refugees

Indonesia prevents Myanmar's Muslim refugee boats from reaching shore

Nov 25, 2023 11:05

Indonesian police and fisherman have started patrolling parts of the country’s westernmost province to prevent boats of Myanmar's Muslim refugees from reaching the shore.
British Red Cross: Ukrainian refugee families in UK four times as likely to end up homeless

Nov 22, 2023 10:26

Thousands of Ukrainian refugee families in the UK are at risk of homelessness this winter, a report by the British Red Cross in association with Heriot-Watt University has said, warning that vulnerable Ukrainian refugees are four times more likely than Britons to end up on the streets.
Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing overwhelmed as Afghans face expulsion

Nov 02, 2023 13:39

Pakistan's northwestern border crossing is flooded with thousands of Afghans rushing to cross into Afghanistan.
Texas mayor says migration crisis reaches 'breaking point' in El Paso

Sep 25, 2023 05:58

Thousands of refugees and migrants are continuing to cross the United States border from Mexico, overwhelming the city of El Paso in the State of Texas, and leaving President Joe Biden’s administration scrambling to stem the influx of people.
Iran announces support for Syrian refugees return efforts at UN meeting

Sep 25, 2023 03:56

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian announced the country's support for initiatives aimed at facilitating the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland.
'Future of Europe at stake' over migrant crisis: Italian PM

Sep 18, 2023 04:03

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has warned that the "future of Europe is at stake" in the wake of a surge in the number of migrants and refugees arriving from the North African coast.
Charity slams UK’s plan to return refugees to Bibby Stockholm barge

Aug 31, 2023 09:49

A refugee charity has condemned the UK's plan to move hundreds of asylum seekers back on the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge before its repairs are completed, accusing the British ministers of playing Russian roulette with refugees’ lives.
41 migrants die in Mediterranean shipwreck tragedy

Aug 09, 2023 12:24

At least 41 migrants have died in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, after a small boat which had set off from Sfax in Tunisia capsized and sank in the Strait of Sicily.
UK decried by UN for unlawful Rwanda deportation policy

Jul 23, 2023 10:30

The United Nations has lashed out at the UK for its controversial immigration legislation, warning it could have profound consequences for the people in need of international protection.
UN denounces UK refugee crackdown bill, calls it against international law

Jul 18, 2023 11:42

The United Nations has warned that controversial British legislation purportedly aimed at deterring thousands of refugees from landing on the country's shores will have profound consequences for people in need of international protection.