Christian refugees from Qusayr, a town with a Christian population of 10,000 before the war, also claimed that their male relatives had been killed by rebels.

However, some refugees who survived the massacre have claimed that they recognized their Abkhaz and Armenian neighbours collaborating with the militants during the massacres in various neighbourhoods.

The refugees also claimed that water and electricity supplies had been cut in some parts of Kuwait City but not in others.

While most refugees claim Bhutanese nationality, Bhutan claims that they are "voluntary emigrants" who forfeited their citizenship rights, denying their refugee status.

Under Federal immigration law, refugees can claim asylum only once they reach American soil.

These refugees claim to be fleeing discrimination and persecution in Europe.

Many Russian commanders, the refugees claimed, appeared to condone the actions of their men.

The refugees claim that attacks against them have continued almost unabated since the war officially ended in 1975, and have become more intense in recent years.

You would be aware of the 1951 Convention on Refugees that says that a refugee should claim asylum in the first safe country - but you disregard that.

Partly as a result of such strife, refugees here claim, there is a growing sectarian dimension to the official crackdown.