Refugees Make Up Bulk of Crossings From US To Canada
Most of the hundreds of people streaming over the US border into Canada in recent weeks are asylum-seekers, coming from ...
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Ai Weiwei Films Global Crisis
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has a message for US President Donald Trump, Europe's populist right and those who would ...
Syria Crisis Still ‘appalling’
The head of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and former British foreign secretary David Miliband on Thursday said the humanitarian ...
Refugees Serve Up Coffee and Life Lessons In California
A coffee shop that recently opened in California is serving customers more than just steamy cups of latte or espresso, ...
Rights Group Raps Pakistan For ‘forced’ Repatriation of Afghans
Pakistan is conducting the mass repatriation of Afghan refugees through coercion, threats and abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a ...
Asylum Seekers Fleeing US For Canada Brave Snow, Extreme Cold
Farhan Ahmed hoped to find refuge in the United States after fleeing death threats in Somalia, but fear over a ...
Kenyan Court Rules To Keep Dadaab Refugee Camp Open
Kenya’s high court has blocked the government’s bid to close one of the largest refugee camp’s in the world at Dadaab near ...
Kenyan Closure of Dadaab Refugee Camp Blocked By High Court
The High Court in Kenya has blocked the government's bid to close the largest refugee camp in the world. A ...
Angelina Jolie Speaks Out Against President Trump’s Controversial Immigration Ban
An activist on behalf of refugee rights, Angelina Jolie, 41, has finally spoken out against President Donald Trump's recent policies, ...
Angelina Jolie Slams Trump Travel Ban, Calls For ‘compassionate America’
Actress and human rights advocate Angelina Jolie on Thursday said U. S. President Donald Trump's executive order barring travellers from ...
U.N. Agencies Urge Trump To Allow Refugees Entry
he United Nations refugee agency and International Organization for Migration (IOM) called on the Trump administration on Saturday to continue ...
Trump Signs ‘extreme Vetting’ Order To Limit Immigration
US President Donald Trump has announced new vetting measures to "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US". He signed ...
Rich Nations ‘shirking’ Responsibility To Refugees
Amnesty International has accused the world's wealthiest nations of shirking responsibility towards refugees, saying they host the fewest and do ...
UN Can Create United Country Of Refugees
There are no people more disrespected, oppressed, alienated, despised and castigated than the refugees no matter where they are. What ...
Does the Media Needlessly Foster Fear?
The Vatican’s Pope Francis has strived to be a voice of peace and unity on a continent struggling to deal ...
Hungarian Camerawoman Who Kicked Refugees Charged
A camerawoman who was filmed kicking and tripping up refugees near the Hungary-Serbia border has been charged with breaching the ...