Refugees

Rohingya refugees accused Facebook in a $150 million lawsuit filed Monday of amplifying hate speech against the persecuted minority Muslims in Myanmar via algorithms and failing to take down inflammatory posts. Why it matters: Thousands of Rohingya Muslims have been killed in Myanmar in what the UN deemed a genocidal…

The complaint alleges that Facebook's algorithm fueled hate speech against the minority group in Myanmar, reported South China Morning Post...Read More

Rohingya refugees sued Facebook on Monday for $150 billion over claims the social network is failing to stem hate speech on its platform, exacerbating violence against the vulnerable minority. The complaint, lodged in a California court, says the algorithms that power the US-based company promote disinformation and extremist thought that…

/ Americas Issued on: 07/12/2021 - 04:06 FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugees sit on wooden benches of a navy vessel on their way to the Bhasan Char island in Noakhali district, Bangladesh, December 29, 2020. © Mohammad Ponir Hossain, Reuters Rohingya refugees sued Facebook on Monday for $150 billion over claims…

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Pope Francis meets refugees in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos AFP | Andreas SOLARO ATHENS - Pope Francis on Sunday returned to the island of Lesbos, the migration flashpoint he first visited in 2016, calling the neglect of migrants the "shipwreck of civilisation". The pope has long championed the…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — On the last day of Pope Francis’ apostolic visit to the island of Cyprus, the Vatican Press Office announced he will be taking 12 immigrants and refugees in Greece and Cyprus back to the Vatican. When Pope Francis visited a refugee camp on the Greek island…

RIYADH: The Saudi Special Forces for Environmental Security have apprehended dozens of offenders for environmental violations as part of a recent crackdown. The forces, under the command of the Ministry of Interior, arrested individuals who illegally moved sand and soil in Jeddah and Tabuk. People who illegally entered the Imam…

TORONTO -- As the first charter flight of Afghans with private sponsorship arrives in Canada, thousands of other refugees remain in limbo, without any indication of when they may arrive in their new home. On Thursday, the federal government announced the arrival of about 250 privately sponsored Afghan refugees to…

A large number of Afghan refugees remain stuck in Canadian hotels — in some cases for months on end — with some unable to even send their children to school. One ex-military interpreter, who asked not to be identified out of fear for the safety of his relatives still in…