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Myanmar has been ordered to protect Rohingya Muslims from genocide, following an estimated 10,000 deaths Refugees

Myanmar has been ordered to protect Rohingya Muslims from genocide, following an estimated 10,000 deaths

The UN's International Court of Justice ruled Thursday that the Myanmar government "take all measures" to prevent the genocide of Rohingya Muslims, a minority group in the country. The decision is a win for Rohingya Muslim activists and refugees who have been persecuted by the Myanmar military and government for the…
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January 23, 2020
Acting head of U.N. Palestinian refugee agency says U.S., Israel working against it Refugees

Acting head of U.N. Palestinian refugee agency says U.S., Israel working against it

By Nidal al-MughrabiGAZA (Reuters) - The interim head of the U.N. agency that aids Palestinian refugees on Thursday accused pro-Israel groups of lobbying foreign parliaments to stop donations, even as it struggled to recover from losing United States funding in 2018.Christian Saunders, in an interview with Reuters in his Gaza…
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January 16, 2020
What You Need to Be Warm: Neil Gaiman Reads His Humanistic Poem for Refugees, Composed from a Thousand Definitions of Warmth from Around the World Refugees

What You Need to Be Warm: Neil Gaiman Reads His Humanistic Poem for Refugees, Composed from a Thousand Definitions of Warmth from Around the World

There is a huge abyss within every mind. When we belong, we have an outside mooring to prevent us from falling into ourselves, the late, great Irish poet and philosopher John O’Donohue wrote as he channeled ancient Celtic wisdom on belonging. But given this m…
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January 9, 2020
No Refugees Have Moved to This Minnesota County in the Past 5 Years. It Just Voted to Ban Resettlement Anyway Refugees

No Refugees Have Moved to This Minnesota County in the Past 5 Years. It Just Voted to Ban Resettlement Anyway

(BEMIDJI, Minn.) — A northern Minnesota county on Tuesday night banned the resettlement of refugees within its boundaries, becoming the first in the state and the second in the nation to do so. By a 3-2 vote, the Beltrami County board of commissioners voted …
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January 8, 2020