Refugees

Today so far The Florida legislature approved a congressional map approved by governor Ron DeSantis that will severely curtail Black voting power in the state - and also passed a bill dissolving the self-governance status of Disney World. This all took place despite Democrats staging a sit-in on the legislature…

T here have been instances of people who have fled Ukraine ending up homeless in Scotland, MSPs have heard. The crisis in the war-torn country was discussed by Holyrood’s Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee on Thursday, with MSPs hearing from local authority representatives. The committee was told that…

Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly. For a better experience use Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge. More than half of the 24,000 pledges of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees have so…

A Nova Scotian who will soon be opening her doors to temporarily host a Ukrainian refugee family is calling on the federal government to waive costly medical screening fees upon their arrival. “(They) have spent every penny that they’ve got, fleeing from their home, and getting flights here. And then…

Placeholder while article actions load With global attention focused on the plight of people fleeing Ukraine, the U.K. government has announced a new pay-for-processing program with Rwanda. The policy would further close already heavily restricted U.K. borders by allowing British officials to target people arriving via the English Channel and…

Thanks to a relief effort in Jasper, Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion are being welcomed with jobs, accommodations and kindness. More than 10 million Ukrainians — one-quarter of the country's population — have been driven from their homes. For two sisters now living in Alberta, their escape came last month…

Former Afghan interpreters begin a hunger strike on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 31, 2022, as they call for the federal government to do more to help family members fleeing the Taliban.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press A Canadian veterans group is giving up its efforts to evacuate Afghans who supported…

In a video address Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wished the Jewish community a happy Passover. “I sincerely wish all those who celebrate in Ukraine and in the world — peace, good, and the inevitable defeat of any evil that threatens freedom and life on Earth, ” he said, concluding…

Ukrainian Rabbi Moshe Azman began this year’s Passover, normally a celebratory holiday, with a funeral: He buried a member of his congregation shot dead by Russian occupiers on the street near Kyiv. Rabbi Azman then rushed back to the capital to preside over a wartime Seder in the basement of…

News Melissa Doughty Saturday 16 April 2022 A soldier waits to join the police search for kidnap victim Andrea Bharatt in Sangre Grande. File photo/Roger Jacob THE UNITED States Department of State recently released its 2021 Human Rights Report and found credible reports that members of the security forces committed…