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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Fighting creates new refugees while others are repatriated (Sept 1997) 
Afghanistan: Thousands of new refugees Main story (Sept 1997) 
Tajikistan: Repatriation proceeding well (Sept 1997)
Albania Albanian refugees: work permits from Greece, deportations from Italy (Sept 1997)  
Italy: deadline for Albanian refugees extended 
Algeria Algeria :U.N. refugee agency warns against deportation of asylum-seekers (Sept 1997) 
WESTERN SAHARA: NEW HOPE FOR REFUGEES  (Nov 1997)
Angola Angola: 30,000 new displaced (Sept 1997)  
Funding shortage hits UNHCR'S program (July 1997)
Armenia Azerbaijan: Armenian refugees protest against President's visit to U.N. (Sept 1997)
Australia Australia: East Timorese refugees spied on and harassed (Sept 1997)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan: Armenian refugees protest against President's visit to U.N. (Sept 1997)
Bangladesh Burmese refugees in Bangladesh refuse food Main story (Sept 1997) 
Burma: Bangladesh sends 1,000 refugees back (August 1997)
Bhutan Bhutanese refugees may be returning home Main story (Sept 1997)
Bosnia Dayton will collapse unless refugees return (Nov 1997)
A better chance for refugees? Main story (August 1997) 
Electoral irregularities complicate matters for refugees  (July 1997)
Britain Britain: Asylum seekers with HIV to receive disability allowance (Sept 1997) 
Asylum seekers can look for jobs, says High Court (Sept 1997) 
New inquiry into death of asylum-seeker after arrest (July 1997) 
Payments to single asylum seekers declared unlawful (August 1997) 
Arbitrary detentions  (July 1997)
Burma India: Chin refugees flee crackdown in Burma (Sept 1997) 
Burmese refugees in Bangladesh refuse food Main story (Sept 1997) 
Burma: Bangladesh sends 1,000 refugees back (August 1997) 
Thailand:Repatriation Of Burmese Refugees   (August 1997) 
Burundi Burundi: Refugees escaping from Congo/Zaire (Sept 1997) 
Burundi: Hundreds of Hutu killed during in-fighting (Sept 1997) 
Burundi: "Regroupment policy" (August 1997)
Cambodia Thailand: 20,000 new refugees from Cambodia (Sept 1997) 
Thousands flee Cambodia Main story (Sept 1997) 
Some refugees return but ..... many more escape! (August 1997)
Canada Canada: Hundreds of Gypsies from the Czech Republic  (Sept 1997) 
Central African Republic 100,000 flee capital (August 1997)
Colombia 300,000 new refugees in Colombia Oct 1997 
Increased guerrilla activity causes displacement (August 1997) 
Rebels release soldiers  (July 1997)
Congo  
(Republic of, )
Congo/Brazzaville: Refugee situation worsening (Sept 1997) 
Congo (Brazzaville): Thousands of new refugees (Sept 1997) 
Fighting in 'old' Congo creates new refugees  (July 1997)
Czech Republic Canada: Hundreds of Gypsies from the Czech Republic  (Sept 1997) 
East Timor Australia: East Timorese refugees spied on and harassed (Sept 1997)
European  
Union
Worrying signs from Europe  Main story (August 1997) 
An attempt at greater harmonisation (July 1997)
France France may modify immigration laws (Sept 1997)
Georgia Georgia: a peaceful end for the plight of refugees from Abkhazia? (Sept 1997)
Germany Dayton will collapse unless refugees return (Nov 1997)
Greece Albanian refugees: work permits from Greece, deportations from Italy (Sept 1997)  
Greece: 300 refugees abandoned (Sept 1997)
Guatemala Guatemalan refugees returning home Main story (August 1997)
Holland Holland: Iranian refugees on hunger strike (Sept 1997) 
Hong Kong Hong Kong: 400 'boat people' abandoned (Sept 1997) 
Hong Kong: Aid agencies condemn repatriation of refugees with health problems (Sept 1997) 
Vietnam refugees in Hong Kong get U.S. visas  (July 1997) 
The last boat people leave Hong Kong  Main story (July 1997) 
India Bhutanese refugees may be returning home Main story (Sept 1997) 
India: Chin refugees flee crackdown in Burma (Sept 1997)
Indonesia Australia: East Timorese refugees spied on and harassed (Sept 1997)
Iran  Holland: Iranian refugees on hunger strike (Sept 1997) 
Iraq  Saudi Arabia: Iraqi refugees re-settled (Sept 1997)
Italy Albanian refugees: work permits from Greece, deportations from Italy (Sept 1997)  
Italy: deadline for Albanian refugees extended (Sept 1997) 
Kenya Kenya: President wants refugees removed (Sept 1997)  
Forced repatriation only a matter of time (August 1997)
Kurdistan  Greece: 300 refugees abandoned (Sept 1997)
Landmines Landmines: Treaty endorsed by 100 countries but not United States   Main story (Sept 1997) 
Landmines: US to join Ottawa process, but with conditions (Sept 1997) 
Landmines: 2,000 people are now killed every month, says Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report (Sept 1997) 
Landmines: Unexpected success at conference (August 1997) 
US Congress wants ban on landmines  (July 1997)
Liberia Liberia: Massive repatriation under way (Sept 1997) 
Sierra Leone: Refugees Flood Liberian Border Towns (Sept 1997) 
Morocco WESTERN SAHARA: NEW HOPE FOR REFUGEES  (Nov 1997)
Nepal Bhutanese refugees may be returning home Main story (Sept 1997)
Palestine Palestinian refugees: cuts cancelled (Sept 1997)  
Palestinian refugees on hunger strike Main story (Sept 1997) 
Funding problems for refugee agency     Main story (July 1997)
Russian  
Federation 
Bad times for refugees in Moscow Main story (Oct 1997) 
Russia: Moscow's treatment of refugees criticized (Sept 1997)  
Frequent attacks on returning Ingush refugees   (August 1997)
Rwanda Rwanda: New Bishop appeals for tolerance Main story (Oct 1997) 
Rwanda: Could the U.N. have prevented the 1994 genocide?(Sept 1997)  
More massacres in Rwanda Main story (Sept 1997) 
Rwanda: present troubles have roots in colonial times Main story (July 1997)
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia: Iraqi refugees re-settled (Sept 1997)
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone: Refugees Flood Liberian Border Towns (Sept 1997) 
Sierra Leone: 40,000 internally displaced (August 1997) 
Coup creates many new refugees  (July 1997)
South Africa Refugee from Burundi dies at Home Affairs Office (August 1997)
Sudan Sudan: Thousands forced to return from Uganda Main story (Sept 1997)
Tajikistan Tajikistan: An uncertain future for returning refugees (Sept 1997) 
Tajikistan: Repatriation proceeding well (Sept 1997) 
Refugees to return after Tajik peace accord (August 1997)
Tanzania Tanzania: 600 Congolese refugees repatriated (Sept 1997) 
Tanzania: 'Stray' refugees to be rounded up (Sept 1997) 
Tanzania: 100,000 refugees from Zaire/Congo (August 1997)
Thailand Thailand: 20,000 new refugees from Cambodia (Sept 1997) 
Thousands flee Cambodia Main story (Sept 1997) 
Repatriation Of Burmese Refugees   (August 1997)
Uganda Sudan: Thousands forced to return from Uganda Main story (Sept 1997)
Ukraine Ukraine: UNHCR concerned about Tatars (Sept 1997)
USA Landmines: Treaty endorsed by 100 countries but not United States   Main story (Sept 1997) 
USA: Central American refugees may obtain legal status (Sept 1997) 
U.S.A.: Less refugees entering (Sept 1997) 
Landmines: US to join Ottawa process, but with conditions (Sept 1997) 
Deportation law to be reviewed (August 1997) 
US Congress wants ban on landmines  (July 1997) 
New law still causing uncertainty  (July 1997)
Vietnam Hong Kong: 400 'boat people' abandoned (Sept 1997) 
Hong Kong: Aid agencies condemn repatriation of refugees with health problems (Sept 1997) 
Vietnam refugees in Hong Kong get U.S. visas  (July 1997) 
The last boat people leave Hong Kong  Main story (July 1997) 
Western Sahara WESTERN SAHARA: NEW HOPE FOR REFUGEES  (Nov 1997)
Zaire 
(Democratic  
Republic of Congo)
Congo/Zaire: U.N. team investigating massacres withdrawn Main story (October 1997) 
Tanzania: 600 Congolese refugees repatriated (Sept 1997) 
Burundi: Refugees escaping from Congo/Zaire (Sept 1997) 
Zaire: 134 massacres reported Main story (Sept 1997) 
Congo/Zaire: Aid official accuses Kabila troops of massacres (August 1997) 
Tanzania: 100,000 refugees from Zaire/Congo (August 1997) 
Massacres of refugees coming to light in Zaire/Congo Main story (July 1997)
 
 
 
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