Refugees

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…

Imagine the view from the western coastline of southern Africa during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) over twenty thousand years ago: in the distance you would see at least fifteen large islands -- the largest 300 square kilometres in area -- swarming with hundreds of millions of marine birds and…

Published on April 14th, 2023 at 08:00am EDT Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated its processing instructions to provide guidance about how they assess a principal applicant’s ability to become economically established under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). The PNP is main pathway for economic class immigrants in…

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Tak governor Somchai Kitchareanrungroj with local officials during a visit to a Myanmar refugee shelter in Mae Sot district on Sunday. (Photo: Tak Provincial Public Relations Office) TAK: Local authorities have been visiting displaced people sheltering close to the border to follow up on efforts to manage refugees after clashes between…

An organization committed to helping Ukrainian refugees experience a smooth transition into the community opened its doors at a new location on Saturday morning. The Ukrainian Store, formerly located on Bayers Road, was met with numerous donations of household items prior to the reopening at its new storefront on Agricola Street.…