Refugees

Published on July 25th, 2022 at 08:00am EDT Every two years, the Waterloo Region conducts a survey of immigrants, refugees, international students, temporary workers, and their families to gain insight into their experiences settling into the Waterloo region after moving to Canada. The survey provides a snapshot of the contributions…

Refugee groups have condemned the Malaysian government for approving the Tracking Refugees Information System (TRIS), which will be used to track the whereabouts of UNHCR cardholders.  In a joint statement, the Alliance of Chin Refugees and Beyond Borders said that, although the government’s obsession with tracking refugees is not new,…

More than four months since Russia first invaded Ukraine, over 9.6 million refugees have since left Ukraine, and an estimated 8 million people had been displaced within the country by May 3. Research by the Washington Post found that LGBT refugees are vulnerable to further suffering, with factors including xenophobia,…

Diana Shehepeleva does not believe Russia will stop attacking her hometown of Odesa, the port city in southern Ukraine, despite a deal to reopen Black Sea ports and resume grain exports. “It’s very hard to make agreements with them. You cannot trust them,” she said. The 30-year-old Ukrainian woman was…

The decision to strip visa-free travel rights from refugees travelling into Ireland is “regressive and disproportionate” and could badly impact the lives of people already in Ireland who need to travel to European countries for work or family emergencies, the Irish Refugee Council (IRC) has warned. Legal experts have advised…

There has been a series of rescues in recent days in the central Mediterranean, the Italian coast guard says, as desperate people seek a better life in Europe. Published On 24 Jul 202224 Jul 2022 Italian vessels have recovered five bodies and rescued 674 people packed on a fishing boat…

Refugee rights groups and human rights lawyers have shot down the government's approved adoption of the Tracking Refugees Information System (TRIS) for all United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) cardholders in Malaysia. Specifically, they pointed out two contentious areas in terms of Malaysia's stand to not formally recognise a…

Rishi Sunak has sparked outrage as he set out a hardline plan to deal with immigration if he becomes prime minister. The package features a cap on annual refugee numbers and the withholding of aid from some of the world’s poorest countries if they refuse to take back failed asylum…

Rishi Sunak, who is battling with Liz Truss to win the backing of the Conservative grassroots in his attempt to replace Boris Johnson, has announced plans for an annual cap on the number of refugees the UK accepts. The former chancellor, who trails Truss by 24%, according to a YouGov…

The government yesterday approved the adoption of the Tracking Refugees Information System (Tris) for all United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) cardholders in Malaysia. Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin said UNHCR cardholders in the country must register with Tris to identify the whereabouts of refugees and their reporting to the…