, Ola grudgingly supports holding peace talks with the regime that jailed her. The 23-year-old, with pale skin, short hair and a … Read more
GENEVA, April 15, 2014 (AFP) – The United Nation’s refugee agency said yesterday it was partially lifting a call to stop returning asylum seekers to Bulgaria because conditions there had improved. Under current rules, European countries must return asylum seekers to the first country on the continent they arrive in. But in January, the UN urged … Read more
ALGIERS, April 16, 2014 (AFP) – They fled Algeria to escape the violence ravaging the country in the 1990s, but now more and younger exiled Algerians are returning, lured by better economic prospects linked to government financial enticements. With unemployment in the oil-rich North African nation hovering at 21.5 percent among under-35s, according to the … Read more