Refugees

Doctors, teachers, engineers and other Afghans who were forced to associate with the Taliban will now have a chance at asylum or visas after the Biden administration loosened a terrorism-related designation on Tuesday, according to government officials and documents reviewed by the Los Angeles Times. The exemption will be applied…

In the third episode, we speak with Loly Rico of the FCJ Refugee Centre and Rachel Bryce, from the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers about the multiple issues facing those fleeing poverty, destabilization, the borderless crises of conflict and climate change and the responsibility of Canada to provide asylum.  “Refugee…

Thousands of pensioners to get cost-of-living hikes Thousands of pensioners are in line for badly needed increases in income to help them deal with rising inflation, thanks to a change in Revenue rules. 3,400 Ukrainian refugees will have nowhere to live as State contract with hotel runs out Around 3,400…

Published on June 9th, 2022 at 01:00pm EDT Couples and families with multiple adults will soon be able to apply for citizenship online, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Currently, only single adult applicants can submit their citizenship applications online. However, IRCC told CIC News in an email…

GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has updated its data portal on the Ukraine Refugee Situation, adding new data which better reflects recent movements of refugees from and to Ukraine. The Ukraine war has caused one of the largest human displacement crises in the world today. Millions of refugees…

Author of the article: BANGKOK (AP) — A group of ethnic Rohingya left on a Thai island after a dangerous boat journey from Bangladesh should be given help and the opportunity to determine if they are refugees, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. The mostly Muslim Rohingya have long been persecuted…

Australia suddenly released migrants held under its tough approach to asylum seekers. While the worst of their ordeal is over, their future remains precarious. A refugee from Iran outside his Melbourne motel room in April.Credit...Asanka Brendon Ratnayake for The New York TimesPublished June 2, 2022Updated June 3, 2022 MELBOURNE, Australia…

OTTAWA — A member of Afghanistan’s Parliament forced to flee her homeland after the Taliban takeover last year is pleading with Canada to do more to help bring Afghan refugees to safety. OTTAWA — A member of Afghanistan’s Parliament forced to flee her homeland after the Taliban takeover last year…

The displacement is due to a Senegalese military operation against rebels in Casamance who are fighting for independence. Published On 2 Jun 20222 Jun 2022 Stray bullets whistled past Senegalese villager Modou Badjie and his family as they ran through a cashew forest in the middle of the night to…

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comWASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is in talks with Spain and Canada about taking more Western Hemisphere refugees for resettlement, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, signaling possible commitments that could be announced at next week's Summit of…