Refugees

Afghan refugees arrive from Iran at Islam Qala border between Afghanistan and Iran, on July 5, 2025. — AFP ISLAM QALA: Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since early June, the UN’s migration agency said on Monday, following Tehran’s directive for undocumented migrants to leave by July 6. According…

Some big changes arrive with a bang, but usually they sort of sneak in and you barely notice them at first. Last week’s big change saw the creation of the world’s first climate-change visas. It’s a way of giving potential climate refugees some hope and some dignity, and it would…

Thousands are being forced to go back to Afghanistan as Tehran tightens controls on immigration. For decades, tens of thousands of Afghans – who have fled war and poverty and sought a better future – have crossed into neighbouring Iran. Tehran has largely been lenient towards members of this community.…

When Rhonda McEwen received her official royal letter of appointment as an honorary captain of the Canadian navy in Halifax on June 21, it marked the latest chapter in her remarkable family history. In 1820, her ancestors boarded a schooner in Halifax harbour, fleeing ill treatment and discrimination for an…

Grangetown Boys and Girls Club is getting everyone involved in shared projects The club helps many who face the effects of poverty, isolation, and social change (Image: Rahaf Ali) At at time when youth services has seen steep cuts, one of Cardiff's few remaining open-access youth centres is working to…

Canada’s immigration landscape has shifted over the course of 2025. Many of the policy changes introduced have had significant implications for foreign nationals seeking temporary or permanent residence in Canada. In this article, we’ll review the major changes implemented by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), whom they affect, and…

(RNS) — A few humanitarians have become household names: Mother Teresa, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Mahatma Gandhi. Maggy Barankitse is another — not nearly as well known, but driven by fighting injustice and a theological vision to make the world a better place. Barankitse, who is now 69 and living…

Foreign nationals applying for Canadian study permits will soon require over $2000 in additional funds. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated its proof of financial support requirement for study permit applications. For a family of one, the minimum amount of funds required — on top of first year's…

As scientific research opportunities are increasingly at risk, the U.S. is creating refugees of science. Instead of sticking around and remaining worried about their U.S. jobs, scientists are turning to international institutions to create new opportunities for themselves without fear of the Trump administration. Background Trump has severely curtailed research…

Kimia, 25, an Afghan journalist and artist who was accepted into Germany's humanitarian admission programme for vulnerable Afghans, now stranded in legal limbo, speaks with Reuters at a guest house where she is living, in Islamabad, June 13, 2025. — Reuters  BERLIN/ISLAMABAD: In a cramped guesthouse in the federal capital,…