Agence France Presse June 10, 2009. US envoy Richard Holbrooke called Wednesday for refugees from the combat zone in western Pakistan to be allowed to return home as soon as possible.
Nina Berman, AlterNet. April 25, 2009. Recently arrived refugees wonder how they're supposed to become self-sufficient in the worst economy since the Great Depression.
Suzanne Manneh, New America Media. January 13, 2009. Palestinian expats tell their stories from decades ago when they were forced to flee their homeland.
AlterNetOctober 17, 2008. See how the candidates compare on the occupation of Iraq, the use of mercenaries in war and other issues in the so-called War on Terror.
D. Aristophanes, Sadly, No! AlterNet: PEEK. August 5, 2008. "And so, in conclusion: Fuck you, chicken. Fuck you for tasting so good and then betraying us to our enemies."
Chris Toensing, Caterwaul Quarterly. July 23, 2008. With neither a Democratic or Republican president likely to withdraw anytime soon, Iraq is poised to be a campaign issue four years from now.
Kim Sengupta, Independent UK. June 19, 2008. The world community, especially the West, is erecting fresh obstacles to prevent Iraqi refugees from settling across its borders.
Adam Doster, In These Times. April 30, 2008. For the Bush Administration, admitting that Iraq is in the throes of a humanitarian crisis disrupts the narrative that the war is winnable.
Mariah Blake, Christian Science Monitor. April 26, 2008. In Sweden, one town alone has welcomed more Iraqi refugees than the U.S. since 2003. Not for long.
Ali Al-Fadhily, IPS News. December 7, 2007. More than two million Iraqis, out of a population of about 25 million, have taken refuge in neighboring countries, but only a few have gained official refugee status.
Neta Golan, AlterNet. December 5, 2007. Under Israel and Bush's "solution", Palestinian refugees who had been expelled from what is now Israel could return, not to their homes, but to small, non-contiguous parts of less than 22% of their original homeland.
James Denselow, Comment Is Free. November 29, 2007. Truth is a casualty when governments and generals cherry-pick figures to support a partisan purpose.
Terry J. Allen, In These Times. September 5, 2007. From Bangladesh to New Orleans, environmental pressures have forced millions from their homes but no international treaty recognizes their refugee status.
Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 14, 2007. Megan McKenna: I wanted to scream out loud when John Bolton said that the United States had no responsibility for the more than two million Iraqi refugees who have fled the incredible violence in their country.
Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 6, 2007. Leah Caldwell: After 17 days of internecine fighting between the Lebanese army and armed groups in two Palestinian refugee camps, there is still no resolution in sight.
Francis M. Deng, MIT Center for International Studies. June 4, 2007. In countries that are acutely divided by racial, ethnic and religious cleavages and torn apart further by violent conflict, the assumption of national protection and assistance of internal refugees is largely a myth.
Dahr Jamail, Tomdispatch.com. April 24, 2007. The invasion and occupation of Iraq is producing what might be the most severe refugee crisis on the planet, but no one is noticing.
