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LGBT Refugees in Beirut

By Kate N on November 18, 2011

In addition to the ordinary challenges of being a refugee in a country that hasn’t ratified the 1951 Refugee Convention (and Iraq’s neighbors have not), LGBTI refugees in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan face particular threats and harassment. Salon and GlobalPost call attention to this important and often overlooked aspect of the Iraqi refugee crisis.

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Tagged as: Beirut, Blog, LGBT, LGBTI, Press, Refugee Convention

The Plight of Iraqi Refugees in Syria

By Kate N on November 18, 2011

Between the U.S. government’s increased security check regime and Syria’s refusal to grant visas to DHS refugee ajudicators, Iraqis in Damascus find themselves stuck in the midst of an increasingly insecure political climate. Among those waiting, PRI\'s \"The World\" reports, is an 84 year old Chaldean Christian Iraqi refugee named Shami whose health is fast [...]

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Tagged as: Blog, Larry Bartlett, Press, PRI, security checks, Syria