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The February 2013 issue of the Fahamu Refugee Legal Aid Newsletter is now available: Please help us distribute it, and consider contributing in the future. You can also like our !

In this issue:

News on countries of origin and asylum

Deportation news

Reader Response: UNHCR’s regional policy in Zambia

New film on Rwanda cessation released

Israeli Ministry of Interior prevents jailed asylum seekers from filing asylum requests

Canada court condemns anti-smuggling law

Ongoing challenges for displaced Rohingyas

Russian authorities launch anti-gay media campaign

Why is there no refuge for Roma refugees?: Why Canada’s ‘safe’ country scheme offers no refuge for Roma refugees

Tightening of Swiss asylum law introduces new form of accommodation for ‘recalcitrant’ asylum seekers and curtails access to asylum

Stranded at the border: Migrants and refugees trapped in a no man’s land

The endless suffering of those who fled Libya: Choucha camp

UNHCR’s Rwanda cessation: Flawed, but perhaps not entirely wrong

Kenya: Don’t force 55,000 refugees into camps

Detainees’ rights overrule absconding and rioting charges, courts rule

Announcements

Call for papers

Conferences & workshops

Grants & awards

Information links

Resources & publications

Requests

Vacancies