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ID Code Z1310.5R0680006
Title Refugees
Volume No.107
Author
Publisher United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Place of Publication Geneva
Publication Date 1997/01/01
Language 英語 eng
Pages 31
Size (cm) 29
ISSN 0252-791X
TOC • In their own words
The plight of the world s refugees is debate(
endlessly, but displaced people themselve
are rarely heard from In this edition left'
gees talk directly about their experiences
fears and hopes foi the futuie
• An optimist
Teacher Amir Khan was forced into interna
exile in Afghanistan but optimistically believe,
where a stream once flowed, water will rui
again
• Making a difference
Because he was exiled once himself, Afgha
repatriation official Abdul Qader is particularl
sensitive to the plight of the displaced
• Home to Myanmar
A photo essay looks at the largest repatria
tion program in Asia as 250,000 Muslims re
turn to Myanmar from Bangladesh
• When can I go home?
The Bhutan Lama followed his people int
exile in Nepal but now he Just wants to g
home
• A disappointing return
When the Soviet Union broke apart Alexande
and Raya Vazun decided they must return t(
their ethnic homeland of Russia It was not
happy homecoming
• A family affair
Mohammed Amin and wife Hahma were an
other couple uprooted by the Soviet collapse
but they have a family difference about their
futuie 10
• Tajikistan calling
They were treated well in exile in Afghani-
stan, but the pull of home in Tapkistan proved
irresistable to some iefugees 10
• The show must go on
An Iraqi mime artist plans to pursue his career
in his new home in Australia 12
• A lost teenager
Sixteen year-old Milana discovers what it
means to be displaced three times within a
few months in Chechnya 14
• Stranger in my own home
Olimpiada Ignatenko finds herself unwel-
come when she returns to hei homeland in
Russia 15
• A hazardous journey
Smuggling refugees is big business, as a-
qi family discovers to its cost 16
• A Tamil in a strange land
Rasaratham Suresh thought he was escaping
to Switzerland but ended up selling cigarettes
in Poland 19
• A glimmer of hope
Serb refugees find it hard returning to their
former homes in Bosnia but plan to stick it
out 21
• A gypsy's tale
Even though she is now safe in Italy a gypsy
woman finds events in Bosnia paid to be-
I lieve 22
• A Mediterranean haven
An Algerian refugee says Malta is a country
with a big heart' 23
• A hopeful road
Glace Kerkula escaped the nightma of
Liberia and has taken her first steps towards
becoming a nurse 24
• Uganda welcomes refugees
The East African country is keeping the spun
of asylum alive by welcoming Sudanese ex-
des 25
• Hitting the target
Soccer is proving a lifesaver for a group of
• Angolan refugees in South Africa 26
• An Ogoni in America
An educated Nigerian refugee finds it tough
starting at the bottom of the economic ladder
in America 27
• A woman's agenda
After ieturning to Guatemala, Gregona Sushtte
is determined women will have a biggei say
in running the country 29
• Running for Congress
She left El Salvador as a frightened young girl,
but now Rosa Elia is running foi Congress 30
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