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Yemeni Refugees Yearn for Peaceful Life in Korea

JEJU ISLAND, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly two years after Esmail Alqublani escaped from a war-ravaged Yemen, his memories of plundering, bombings, kidnappings and slayings by armed rebels in the central city of Ibb are still haunting him. The 30-year-old former journalist can hardly imagine a return to the scene of the grinding conflict [...]

Actor Asks Public to Welcome Yemeni Refugees

JEJU, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — As the national debate over the hundreds of Yemeni refugees arriving in Jeju heats up, the U.N. refugee agency’s goodwill ambassador, actor Jung Woo-sung, has said he was willing to voice his opinion “if necessary.” Jung, as a participant at the 13th Jeju Foum for Peace and Prosperity held [...]