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UNHCR protests arrests of Acehnese in Kuala Lumpur
26 Aug 2003 More than 400 Acehnese asylum seekers have been arrested outside the UN refugee agency compound in the Malaysian capital in the last week. UNHCR has raised serious concerns about the detention, and urged the government to grant temporary protection to Acehnese fleeing the conflict at home. -
Portrait of a refugee unveiled in Prague
19 Jul 2002 The "Flight and Exile in Art" exhibition pairs paintings by artists like Picasso with UNHCR photographs to show the universality of exile through space, time and media. -
Goodwill in the Land of Smiles
22 May 2002 Dodging monsoon showers, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visited the Tham Hin refugee camp in Thailand.