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Palestinian homes on sale to 'private buyers' - 22 Jun 09

One of the issues sharply dividing Israelis and Palestinians is the so-called right of return to Israel by refugees from the 1948 war.

Most of the property they abandoned has been held by the Israeli government.

But as Dan Nolan reports, it has now begun to sell Palestinian properties to private buyers.

Refugees in Europe find it hard to fit in - 19 Jun 09

Europe is home to more than 1.5 million refugees who were driven from their countries by war or persecution.

Of the many asylum seekers who arrive in Europe each year, thousands are unaccompanied children.

Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri met one young Afghan refugee, who has battled to create a normal life for himself in Britain.

Inequity of Haitian refugees in Mexico - 20 Jun 09

The UN says that at least 42 million people have fled their homes last yfear because of conflict or persecution.

Mexico is considered to have one of the most open refugee policies and as a result it has become a popular destination for many Haitians who fled their country.

But as Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez discovered, despite government help many are facing economic hardship and discrimination.

Palestinians 'stranded' in Iraq refugee camp - 20 June 09

The creation of the state of Israel in 1948 triggered an exodus of millions of Palestinian refugees across the Middle East, including a community who found refuge in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

But facing persecution from Iraqi militias after the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, many Palestinians fled to the Al Waleed refugee camp near the Iraqi-Syrian border.

As Al Jazeera's Nisreen El Shamayleh reports, these refugees say they now live in "horrendous" conditions.