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No crime, no sentence, but refugees in Bangkok languish in detention
9 Jul 2009 Two families who've been held in detention in Bangkok for about two years despite having refugee status with UNHCR, tell of their anguish at not knowing how long their torment will last. -
Farming and fishing folk return to villages in parts of north-west Sri Lanka
19 Jun 2009 The coastal village of Arippu in north-western Sri Lanka has been deserted for years, but people are coming back with UNHCR help now the war is over. -
Sri Lanka displacement update
2 Jun 2009 -
UNHCR concerned about conditions in IDP sites in Sri Lanka
20 May 2009 -
Some 80,000 flee as fighting comes to an end in north-east Sri Lanka
19 May 2009 As fighting between the Sri Lankan army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam comes to an end, UNHCR braces itself for challenges looming ahead. -
Sri Lanka: UNHCR struggling to provide for tens of thousands of newly displaced
18 May 2009 -
UNHCR sends more field experts as civilians return to Sri Lanka's north
1 May 2009 A second team of UNHCR emergency experts arrive in Sri Lanka. The four include specialists on community services, protection and other field functions. -
UNHCR concerned about deepening emergency in Sri Lanka
28 Apr 2009 -
UNHCR ups response in Sri Lanka, including second airlift
28 Apr 2009 UNHCR continues robust response to the emergency in Sri Lanka with a second airlift as tens of thousands of civilians flee the conflict zone in the north-east.