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Guardian and Observer 2016 charity appeal raises over £1.75m
The Guardian and Observer’s 2016 appeal has raised over £1,750,000 for child refugees, making it the second biggest charity fundraiser in the papers’ histories. More than 17,500 readers donated to the four-week appeal, which closed on Sunday night. The money will be shared between three charities supporting young refugees: Help Refugees, Safe Passage, and the Children’s Society. The charities thanked readers for […]
Cuddles, not bombs: how one woman helped children in Syria
Fatima, a jolly-looking woman in a sparkly grey jumper and tightly wrapped headscarf that accentuates her round, smiley face, laughs as she shows me into her living room in Manchester, which is comfortable even though the family moved in just a fortnight ago. She offers me nuts and biscuits, but then her demeanour changes. She shifts […]
80 refugees to be accommodated in Co Roscommon hotel
There has been a mixed reaction to the news that 80 refugees will be located at a hotel in Ballaghaderreen in Co Roscommon. Several local people have criticised the Department of Justice, saying there was no consultation with the local community and no information until the announcement yesterday. One local businessman said while he would […]
Lack of jobs, housing: why some of Canada’s Syrian refugees are relocating
A year ago this December, the first wave of Syrian refugees to Canada arrived in their new homes across the country. But for some, home is still another big move away. In what's being called a second migration, many refugees from Syria are packing up their lives once again in an effort to find work, […]
Actor Kal Penn donates MasterChef prize to Palestinian refugees
Penn, movie star and former White House official, also called on his Twitter followers to donate to UNRWA Actor Kal Penn has donated his $25,000 prize for winning MasterChef Showdown to the UN Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA. But supporters of the Palestinian cause say that the movie star also made a priceless contribution to the […]
Syrian refugee who asked ISIS for €180,000 for bombings in Europe detained in Germany
The 38-year old man was detained early Saturday by German special forces in his flat in the city of Saarbrucken in the Federal State of Saarland. Official confirmation of the operation and further details emerged only on Monday. The Syrian refugee was arrested after Saarland police received a tip off from the Federal Criminal police. According […]
Lost at sea: The search for missing refugees
The last time Gholam saw his wife and two children was in the brief moment before a high wave split their boat in half and catapulted the dozens of people on board towards the sea. In the chaos of October 16, 2015, Gholam, an Afghan refugee from Kabul, held his eldest son's head above water […]
How are Australia’s Syrian refugees coping?
Australia has resettled about half of the 12,000 refugees it agreed to take in over the past 13 months from the conflict in Syria, but how are they adapting to life in their new country? It is a year since Iymen Baerli, a refugee from Syria, arrived in Sydney with his wife and three young children. Within […]
Iranian refugees on Manus allegedly assaulted by PNG police
Two Iranian refugees on Manus Island have been released from police detention more than 36 hours after being reportedly assaulted by police and immigration officials on New Year’s Eve. The two men, whose first names are Mehdi and Mohammad, were allegedly assaulted when they were in Lorengau township at about 8pm on New Year’s Eve. Behrouz Boochani, […]
When you meet your maker, what will you say about Aleppo?
BY DARIUS ASSEMIAs a Muslim immigrant from Iran of almost 40 years living in this beautiful country, I believe when we face our maker in the next life, we will be asked: What did you do for your brothers and sisters who were suffering in other parts of the world? Darius Assemi ERIC PAUL ZAMORAThe Fresno […]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 […]
