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Chechen arrivals in Poland back to normal after surge
3 Apr 2008 A surge in the number of Chechen asylum seekers arriving in Poland has eased as people get the message that membership of the Schengen zone does not mean total freedom of movement within Europe. -
UNHCR opens new global service centre in Hungary
29 Feb 2008 High Commissioner António Guterres and Hungarian Foreign Minister Kinga Göncz preside over the opening of UNHCR's new Global Service Centre. -
Roma head for Sweden to escape extreme poverty, alleged discrimination in Hungary
12 Dec 2006 Members of Hungary's Roma community have been seeking asylum in Sweden in unprecedented numbers in recent months, pleading poverty and alleging widespread discrimination in labour and education in the eastern European nation. -
Hungarian refugee crisis presented Ireland with a new challenge
6 Nov 2006 The Hungarian refugee crisis of 1956 provided a new challenge for Ireland, an impoverished country whose own people had been leaving by the hundreds of thousands in search of a brighter future overseas. The country was one of the 37 nations to accept Hungarians for resettlement. -
Fiftieth Anniversary of the Hungarian uprising and refugee crisis
23 Oct 2006 The 1956 uprising, and the extraordinary refugee relief and resettlement operation that it spawned, helped shape the way humanitarian organisations - not least UNHCR - were to deal with refugee crises for decades to come. -
Young asylum seekers and their teachers face a test in some European nations
12 Sep 2006 Schools around Europe opened their doors to millions of children earlier this month, including one special group of students keen to get back into the classroom but wondering how they will fit in and cope with lessons. -
For Chechens, Poland is not west enough
5 Dec 2005 Although Poland has been a member of the EU for over a year, the Chechen asylum seekers there are still convinced the grass is greener further west - but the EU's Dublin Regulation means using Poland as a transit country is no longer possible, leading to a clash between Chechen hopes and European asylum realities. -
Muslim refugees strive to maintain Ramadan traditions in Hungarian centres
3 Nov 2005 In an unnatural camp environment, far from home, Muslim asylum seekers and refugees can find it difficult to observe Ramadan properly, including today's big feast, the Eid el Fitr. In Hungary, social workers, local Muslim businessmen and the refugees themselves have found ways to maintain some of the precious Ramadan customs - and in particular the feeling of solidarity generated by the series of communal meals that take place between sunset and dawn. -
Abused woman granted refugee status in Hungary
1 Nov 2005 Hungary has granted asylum to a woman who was repeatedly raped and beaten by her husband for 12 years, then divorced and thrown out to live as an outcast for many more years, without any possibility of protection by the state. Her recognition as a refugee is a sign that asylum is increasingly granted to individuals persecuted because of their gender.