Refugees

Two fishing trawlers are crisscrossing the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, trying to find a country that will take in hundreds of Rohingya families fleeing Bangladesh’s refugee camps, who escaped ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. It’s unclear where they’ll end up: Malaysia has already turned away other boats of…

A boat carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees was turned away from Malaysia, with the government citing fears over coronavirus.It comes as the United Nations issued a plea for the international community to take urgent action, after dozens died on the perilous journey.It is believed that hundreds more people are still…

By Mica Rosenberg and Ted HessonNEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has taken drastic steps to curb the entry of foreigners into the United States since his administration declared a public health emergency over the new coronavirus outbreak.Here are some of the most significant additional immigration changes the U.S.…

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…