refugees
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This year, Ukrainians will celebrate Christmas on 25 December for the first time since the government changed the date from 7 January – the traditional day in Russia. Some Ukrainian refugees have welcomed the move by the Orthodox Church, but were still shocked to be spending their second Christmas away from home. Anna Tysovska, 33,…
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Palestinians are the largest stateless community worldwide, according to the United Nations, and when they become refugees, the way to resettlement is not a straightforward journey. Refugees are a product of conflict. While the roots of the Israel-Gaza war trace back decades, the recent fighting flared on October 7 when Hamas militants attacked Israelis, killing…
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The present stalemate in Syria is intolerable, as the country remains unsafe for refugees to return, said the chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria on Friday, urging parties to allow in humanitarian aid. “There are no ultimate winners, and the country remains one that is unsafe for the return of…
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The invasion of Ukraine has forced millions of people to flee their homes. Many found refuge in safer areas of the country, but others went further afield as Kyiv’s allies opened their borders. So far, 169,000 refugees have come to the UK. For our latest series here in the Ukraine live blog, we spoke to…
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Following a failed appeal, the first plane of deportees is set to leave for Rwanda. But the country’s poor track record for human rights raises questions about its ability to host new arrivals. A plane carrying the first group of deported UK asylum seekers was set to take off for Rwanda on Tuesday evening. The…
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Canada is nowhere near to meeting its goal of welcoming 81,000 refugees by the end of 2021, according to numbers obtained by CBC News. Figures provided by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) show the department was about halfway to its refugee intake target on Oct. 31. As of that date, Canada had welcomed more than 7,800…
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Conservative MPs have voted down a House of Lords amendment to Boris Johnson’s Brexit legislation, which would have guaranteed family reunion rights for unaccompanied child refugees after EU withdrawal. Despite appeals from children’s charities, MPs rejected the safeguards in the Withdrawal Agreement Bill by a margin of 342 votes to 254 – a majority of 88. All of those voting against the measure were Tories.…
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An executive order signed Jan. 27, 2017 by President Donald Trump suspended refugee admissions for 120 days while security procedures are reviewed, though the resettlement of persecuted religious minorities continued during that time on a case-by-case basis. Under the plan, the maximum number of refugees allowed into the U.S. in fiscal 2017 was expected to decline from…
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The United States Senate Judiciary Committee on August 1, 2019, forwarded a bill to the full Senate that would all but shut US doors to Central American refugees, Human Rights Watch said today. The Secure and Protect Act (S.1494), introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham, would transform the Trump administration’s draconian administrative measures into law, preventing Central Americans, particularly children…
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The UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) said it found 50 mass graves in the western part of Congo DR. According to the United Nations rights group, the mass graves were used in December 2018 after a spate of killings in the region. ‘More than 50 mass graves, excluding other common and individual graves were identified,’ said Abdoul…
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Four women held a topless protest in Sydney on Thursday to support runaway Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun as Australia began considering her bid to settle in the country as a refugee. Alqunun was on Wednesday deemed a refugee by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, after being detained in Bangkok en route to…
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Refugees in Libyan camps are suffering dehumanizing treatment from guards who allegedly starve them of good food and other necessities of life. According to a report from the Guardian newspaper, one of the detainees attempted suicide this week. The UK government currently sponsors a total of 26 refugee camps in Libya. Over a thousand…
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Authorities in Hamburg are selling off 50 little wooden houses used to house newcomers at the height of the influx of refugees and other migrants to Germany. According to AP, the boxy houses measuring 28 square meters (301 square feet) in size were put up for sale this week. The property is being sold to…
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Do you know that Lebanon, which borders Israel and Syria, was a former French colony? Lebanon became an independent country in 1943 and has faced a harsh economic and military conflicts, even in its role as “a refugee home” in nearly 7 years of the Syrian crisis. The Republic of Lebanon houses over 2 million…
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As protests in Venezuela deepens, the United States has ordered families who had taken refuge at its embassy to leave. The standing order was issued on Thursday. Venezuela, an oil-rich South American country, has recently witnessed civil unrest ahead of its upcoming votes which political analysts believe will provide a platform to end democracy. The…
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Donald Trump’s refugee order has received heavy criticism from the United Nation’s agencies in charge of housing, rehabilitating and helping victims of war start a new life away from home. The UNHCR and IOM issued a joint statement as part of their protest against America’s discriminatory ban on seven selected Muslim-majority countries Germany, France and the…
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