Stories about Refugees from December, 2007
Poland: Simon Mol
The beatroot writes again about Simon Mol, a “Cameroonian ‘refugee’, poet and human rights activist” charged with infecting 12 Polish women with HIV. (Many of the 213 comments to this post do not seem to have much to do with the subject.)
Iraq: Iraqi Refugees in Syria
Alive in Baghdad highlights the plight of Iraqi refugees in Syria in this video.
Iraq: The Suffering of Iraqis
While we have touched on the plight of Iraqi refugees in neighbouring Arab countries previously, nothing compares to the real misery they are facing away from their homes and jobs more than Iraqi blogger Faiza Al Arji's (Arabic) report from the ground.
Iraq: Alive in Baghdad Correspondent Killed
Alive in Baghdad‘s special correspondent in Iraq Ali Shafeya was killed at his home in Sadr City, announced the site, which is collecting donations for his funeral and family. Ali took 31 bullets between the chest and the head and died immediately. Two of his brothers were killed in the...
Iraq: Refugees in Syria and Jordan
Iraqi Faiza Al Arji updates us on the situation of Iraqi refugees in Syria and Jordan in this post.
Russia: 13 Years Since the 1st Chechen War
Dmitri Minaev of De Rebus Antiquis Et Novis commemorates the 13th anniversary of the First Chechen War by linking to his earlier translation of a Chechen journalist's recollections from that time.
Georgia: All Eyes on Kosovo
Steady State says that the failure to come to a decision on the status of Kosovo might well send Russia and the West on a collision course. With the need to resolve frozen conflicts in the South Caucasus on the international agenda, what happens with Kosovo has implications in this...
Palestine: The Right to Return
Any Mideast pact must give Palestinians the right to return home, writes Palestinian Umm Kahlil, who links to an article on this issue here.
Egypt: Annapolis Adieu
"Annapolis, Annapolis, this name is haunting me everywhere I go - in newspapers and blogs and on TV. For me, Annapolis seems to be a Greek city near The Acropolis, or something. But the truth is, it is an American city where a peace conference was held between the Arabs, Israelis, and Americans," writes Tarek Amr, who gives us a new perspective on the peace talks.
