Author: Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein

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Refugees at the Italian–French border in Ventimiglia, Italy (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

Migration and xenophobia

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Europe's refugee problem, then and now

This is not the first time that Europe has faced a wave of desparate refugees. Nor is it the first time that its response has left a lot to be desired. According to Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the continent should recall its past when considering how to deal with the people who are willing to risk everything crossing the Mediterranean to reach its shoresMore

After the refugee catastrophe in the Mediterranean: How the EU is killing refugeesRefugee crisis in the Mediterranean: New networks trafficking Syrians from Egypt to EuropeSyrian refugees in Turkey: Time for Turkey's allies to rally roundInterview with Phil Robertson of Human Rights Watch: "These are people floating around, waiting to die"

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Most Recent Photo Essay

"You won't believe me when I tell you that my main customers for the cross and Faravahar are Muslims," says Mehdi Hazratifard, the shop owner. According to Hazratifard, many Muslims are interested in other religions and like to buy the sacred symbols relating to them

Tehran's Hasan Abad, where four religions co-exist side by side

For about a century, a Mizrahi synagogue, an Armenian church, a Zoroastrian temple and a Shia mosque have been serving their followers in a small neighbourhood in downtown Tehran. By Changiz M. Varzi