Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon Face Prison and Deportation

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) puts the number of Iraqi refugees in Lebanon at 50,000 people, of whom only 8,476 are registered. Another 500 are being held in prison, it says, merely for violating immigration rules.

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