Refugees

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. refugee agency expressed concerns Thursday about impact of the coronavirus pandemic from Africa’s Sahel region to Latin America and beyond, warning that millions fled upheaval at home and could face hardship abroad among lockdowns and other restrictive measures to fight the outbreak.…

The suicide of prominent Egyptian LGBTQI rights activist Sarah Hegazi (30), while in exile in Canada, has focussed attention on the plight of queer refugees in Australia and across the world. For Renee Dixson, researcher and co-founder of the Forcibly Displaced People Network – an advocacy group for LGBTQI refugees…

For the average person, a government order to shelter in place or stay at home comes with some adjustments. Many changes are cerebral: we navigate vast expanses of togetherness with our families while figuring out how to balance work, life, and newfound teaching roles. Other changes are physical, like giving…

by Laura McEnaney | June 3, 2020 In March 1943, Kaye Kimura left the “Manzanar War Relocation Center” in California and boarded the same train that had brought her there in 1942, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt had sent 120,000 Japanese Americans to wartime prisons. During her first trip on the train,…

The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating effect on refugees around the world. Preventive measures such as physical distancing and frequent hand-washing are often difficult to implement in crowded camps. The aid agencies helping the refugees are struggling as well. Wealthy nations in Europe, North America and the Middle East…

Afghan refugees are contributing to Turkey's fight against the coronavirus, producing soap and 1,000 face masks a day to protect people from the pandemic. A group of about 12 refugees living in the Turkish city of Kayseri have teamed up with local volunteers to produce and deliver these essential supplies…

A boat carrying suspected ethnic Rohingya migrants is seen detained in Malaysian territorial waters, in Langkawi, Malaysia April 5, 2020.. File photo   | Photo Credit: REUTERS Malaysian marine officials intercepted the vessel Monday off the northern resort island of Langkawi Malaysian authorities detained 269 Rohingya refugees and found a…

there's lots of swearing, too — Filmmaker tells Ars the candid tone was a response to “corporate” Netflix F1 doc. Jonathan M. Gitlin - Jun 4, 2020 5:59 pm UTC Enlarge / Nelson Piquet Jr is one of the drivers featured in a new documentary about Formula E.Steven Tee/LAT/Formula EYou…

(CNN)When Stanley Ho Hung-sun, the man who made Macao a global gambling mecca, died at age 98 this week he was reportedly worth $14.9 billion.But before Ho made Macao, he had to make himself. Born in 1921, Ho hit hard times young when his father fled to Saigon, after his…

Since the coronavirus outbreak, artists and brands across the globe have created face masks to support COVID-19 relief campaigns and COVID-19 organizations. This time around, renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is teaming up with eBay to sell 10,000 masks with the proceeds to go directly to the Human…