China Snatched the ‘Hong Kong 12’ Off a Speedboat, Giving Protest Movement New Life

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HONG KONG—A small group of dissidents climbed into a speedboat and set off from a tiny Hong Kong fishing village just after 7 a.m. on Aug. 23, in a daring attempt to rush 400 miles across major global shipping lanes to safety in Taiwan. All but one of the 12 people on the boat faced … Read more

Honduran Migrant Caravan Disbands in Guatemala

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MEXICO CITY—A caravan of several thousand Honduran migrants that set out last week for the U.S. via Guatemala and Mexico had virtually disbanded by Monday after Guatemalan authorities turned many of them back and Mexico prepared to halt them at its border. “Fortunately the caravan from Honduras isn’t continuing,” Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador … Read more

New Migrant Caravan From Honduras Heads Toward U.S. Border

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MEXICO CITY—A group of about 3,000 Honduran migrants, including many women and children, overwhelmed soldiers and police and crossed into Guatemala on Thursday, heading toward the U.S. southern border to flee poverty and rising joblessness brought by the coronavirus pandemic. With the U.S. presidential election a little more than a month away, the new caravan … Read more

U.K., Canada Impose Sanctions on Belarusian President Lukashenko

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LONDON—The U.K. and Canada imposed sanctions on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and senior figures in his government, a sign of widening discontent in the West over ongoing repression of peaceful protests against his purported victory in a disputed election. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab accused Mr. Lukashenko and his allies of multiple human-rights violations in … Read more

Second Night of Fires Destroys Remains of Greek Refugee Camp

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ATHENS—A second night of fires destroyed what was left of Europe’s biggest refugee camp, on the Greek island of Lesbos, as Greek authorities scrambled to rehouse some 12,000 people who were living in the camp. The fires at the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp on Lesbos were set by some of the migrants who were protesting … Read more

Fire Destroys Europe’s Largest Migrant Camp, in Greece

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ATHENS—Fire destroyed much of Europe’s largest camp for asylum seekers early Wednesday, as refugees and migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos protested against a lockdown imposed to contain a coronavirus outbreak. The blaze forced thousands of migrants to flee the Moria camp on Lesbos, highlighting Greece’s combustible mix of migration pressure, overcrowded camps and … Read more

Ship With 27 Migrants Locked in Limbo for More Than a Month

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A commercial tanker has been anchored in the Mediterranean Sea with 27 rescued African migrants aboard for more than a month, caught in a stalemate as ports in the region refuse to allow the Maersk Etienne to dock. The migrants, including a pregnant woman and a child, have remained on board under worsening conditions since … Read more

China Delays Approving Press Credentials for Foreign Reporters in Media Standoff

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Sept. 6, 2020 10:15 am ET Chinese authorities haven’t renewed expiring press credentials for at least three reporters working for U.S. media outlets, the latest escalation in a back-and-forth over journalist visas as relations between the U.S. and China deteriorate. Beijing has issued special letters to the journalists, one of whom works for The Wall … Read more

‘They Called Me ‘Slave’: Beirut Blast Exposes Migrant Workers’ Plight in Mideast

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BEIRUT—On a May morning last year, Rosemary Nyambura fled the Lebanese household where she had worked as a maid for nearly a year, leaving behind her passport, which her employer had confiscated. But the 25-year-old Kenyan’s departure from one household—where she said she had suffered abuse—led to another traumatic chapter as a domestic worker in … Read more

Covid-19 Forces 100,000 Venezuelan Migrants Back to Broken Country

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CHOCONTÁ, Colombia—Haggard and hungry, Nelson Torrelles took a midmorning breather at a truck stop after walking for hours with his wife and 5-year-old daughter along a Colombian highway leading back to their home in Venezuela. Three hundred more miles, many to be covered on foot, remained. The Torrelles family are among the five million Venezuelans … Read more