Refugees

With COVID-19 immigration restrictions set to expire, the Biden administration on Thursday announced measures meant to stop migrants from illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, both by cracking down on many of those who do come and by creating new pathways meant to offer an alternative to the dangerous journey. The…

Refugees who were evicted from outside the Pretoria offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) last Friday are now living in an old school building in Bronkhorstpruit, between Pretoria and Emalahleni. The group of 33 families had been camped outside the UNHCR offices for the past year.…

Argeen — As the political and military situation in Sudan continues to deteriorate, thousands of refugees are attempting to flee to neighbouring countries. One of the primary routes is through the Argeen land crossing into Egypt. However, the process has proven to be extremely difficult, with reports of long waits…

Mattohti Mattursun was one of 350 Uighur refugees, including children, who were detained in March 2014. Published On 27 Apr 202327 Apr 2023 An ethnic Uighur man who was detained by Thailand in 2014 after fleeing China has died in immigration detention, the second Uighur refugee to die in Thai…

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A large fire caused extensive damage Wednesday at the Russian cultural centre in the capital of Cyprus, which is home to thousands of Russians as well as Ukrainian refugees. The cause is under investigation. Five fire engines responded to the blaze in central Nicosia at around 1:45 pm, the fire…

Thousands of Afghan refugees who were evacuated to the UK after Kabul fell to the Taliban have been told they will probably have to find their own accommodation. About 8,000 Afghans living in hotels have received a letter from the Home Office to tell them they “may” receive only one…

About 50 Uyghur asylum seekers remain in Thailand’s immigration detention centers, where they are known to deal with squalid living conditions and a lack of access to healthcare. Photo: Romeo GACAD / AFP A Uyghur refugee who was detained by Thai authorities in 2014 while fleeing persecution in China died…

NaTakallam: The Language-Learning Platform Shifting the Narrative Around Refugees Photo credit: NaTakallam FacebookSouth-African comedian, author, and television host Trevor Noah said recently: “anyone could become a refugee. It’s a thing that happens to you; it’s not who you are.” A social enterprise that is actively reshaping the refugee narrative and…

CAPE TOWN - Since the start of Covid-19 restrictions in 2020, more than 500 refugees have lived in limbo at Paint City in Bellville, Cape Town where they say they were dumped. They are part of a group that had been evicted from camping outside the UNHCR’s office in 2019 before…