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The US Navy and Coast Guard have diverted more than 70 ships to respond to the Cuban refugee crisis, with over 8,500 personnel at sea and ashore joining the operation. The military has pulled ships out of port and dispatched others from the Caribbean to assist in the rescue
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President Clinton defended his new policy of detaining refugees from Cuba rather than releasing them into U.S. communities, arguing that Cuban President Fidel Castro is trying to export the political and economic crisis he has created. The policy aims to curb the flight of Cuban refugees, who have been
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The federal government has maintained its position on not allowing foreign governments to dictate Canada's refugee policy, even in cases where diplomatic friends, military allies, and trade partners may be offended. The Immigration and Refugee Board has approved claims for asylum from people fleeing alleged persecution in over
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The relationship between the United States and Cuba is marked by a seeming paradox. As economic conditions on the island deteriorate, a growing number of Cubans are fleeing to the US, predominantly through illegal means. The US response is to grant these individuals resident status and resettlement assistance, while simultaneously
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Twenty-six Cuban refugees, taken from a hijacked and leaking boat, were brought into Key West on Wednesday, sparking controversy over their initial claims of violence during the hijacking. The refugees were rescued by the Coast Guard cutter Courageous and were turned over to immigration officials, who indicated that they would
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Deep within the Mugunga refugee camp in Zaire, a stark reality emerges as thousands of Rwandan soldiers, mostly Hutu and accused of massacring hundreds of thousands of Tutsis in Rwanda, are regrouping and refusing to disband. These soldiers, estimated by the chief of staff, General Augustin Bizimungu, to number 15,
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Rwandan soldiers, fleeing the collapse of the Hutu-dominated government in Rwanda, have established a makeshift camp in Zaire, sparking concerns among the international community. The soldiers, many of whom are accused of massacring tens of thousands of Tutsi during the conflict, are receiving pay and housing from the former government,
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Relief workers, led by the United Nations, have been urging Rwandan refugees to return to their homeland from overcrowded camps in Zaire, where thousands are dying daily due to cholera and other diseases. The situation has become increasingly dire, with an estimated 18,000 deaths reported to date, and the
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Rwandan refugees in Goma, Zaire, are facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis as a cholera epidemic has killed over 7,000 people and threatens to claim up to 50% of the estimated 80,000 people in danger of contracting the disease within a week. Aid officials warn that only a military-style
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Aid workers warn that the cholera epidemic raging among the one million Rwandan refugees in border camps in eastern Zaire could claim tens of thousands of lives within days. The crisis has overwhelmed traditional relief agencies, and aid experts are calling for a massive military intervention to deliver life-saving supplies
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Tens of thousands of Rwandan refugees are dying from starvation, disease, and unsanitary conditions in the overcrowded camps in Zaire, with medical workers fearing a severe cholera epidemic is unfolding. Refugees are being treated for cholera, a highly communicable disease that can spread quickly in crowded and unsanitary conditions, with
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In a four-day period, the US Coast Guard intercepted nearly 10,000 Haitian refugees attempting to flee a murderous regime, aided by Canadian vessels and relocated to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. This is part of a larger phenomenon, with an estimated 60,000 people fleeing Haiti since the military seized
