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Syrian refugees in Lebanon still reluctant to go home Syrian refugees in Lebanon still reluctant to go home
8,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country since the beginning of the year. The return exodus was brought about by an agreement between Syria and Lebanon, where more than 1 million Syrians live. For President Assad, returning refugees are a political weapon to bolster his international credibility. However, the very presence of the […]
5 things you need to know about the Rohingya crisis — and how it could roil Southeast Asia
A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding along the Bangladesh-Burma border. More than 370,000 Rohingya have fled a violent military crackdown in Burma, also known as Myanmar, and are crowded in desperate conditions in Chittagong, Bangladesh. This political and humanitarian emergency is acute, volatile and could breed instability in Bangladesh and beyond. Here are five points essential to understanding the complex […]
Iranian Refugee Raises Over $600,000 for Pittsburgh Synagogue Where Shooting Took Place
The day after the massacre of 11 Jewish worshipers, Shay Khatiri, 29, started an online fundraiser to collect donations for the Tree of Life Congregation. A refugee from Iran has raised over $600,000 for the Pittsburgh synagogue where a gunman killed 11 people on Saturday. The day after, Shay Khatiri, 29, started an online fundraiser to collect donations […]
‘Iran was like hell’: the young refugees starting new lives in Serbia
At Miksalište refugee center in central Belgrade, young asylum seekers are queueing up to get a free haircut. The room is packed with newcomers, connecting their phones to plug extensions and wifi; elsewhere, two people are playing table tennis. Some have just arrived from the Middle East and North Africa, others have been sleeping rough […]
India Deports 7 Rohingya to Myanmar Despite UN Protest
India Deports 7 Rohingya to Myanmar Despite UN Protest India on Thursday deported seven Rohingya men to Myanmar, despite U.N. warnings that they faced persecution in a country where the army is accused of genocide against the Muslim minority. The men, who had been in detention for immigration offenses since 2012, were handed over to […]Donate Now
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It has been close to six years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya faced a deadly genocide by Myanmar’s military and fled the country in search of protection and refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh. The Rohingya population has been undergoing persecution, discrimination, arbitrary arrests, and atrocities in Myanmar for over seven decades. Their condition is alarmingly […]
