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a person forced to emigrate for political reasons
refugees began returning to their homeland after years of political unrest and war
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Millions of Syrian refugees, displaced across the region, will eventually shape economic recovery and social order.
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Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Since fighting broke out in April 2023, more than one million Sudanese refugees have crossed into Egypt, fleeing the war and dire humanitarian crisis.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Assad and family fled to Moscow as Syrian refugees began returning home.
—John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
His harsh stance on immigration and refugees echoes the same xenophobic rhetoric that has fueled fear and division across the globe.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
By framing Muslims as enemies and refugees as invaders, Hegseth seeks to further divide Americans along lines of religious belief—and gleefully embraces the idea of destructive religious conflict.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, streams of refugees crossed back into Syria from neighboring countries, hoping for a more peaceful future and looking for friends and relatives who disappeared during Assad’s brutal rule.
—Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
In southern Turkey, hundreds of Syrian refugees gathered Monday at two border crossings, hoping to return home.
—Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Israel's parliament also voted in October to ban the operations of UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Since fighting broke out in April 2023, more than one million Sudanese refugees have crossed into Egypt, fleeing the war and dire humanitarian crisis.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Assad and family fled to Moscow as Syrian refugees began returning home.
—John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
His harsh stance on immigration and refugees echoes the same xenophobic rhetoric that has fueled fear and division across the globe.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
By framing Muslims as enemies and refugees as invaders, Hegseth seeks to further divide Americans along lines of religious belief—and gleefully embraces the idea of destructive religious conflict.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, streams of refugees crossed back into Syria from neighboring countries, hoping for a more peaceful future and looking for friends and relatives who disappeared during Assad’s brutal rule.
—Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
In southern Turkey, hundreds of Syrian refugees gathered Monday at two border crossings, hoping to return home.
—Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Israel's parliament also voted in October to ban the operations of UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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