Refugees

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…

As ProPics Canada Media Ltd prepares for the nexrt trip to Poland and Ukraine, they are once again asking for you to donate in order to help those in need. The war is far from over but the support is reduced as the world turns to other stories. Ukraine Refugees…

CONCORD, Calif. (RNS) — Sayed Hashmi, an Afghan citizen, did not want to leave his country. But when U.S. forces pulled out and Kabul, his hometown, fell to the Taliban, he knew his work with American agencies made him a target for the new government.  Hashmi immigrated with his family…

CIC News > Latest News > Family > Does IRCC recognize virtual marriages? No, you must both be there in person in order to be eligible for spousal sponsorship. Published on July 22nd, 2022 at 01:00pm EDT Since 2015, Canada has not recognized virtual marriages for family class sponsorship. Immigration,…