Tag: Syrian refugee

British boxer sends message of support to bullied Syrian refugee

Huddersfield, England: When boxer Fes Batista saw the video of a teenage Syrian refugee being taunted and pushed to the ground at a school in northern...

Trump halts Syrian refugee programme until further notice

The US refugee resettlement programme that President Donald Trump suspended on Friday has long been the world’s most generous source of sanctuary for victims...

Greece blasts Macedonia for using ‘excessive force’ on migrants

Greece on Monday lashed out at Macedonia for using “excessive force” after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets on migrants trying to breach...

Rights groups say next UN chief must tackle refugee crisis

The next United Nations secretary general must commit to a new global deal for refugees and to end the death penalty during his or...

Syrian refugee crisis demands united global action: Ban

The refugee crisis caused by Syria’s war requires an “exponential” rise in global solidarity, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday, as he opened a...