http://refugees.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for Refugees en Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:04:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2037725 unknown@Netscape.com Across Iraq, millions of people are looking for safer places to live, and not finding them. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported last week that 4.2 million Iraqis have been forced out of their homes. There are also ominous signs that the 4-month-old US security plan for Baghdad is failing to reduce the level of violence. Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:04:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2037725iraqRefugeesUNcommissiontroopsurgeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2016731 unknown@Netscape.com Escalating fighting and sectarian violence are forcing hundreds of families in Iraq to flee their homes on a daily basis, aid agencies say. An estimated 822,810 Iraqis are now displaced within their country. "There are no safe places in Iraq. Militants or insurgents find you wherever you are," refugee Abdul-Yassin said. Wed, 30 May 2007 06:46:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2016731iraqRefugeesviolenceinsurgencyhomelessnessNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2014750 unknown@Netscape.com Since the start of the Iraq war in 2003, the United States Government has granted political asylum to a whopping 486 Iraqis in need. Sweden, a country that refused to take part in the invasion of Iraq, will, by contrast, accepted 25,000 refugees in 2007 alone. Tue, 29 May 2007 17:04:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2014750iraqiraqiRefugeeswarswedenNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2014483 unknown@Netscape.com With no jobs and no money, many female Iraqi refugees in Syria have turned to prostitution to survive. 'Many of these women and girls, including some barely in their teens, are recent refugees,' writes Katherine Zoepf. 'Some are tricked or forced into prostitution, but most say they have no other means of supporting their families.' Tue, 29 May 2007 05:30:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2014483iraqiRefugeesSextradeprostitutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2005521 unknown@Netscape.com As sectarian violence in Iraq continues to rage, the numbers of those fleeing the country this year is skyrocketing. Many find refuge in neigboring countries, but more and more are trying their luck in Europe. Sweden is the only country listening. Wed, 23 May 2007 22:03:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2005521iraqRefugeesswedenEuropeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2006523 unknown@Netscape.com The displacement of Iraqis is the fastest-growing refugee crisis in the world. The UN estimates that 2 million Iraqis have fled their country, and another million have left their homes seeking refuge in other parts of Iraq. Over 100,000 more flee every month. Yet, incredibly, President Bush has yet to acknowledge the magnitude of the crisis. Wed, 23 May 2007 18:35:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2006523iraqRefugeesviolencebushchildrenNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1901308 unknown@Netscape.com Thousands of Iraqis have been fleeing Diyala province over the past week after an increase in attacks by armed groups and a major offensive by US and Iraqi troops. Sunni insurgents have been establishing a Taliban-style rule over the local population in Diyala province and this has caused the death of many residents, including women and children. Tue, 15 May 2007 07:18:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1901308iraqinsurgentsviolenceRefugeeschildrenNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1587953 unknown@Netscape.com The invasion and occupation of Iraq is producing what might be the most severe refugee crisis on the planet, but no one is noticing Since the shock-and-awe invasion of Iraq began in March 2003, that country's explosive unraveling has never left the news or long been off the front page. Yet the fallout beyond its borders from the destruction, disint Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:26:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1587953IraqsForgottenRefugeesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1484148 unknown@Netscape.com Refugees from Baquba city who have now found shelter in Damascus describe their hometown as a "dead city" where armed men roam the streets and al-Qaeda reigns. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:49:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1484148AlquaedairaqwarRefugeesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1427436 unknown@Netscape.com Refugees from Iraq scattered around Damascus describe hellish conditions in the country they managed to leave behind. "I used to work with the Americans near Kut (in the south)," Sa'ad Hussein, a 34-year-old electrical engineer said. "I worked for Kellogg, Brown & Root in construction of an Iraqi base there, until I returned t Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:46:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1427436iraqiRefugeesSpeakofescapefromhellNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1233875 unknown@Netscape.com In the four years since the Iraq war began, 2 million refugees have left the country. The journey to Syria is a dangerous one -- but as it gets safer, the trip is becoming more and more popular. Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:26:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1233875iraqsyriaRefugeesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1151564 unknown@Netscape.com How much longer can the U.S. deny the refugee crisis in Iraq? According to a new U.N. report, Iraqi refugees are now the top asylum seekers anywhere. Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:00:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1151564RefugeesiraqNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1138781 unknown@Netscape.com The Baghdad Security Plan is going so well that Iraqis displaced by sectarian violence are flocking back to their homes in Baghdad, so a number of officials are telling us. The only problem with that: it's probably not true. Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:21:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1138781iraqRefugeesbaghdadSecurityplantroopsurgeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/611500 unknown@Netscape.com Unrelenting violence and insecurity in Iraq could cause as many as 1 million Iraqis to flee their homes this year, the world's migration body said Friday. Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:30:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/611500iraqviolenceinternationalorganizationformigrationRefugeesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/527845 unknown@Netscape.com What's happening to the Iraqi refugees? Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:54:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/527845RefugeesiraqNews http://web2announcer.com/go/507815 unknown@Netscape.com Many Women In Syria Are Forced To Sell Their Bodies To Support Their FamiliesIt's after midnight, and the action on the Jermana strip on the edge of Damascus is just picking up. CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports that this might seem an unlikely place to look for war refugees from Iraq, but inside - beyond the musicians and the floor s Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:16:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/507815iraqiRefugeesturnToprostitutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2636 unknown@Netscape.com With Visas Difficult to Obtain, a Number Are Entering Illegally and Requesting Asylum - When gunmen broke into Nabil Toma Shabo's Baghdad home a year ago and threatened to kill his family, he says he decided to flee Iraq. He had no idea how long the search for safety would last -- or where it would take him. 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