Invisible wounds go untreated among Syrian refugees in Turkey

Turkey’s camps for Syrian refugees are, by many measures, a model of humanitarian assistance. But one important detail appears to have been overlooked: According to aid workers, nowhere in Turkey’s 17 refugee camps can survivors of sexual violence find the level of psychosocial support experts say they so desperately need.

This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=97953

Syria refugees film – ‘Where the war still echoes’

(IRIN) – This new IRIN film series, Where the war still echoes, follows the family over the course of a year, from their arrival in December 2012. The series provides an intimate view of their struggles to adjust to camp life and the traumatic effects of the conflict back home, as well as the pressure felt by Selim to return and join the rebellion.

This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=97954

Culture of disbelief works against asylum seekers

(IRIN) – Most asylum seekers arrive in host countries with no evidence to prove they have fled persecution. This means the success of their applications for refugee status depends largely on whether their stories are believed. But the credibility of asylum seekers is increasingly being called into question, particularly in countries that receive large numbers of asylum claims.

This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=97906

Lifeline to “climate refugees” ?

(IRIN) – The international community has steadfastly dodged the issue of recognition and protection for “climate refugees” – people forced to relocate to another country as a result of the risks and hazards of a changing climate. Now, the first global initiative to address humanitarian options is underway, with discussions focussing on the Pacific Ocean states to take place soon.

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Proud to give sanctuary

SHEFFIELD is well known for being a welcoming place.

Thousands of students stay in the city long after graduation because they feel so at home.

And for five years it has officially been a City of Sanctuary, as part of a project that aims to give asylum seekers and refugees that very same welcome.

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Congolese refugee camps in Rwanda “full”

(IRIN) – Camps in Rwanda hosting thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are running out of space following an influx of people fleeing insecurity in eastern DRC, says a senior government official.

This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=97742

Crisis point for Syrian refugees

Source: Ekklesia

The latest Middle East Analysis podcast looks at the desperate situation faced by more than two million refugees living, displaced, inside and outside Syria as a result of the bloody, two-year conflict in the country.

An overview and comment on the worsening situation is offered by regional expert and Ekklesia associate Dr Harry Hagopian.

Rohingya Journalism Fund: exposing the terrible truth

The Rohingya of Burma are a desperate people. Considered “illegal immigrants” without basic citizenship rights by Rangoon, they subsist in impoverished townships and refugee camps where they live in constant fear of the threat of external violence.

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Source: Ekklesia

New network monitors abuses of deportees

(IRIN) – The principle of non-refoulement, which prohibits the return of asylum seekers and refugees to a country where their lives or freedom would be threatened, is often referred to as the cornerstone of the 1951 Refugee Convention.

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UNHCR welcomes Turkey’s registration of Syrians

(UNHCR) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Monday hailed Turkey for its assistance and policy towards tens of thousands of Syrian refugees, including the launch of a government operation to register refugees in urban areas.

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