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Cambodia: waiting for a country to call home
Phnom Penh, 1 March 2012 – My name is Mohammad and I'm a Rohingya from Arakan state. Before I fled Burma, the authorities often stopped me on my way to school and sent me to work in military camps. They made me cook, clean, carry heavy building materials and things like that, and punished me if they were unhappy with my work.
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Mohammed's family, the Holy Family and the whole human family
Boston, 1 March 2012 – The gospel image of the Holy Family, escaping to Egypt to avoid death threats from the king, resonates in the lives of refugees and for those who serve them. Like the infant Jesus, many refugees are young and extremely vulnerable. But in a plight even more terrible than that of the Christ child, their families are often forced apart. The Holy Family escaped the mortal peril of Herod's sword. Mohammed's family was not so fortunate. Nor can Mohammed expect an angel to announce a time of safe return!
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Praying with Refugees in Cambodia
(Phnom Penh) March 1, 2012 — Before Mohammed fled Burma, he was often stopped by the authorities on his way to school and sent to work in military camps. There he was made to cook, clean and carry heavy building materials, and he was punished when his captors were unhappy with his work.
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International: JRS publishes Strategic Framework 2012-2015
Rome, 25 January 2012 – After extensive consultation throughout last year, today the Jesuit Refugee Service published its Strategic Framework for 2012-2015, outlining broad goals, values, strategies and expected outcomes for the next four years. The 24-page booklet seeks to provide an inspirational framework and set overarching strategies for all ten JRS regions to meet the challenges of working with refugees on the edges of humanity.
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Rwanda: igniting the imagination of refugee children
Kibuye, 28 February 2012 – After a really successful experiment in bringing new technology into the classroom, JRS Rwanda is eager to integrate similar experiences into its education projects in the country.
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International: workshop produces new communications plan
Rome, 28 February 2012 – A JRS workshop last week produced a new two-year plan to promote attention on refugee issues. The 2012-2014 communications plan is firmly rooted in the Strategic Framework, a document released in January outlining JRS values and strategies with a particular focus on the needs of refugees on the margins, quality education, interfaith dialogue and organisational unity.
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Europe: Court judgment major step forward in refugee protection
Brussels, 28 February 2012 – The judgment by the European Court of Human Rights will go a long way towards strengthening the protection of persons fleeing persecution and other human rights violations, according to a statement from JRS Europe.
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Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): the displaced in North Kivu a priority for JRS in 2012
Goma, 28 February 2012 – During 2011, Congolese people from North Kivu province were unable to escape the effects of the seemingly never-ending cycle of violence between rebel groups and the national army and continued to suffer the effects of forced displacement. According to UN sources, there were more than 1.5 million internally displaced in the country at the end of 2011, more than 50 percent of whom were from North Kivu.
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Democratic Republic of Congo: lives hanging in the balance in North Kivu
North Kivu, 28 February 2012 – Emmanuel Mirimo Mateene used to own a house and a small piece of farm land. His life was peaceful and it was relatively easy for him to put food on the table for his family. But that was before broke out war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Southern Africa: the rise of urban refugees
Johannesburg, 10 February 2012 – In most of our minds the word refugee conjures up images of rows upon rows of tents or mud shelters stretching out to a dusty horizon. This tent city image further lends itself to a sense of temporariness and the associated idea that these people are awaiting rescue in the form of rapid resettlement to a western country or perhaps return to their homeland.
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