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The Dadaab dilemma – Kenya given urgent warning to solve Somali refugee crisis

Kenya High Court ruled to keep Dadaab refugee camp open as 260,000 Somali refugees would be at risk.

Feb 10, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Somalia Kenya

Barbara Winton, daughter of 'British Schindler', urges May to rethink closure of Dubs refugee scheme

Lord Alfred Dubs, after whom the scheme has been named, has started a petition asking the PM not to abandon it.

Feb 10, 2017

By Lara Rebello

Theresa May

Bernie Sanders says court decision on travel ban 'may teach President Trump a lesson'

Politicians reacted as they heard the news a court refused to reinstate the travel ban.

Feb 10, 2017

By Harriet Sinclair

Donald Trump Bernie Sanders

Trump comes out fighting over travel ban as he hints at Supreme Court battle

'See you in court', the US president tweeted moments after the decision.

Feb 9, 2017

By Harriet Sinclair

Donald Trump

Federal appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump's controversial travel ban

The case could now head to the Supreme Court, where it could face a 4-4 tie among justices.

Feb 9, 2017

By Nicole Rojas

Closing Kenya's Dadaab camp will result in refugees 'falling in al-Shabaab hands'

Kenya intends to appeal against high court's ruling to keep camp open claiming Dadaab is a 'terrorism haven'.

Feb 9, 2017

By Ludovica Iaccino

Nigeria

Archbishop of Canterbury 'shocked' in child refugee row as Amber Rudd defends Dubs scheme closure

Leader of the Church of England said refugees should be considered 'treasured human beings'.

Feb 9, 2017

By Ian Silvera

Kenya high court blocks Dadaab refugee camp closure in 'historic' ruling

Court says forcibly repatriating refugees is anti-constitutional as it amounts to "group persecution".

Feb 9, 2017

By Ludovica Iaccino

UK accused of 'betrayal' as ministers plan to take just 350 lone child refugees from Europe

A campaign led by Labour's Lord Alf Dubs urged the government to take thousands of under-18s.

Feb 8, 2017

By Ian Silvera

Generation Z rejects Donald Trump and Brexit with call to let in more migrants and refugees

In 14 out of 20 countries young people want to make it easier for immigrants to live and work in their countries.

Feb 8, 2017

By Orlando Crowcroft

Volunteer lawyers camp out at US airports

#HelptheLawyers: Citizens fight Trump's travel ban by aiding attorneys at airports

Three women started a group to crowdsource support via Twitter for lawyers volunteering at US airports.

Feb 7, 2017

By Mary-Ann Russon

Twitter

Further EU integration 'unlikely for the foreseeable future', Moody's says

Global ratings agency says rising support for anti-EU agendas poses extreme risk to EU integration.

Feb 6, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

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Trump's travel ban sparks global protests

Donald Trump's travel ban continues to spark global protests

Protests against Trump's Muslim ban were staged in San Francisco, Berlin, London, Paris and Sydney.

Feb 5, 2017

By Jasmine Andersson

US judge blocks Trump's immigration ban; White House vows to appeal

The order by Seattle Judge James Robart is the first ruling to be applicable nationwide halting Trump's travel ban.

Feb 4, 2017

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

Donald Trump

Life after trauma: Giving survivors a new breath of life in Kakuma refugee camp's massage centres

IBTimes UK meets refugee and rape survivor Clarisse, who uses massage therapy to heal herself and others.

Feb 3, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Kenya DRC

Pope Francis greets refugee families in Rome

Pope Francis uses Mannequin Challenge to deliver message of solidarity with refugees

In the video, the Pope invites believers to spring into action to help the less fortunate.

Feb 3, 2017

By Sofia Lotto Persio

Pope Francis

MPs launch probe into Brexit and immigration impact on small UK businesses

Labour's Kate Green, chair of the APPG on migration, spoke to IBTimes UK about the inquiry.

Feb 3, 2017

By Ian Silvera

Democrats are now the party of immigration, Illinois Congressman says

Luis Gutierrez said the party had now united on the issue.

Feb 3, 2017

By Harriet Sinclair

Donald Trump

World War 3 hidey-hole for the super-rich revealed

New Zealand has become the favoured refuge from global disorder for tech billionaires and financial big-hitters.

Feb 2, 2017

By Brendan Cole

Donald Trump

Aleppo's 7-year-old Twitter girl asks Trump: Have you ever gone hungry for 24 hours?

Bana Alabed and her family now live in Turkey after being evacuated from eastern Aleppo in December 2016.

Feb 2, 2017

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

Donald Trump Human rights

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