Archive for March, 2007

asylum-seeker statistics

Published
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tom
on March 26, 2007
in Europe, North America, RESOURCES, news and research
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who's hosting the world's asylum-seekers today?

The main countries of origin of asylum applicants in 2006 were Iraq (22,200), China (18,300), the Russian Federation (15,700), Serbia and Montenegro (15,600) and Turkey (8,700). The Russian Federation figures include asylum seekers from Chechnya.

…After the United States and France, the main countries of destination for asylum seekers in 2006 were the United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Greece and Belgium.

click here to read more excerpts from the UNHCR report in refugeehighway.com

book recommendations anyone?

Published
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tom
on March 22, 2007
in Advocacy, Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, RESOURCES, Refugee Training, ministry tools and research
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i’m looking to build a list of recommended reading related to the Highway. my guess is that several of us have existing lists. would you be willing to share what your top refugee-related reading resources are? if so, please share them using the “comment” option to this post. thanks!

book cover:

here are some of the printed resources i’ve found worthwhile…

i look forward to seeing what others add to this list!

refugee movies?

Published
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tom
on March 9, 2007
in RESOURCES and media
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i’m looking for a list of good/professional refugee related movies (DVD, Video, download, etc.).please add your recommendations using the “comment” option to this blog entry.

if you know where your recommendation can be ordered from, please list that with your comment.

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here’s what i’ve got so far…

1) turtles can fly (2005) - a film about displaced iraqi children. Click here for more information about this movie.

2) journey of hope (1990) - a film about a kurdish family getting smuggled into switzerland. this movie is getting hard to find. Click here for more information about this movie.

3) behind the sun (2005) - a film about an iranian who converts to christianity and suffers persecution. Click here for more information about this movie.

4) God grew tired of us (2006) - a film about the lost boys of sudan. not yet available on DVD. Click here for more information about this movie.