1. He said the patrols were intended not to deter Albanian refugees, but prompted by reports that illegal organizations were behind the refugee flow. 2. Continued fighting has deterred most refugees from returning, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Friday in Geneva. 3. Further violence aimed at deterring refugees from visiting or resettling in their prewar homes was reported in Croat-controlled areas of southwest Bosnia. 4. He said increasing numbers of asylum seekers were being detained alongside common criminals in a bid to deter would-be refugees. 5. Many stretches have no barriers and there are no land mines to deter refugees from trekking overland. 6. Tension in Kosovo did not seem to deter the refugees returning from the United States. 7. Weather also has deterred refugees from trying to reach the United States, said Rowdy Adams of the Border Patrol. 8. He also said that Italian patrols in the area were continuing with their orders to deter Albanian refugees making the crossing. 9. UN officials believe the blasts are attempts to deter refugees moving back into areas where they lived before the war. 10. Prodi also said that Italian patrols in the area were continuing with their orders to deter Albanian refugees making the crossing. |