Tag Archives: refugees

Situation of Palestinian Refugees in Gaza Worsens

 DRAH | Aug 29, 2014 Gaza,(DRAH.ps)–The number of displaced Palestinain refugees staying in UNRWA shelters is 52,235. 60 shelters remain open. Over the next couple of days UNRWA is expecting the IDP numbers to stabilize.It is still premature to draw conclusions regarding the number of IDPs who would opt to remain in UNRWA shelters for […]

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2,400 Palestinian refugees killed in Syria

[ PIC 03/08/2014 – 12:54 PM ] DAMASCUS, (PIC)– Around 2,400 Palestinian refugees were killed in Syria since the outbreak of Syrian revolution till late July, the Action Group for Palestinian refugees in Syria revealed. According to the group, 2,365 Palestinian refugees were killed in Syria, of them 1,627 were killed inside Palestinian refugee camps […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | People Fleeing Gaza by Whatever Means Available

Friday July 25, 2014 07:48 by Chris Carlson – 1 of International Middle East Media Center Editorial Group Another massacre is currently underway in the Gaza Strip, where, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, relentless Israeli shelling and sniper fire are wreaking death and destruction on all that moves in the zone east of […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | No Exit from Gaza: A New War Crime? ~ by Richard Falk

(Prefatory Note: this is a modified version of a post published online, July 15, 2014, at the recently established very informative website, Middle East Eye; as the casualty totals continue to mount while the world looks on in stupefied inaction, the attacks go on; at the very least, from a humanitarian perspective,there should be a global […]

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Report: The Palestinian refugee women are sexually harassed in Egyptian jails

[ PIC 28/11/2013 – 03:10 PM ] Refugees from Syria sleeping on the floor at Montaza 2nd police detention center in Alexandria LONDON, (PIC)– The action group for the Palestinians in Syria strongly denounced what it described as the serious violations that are committed by Egyptian jailers against many Palestinian women who fled to Egypt […]

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#StopIsrael | IOF soldiers raid Jenin refugee camp, detain two young men

[ PIC 24/11/2013 – 09:21 AM ] JENIN, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided the Jenin refugee camp at dawn Sunday and broke into many homes before taking away two young men. Local sources said that IOF soldiers in a big number of army vehicles burst into the refugee camp after surrounding it and closed […]

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Boat carrying Palestinian family fleeing from Syria sinks off Greece

[ PIC 23/11/2013 – 03:35 PM ] LONDON, (PIC)– Palestinian refugee family drowned off Greece coasts while trying to reach Europe after fleeing from the ongoing events in Syria, Action Group for Palestinian Refugee in Syria revealed. In its statement issued Saturday, the Action Group documented the death of six members of one Palestinian family […]

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Rights groups condemn detention of Syrian, Palestinian refugees in Egypt

DRAH | Nov 23, 2013 Gaza,(DRAH.ps)– Twelve rights organizations have called on Egypt’s government to release Syrian refugees and Palestinians carrying Syrian citizenship papers, who were previously ordered by prosecutors to be released. They also called for releasing detained minors and providing them with security and medical care, accusing Egyptian authorities of violating laws and […]

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Palestinian Mahmoud Obaidi dies of dehydration in Yarmouk refugee camp

[ PIC 21/11/2013 – 10:23 AM ] DAMASCUS, (PIC)– A Palestinian young man died of dehydration and malnutrition in Yarmouk refugee, camp south of Damascus, on Wednesday night. The action group for Palestinians in Syria said in a statement on Thursday that Mahmoud Obaidi died as a result of the tight siege on the Yarmouk […]

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European parliament to discuss report on death of refugees in mediterranean

[ PIC 19/11/2013 – 12:11 PM ] GENEVA, (PIC)– The Euro-mid observer for human rights and the council for European Palestinian relations (CEPR) issued recently a new report on the Palestinian and Syrian refugees fleeing the Syrian war titled, “Death boats: The journey of refugees from Syria to Europe in search of their dignity.” They […]

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Palestinian refugees accuse Jordan police of abuse

Live Blog: The Genocide on Palestinian Refugees in Syria Live Blog: Israel Bombs Syria DRAH | Nov 9, 2013  Gaza,(DRAH.ps)— Mohammed Yousef Abu Sulayman is missing his front teeth. The 40-year-old car mechanic lives in the Jerash refugee camp, locally called Gaza Camp for its more than 25,000 refugees whose families fled from Gaza in […]

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UN official calls for assistance to Palestinian refugees in Syria

Live Blog: The Genocide on Palestinian Refugees in Syria Live Blog: Israel Bombs Syria  DRAH | Nov 9, 2013 Gaza,(DRAH.ps)– Filippo Grandi, commissioner-general of a United Nations Palestinian aid agency, gave a lecture on displaced peoples’ need for humanitarian assistance from nations such as the United States. UC Berkeley Center for Jewish Studies set to […]

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Four Palestinian refugees killed in Syria clashes

Live Blog: The Genocide on Palestinian Refugees in Syria Live Blog: Israel Bombs Syria Ma’an News Agency |  (updated) 05/11/2013 15:04 (MaanImages/file) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Four Palestinian refugees have been killed in ongoing clashes in Syria, says a Palestinian group. According to a statement by the Workforce for Palestinians in Syria, Raed Ahmad Muwas was […]

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8 Palestinian refugees killed in Syria

Live Blog: The Genocide on Palestinian Refugees in Syria Live Blog: Israel Bombs Syria The effects of repeated shelling that targeted Sbinah Palestinian refugees camp in Damascus. Al Ray Agencies | Nov 4, 2013 Syria – ALRAY – Eight Palestinians were killed, on Sunday, due to the ongoing conflict in Syria, the Action Group for […]

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