Refugees

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Khatera Noory, an Afghan refugee in Moscow, says her family of six would starve without charity food donations.Noory's husband Zabiullah used to have a steady job as a labourer in a fruit market, but with lockdown measures against the coronavirus in place and trade mostly closed, a…

KOBLENZ, Germany (Reuters) - Two suspected members of President Bashar al-Assad’s security services had charges of torture and sexual assault read out against them on Thursday in a German court, in what lawyers say is the first trial for war crimes by Syrian government agents. Anwar R., a former intelligence…

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President Donald Trump announced a ban on immigration to the US in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Portugal extended citizenship rights to refugees and asylum seekers until July 1, so they can access public services. Portugal's measure is meant to ensure public health by allowing more people to access services that could…

It isn't quite clear exactly what the practical effect President Trump's proposed immigration ban will be, Bloomberg reports, even after obtaining a draft of the anticipated executive order.Because of the coronavirus pandemic, many immigration agencies have stopped processing visas, already preventing people seeking to emigrate to the United States from…

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia plans to shutter a camp for Eritrean refugees and resettle thousands of its inhabitants in other camps that the UN considers already full, an official said, despite concerns this could make them more vulnerable to COVID-19.Hitsats camp is one of four in the northern Tigray…

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's coast guard has rescued 396 starving Rohingya refugees who had been drifting at sea for weeks after failing to reach Malaysia, officials said Thursday.The U.N. refugee agency received them from the authorities, UNHCR said in a statement.The refugees, including many women and children, were attempting…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption This boat carrying Rohingya refugees was detained in Malaysian waters earlier this month The coast guard of Bangladesh says it has rescued at least 382 starving Rohingya refugees who had been drifting at sea for nearly two months. More than two dozen people died on…

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