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Frederik Ngubane, stateless in South Africa: "It's like my future is on hold"
30 January 2013
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Frederik Ngubane, 22, returned to South Africa, the country of his birth, in 2009, after spending his entire childhood in Kenya and Uganda. An orphan, Ngubane had lost all contact with his South African relatives, and soon after arriving in the country he also lost his birth certificate, the only document proving his South African nationality. He has spent four years living as a stateless person, and is now losing hope that his situation will ever change.
http://www.irinnews.org/HOV/97373/Frederik-Ngubane-stateless-in-South-Africa-It-s-like-my-future-is-on-hold
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Furore in Israel over birth control drugs for Ethiopian Jews
28 January 2013
(IRIN
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The director of the Ministry of Health in Israel, Roni Gamzo, has issued a formal directive instructing that gynaecologists should not inject women with the contraceptive Depo-Provera without their knowledge or consent.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97352/Furore-in-Israel-over-birth-control-drugs-for-Ethiopian-Jews
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Analysis: The trouble with Nepal’s agriculture
23 January 2013
(IRIN
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Agriculture in Nepal suffers from years of under-investment, limited research, and scant inputs, technology and services for farmers. Unless things change, Nepal may fall into deeper food insecurity and poverty, say analysts.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97321/Analysis-The-trouble-with-Nepal-s-agriculture
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Uncertainty for Angolans stripped of refugee status in DRC
22 January 2013
(IRIN
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Some 40,000 former Angolan refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are living in limbo, unwilling to go home but lacking legal status in DRC.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97311/Uncertainty-for-Angolans-stripped-of-refugee-status-in-DRC
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In Brief: Forced labour in Thai factory
22 January 2013
(IRIN
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Up to 700 Burmese migrant workers in a pineapple factory in Thailand’s southern Prachuap Khiri Khan Province are victims of forced labour, according to a recently released report by Helsinki-based corporate watchdog Finnwatch.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97302/In-Brief-Forced-labour-in-Thai-factory
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Horn migrants use new, more dangerous, routes through Malawi
21 January 2013
(IRIN
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On 20 June 2012, a group of undocumented Ethiopian migrants boarded a boat on the shores of Lake Malawi and headed southwards. A few minutes after departing, the overloaded boat sank, drowning 49 of its passengers.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97289/Horn-migrants-use-new-more-dangerous-routes-through-Malawi
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Hundreds in limbo at camp on the Tunisian-Libyan border
16 January 2013
(IRIN
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The last refugee camp for the tens of thousands who fled the Libyan civil war is due to close, but hundreds face an uncertain future.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97254/Hundreds-in-limbo-at-camp-on-the-Tunisian-Libyan-border
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No let-up in trafficking of Cambodian males
11 January 2013
(IRIN
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The trafficking of male Cambodians for labour exploitation purposes remains rife, says a report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97222/No-let-up-in-trafficking-of-Cambodian-males
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MIDDLE EAST: 2012 - a year of continuing turmoil
31 December 2012
(IRIN
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While much of the world has been consumed by quickly changing political and security developments in the Middle East this year, longer-term humanitarian issues have also been simmering under the surface – and sometimes in plain – but neglected – view. Here are 10 stories IRIN brought you in 2012.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97155/MIDDLE-EAST-2012-a-year-of-continuing-turmoil
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TURKEY: Syrian refugees choosing to work risk exploitation
26 December 2012
(IRIN
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The ruinous state of the Syrian economy after 18 months of civil war has left few options for young men trying to support their families without taking up arms. Many see escaping to Turkey to find illegal work as their only choice. But it is a choice that comes with a price.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97125/TURKEY-Syrian-refugees-choosing-to-work-risk-exploitation
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