Refugees

PETALING JAYA: The government has been urged to subsidise the cost of reusable cloth face masks to ease the financial burden on those in the lower income group. Klang MP Charles Santiago said having to buy face masks daily would be a financial strain on the B40 group. He said…

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led government on Thursday received one hundred and fifty-eight Nigerian migrants from Niamey, Niger Republic. The officials of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, and the National Emergency Management Agency received the 158…

It didn’t take long for authoritarianism to arrive in Hong Kong after China took its largest step toward annexing the island territory since the United Kingdom ceded control in 1997. Now, the fear is palpable—citizens are comparing the air of repression to the cultural revolution, and professors are being fired…

University of Windsor law professor Vasanthi Venkatesh says a new ruling made by the Federal Court of Canada this week will make it easier for those looking to apply for refugee status at Canadian borders. Assistant law professor Vasanthi Venkatesh said the decision is 'momentous' and will make it easier for…

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian high court spared 27 Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar from caning on Wednesday, their lawyer said, setting aside a lower court’s sentence following an outcry from human rights activists. The Rohingya men were among 40 refugees convicted last month by a magistrates court on…

Bede Hong Updated 2 weeks ago · Published on 22 Jul 2020 2:11PM · 0 Comments Share this article × Copy URL THE Alor Setar High Court withdrew a caning sentence today for 27 Rohingya refugees who were to receive three strokes of the rotan for illegal entry. Justice Arik…

Updated 2 weeks ago · Published on 22 Jul 2020 12:02PM · MALAYSIA authorities should stop prosecuting Rohingya refugees for illegal entry and ensure that they are protected in accordance with international law, Human Rights Watch said today. At least 40 ethnic Rohingya who were picked up from a boat…

Aminah Farid Updated 3 weeks ago · Published on 22 Jul 2020 11:00AM · Evacuated Rohingya refugees from Myanmar sit on the shorelines of Lancok village, Aceh. They were heading for Malaysia when their rickety wooden boat capsized off the coast of Sumatra. – AFP pic, July 22, 2020. PUTRAJAYA…

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