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Israeli forces kill several Palestinians in a raid on a refugee camp

The raid came during a period of heightened tensions that have drawn fears of further escalation in violence that have already killed a record number of Palestinians this year.

Palestinian shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank raid

Sameer Aslan, 41, was killed during an Israeli army raid on the Qalandiya refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem.

Eritrean forces and Tigray's militias committed 'evident war crimes'

Eritrean government forces and Tigrayan militias have engaged in killings, rape, and other fatal assaults against refugees, says a new HRW report.

Anadolu Agency’s Istanbul Photo Awards 2021 winners are announced

The seventh annual Istanbul Photo Awards’ winners were announced this week, with the top prize going to Mohammed Shajahan from Bangladesh. Shajahan wins the purse prize of $6,000 from Turkey’s distinguished news service Anadolu Agency.

In pictures: The deadly fire that swept through a Rohingya refugee camp

Several people have died and hundreds more are missing at a refugee camp full of Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh defends fencing that impeded rescue work in Rohingya camp fire

The UN, aid groups and Rohingya leaders said the fences erected by the military hampered rescue work and caused injuries during Monday’s 12-hour blaze in the maze that killed at least 15 people and left nearly 50,000 homeless.

Fire at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh turns deadly

Officials said the fire apparently started in one of the 34 camps - which span about 8,000 acres of land - before spreading to three other camps, with refugees fleeing the shanties in the Cox's Bazar district.

Bangladesh opens world's largest housing project for homeless

Officials say a total of 885,622 homeless and destitute families across the country will benefit from the mega housing project.

Bangladesh moves more Rohingya refugees to remote island despite criticism

Bangladesh reports just under 1,000 Rohingya refugees are in the latest group heading to Bhashan Char, despite opposition from rights activists.

The tainted legacies of some of the world's most notorious Nobel laureates

One would think leaders worthy of international recognition as peacemakers wouldn't have blood stains on their names. But these leaders certainly do:

Tigray conflict: Nearly 100,000 refugees have run out of food in Ethiopia

UN and others warn refugee camps in Tigray need help, urging for access to deliver badly needed food, medicines and other supplies to the region where fighting between federal troops and local forces has continued for nearly a month.

France evicts hundreds of migrants amid Covid-19 fears

Police clear street camp north of Paris, where around 2,000 asylum-seekers had been living in cramped tents.