Thursday refugee news roundup
Latest update : 2017/03/16
By
Manasi Gopalakrishnan
Latest update : 2017/03/16
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Turkey has threatened to exit a deal to take back refugees from the EU if the latter fails to liberalize visa regulations for Turks. Asylum seekers are protesting detention in Hungary and the UN says Iran is doing a good job hosting Afghan refugees. This and more in today's news summary.
- Turkey threatens to unilaterally suspend EU refugee deal: Days before the first anniversary of the deal, Turkey's top diplomat has vowed to "cancel" it if the EU fails to deliver on its part of the agreement. Relations with Germany and The Netherlands have taken a dive. Click here to read more.
- Asylum seekers start hunger strike to protest detention in Hungary: A group of over 90 asylum seekers have started a hunger strike in Hungary, protesting their detention in a migrant camp. Click here to read more.
- Aleppo: 'I've said goodbye to my family forever': They were a happy family - until the Syrian war arrived in Aleppo. Rima A. decided at that point to leave her loved ones and her homeland. Now she lives in Germany and and tells DW her memories of the war. Click here to read more.
- Iran lauded by UN for hosting refugees: Iran's lengthy hosting of millions of Afghans has been praised by the UN's refugee agency, contrary to Tehran's image as sanctions-defiant. The UNHCR says Iranian generosity is an aspect "not told often enough." Click here to read more.
- Ai Weiwei's biggest installation to date is a giant refugee boat: Like many of his latest works, the Chinese artist and activist's latest monumental installation deals with refugees. His largest installation yet is now on show at a new exhibition at the National Gallery in Prague. Click here to read more.
