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IRAQ: CHRISTIANS FIND HOMETOWN IN RUINS
Large parts of the once thriving Christian community of Quaraqosh in Northern Iraq have been left in ruins. The church in the town, which lies near Mosul, was destroyed by ISIL. Now liberated from the extremists, those Christians who have returned, are struggling to deal with the new reality. Marie Sabri a displaced resident said: ‘‘What […]
Greensboro toddler mauled by pit bulls son of Syrian refugees; GoFundMe started
The toddler mauled in a pit bull attack Tuesday morning is the son of Syrian refugees who moved here in August. A male and female pit bull on Valley View Street attacked the 19-month-old boy about 9:10 a.m. Tuesday, police said. A responding Greensboro police officer shot the male pit bull. Animal control captured the […]
Scrapping Dubs refugee scheme ‘truly shameful’, stars tell Theresa May
More than 200 high-profile public figures including Ralph Fiennes, Keira Knightley, Michael Morpurgo and the band Coldplay have written to Theresa May calling on the government not to close a scheme to bring unaccompanied child refugees from Europe to Britain. In an open letter addressed to the prime minister, the signatories describe the decision to admit no more […]
Canada arrests nearly 70 asylum seekers at US border following Trump travel ban
Nearly 70 people seeking asylum in Canada were arrested over the weekend, adding to the small but growing number of refugees who are braving bitterly cold winter conditions to cross the border after Donald Trump’s executive ordertemporarily barring people from seven Muslim-majority countries. A spokesman for the Canada Border Services Agency said that 21 people were intercepted in […]
Canada town feels burden of refugees crossing US border
A small town in rural southern Manitoba says it is hopeful help is coming to assist with an influx of refugee claimants. The municipality of Emerson-Franklin is preparing for more people crossing illegally at the Canada-US border. They had 22 border jumpers cross last weekend. The town of some 700 people, near a major interstate […]
Thousands protest in London against Trump’s refugee ban
Several thousand people demonstrated outside the U.S. embassy in London on Saturday against President Donald Trump and his temporary ban on refugees and nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. Protesters held black banners with blood stains bearing slogans such as "No to Trump. No to War" and "Trump: Special Relationship? Just […]
Trump administration appealing Seattle judge’s halt of refugee travel ban
The Trump administration on Saturday afternoon file a notice of appeal of federal Judge James Robart’s travel-ban ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, in San Francisco. It is filed on behalf of “the defendants Donald Trump, in his official capacity as president of the United States; United States Department of Homeland Security; […]
US-Australia refugee deal: Trump in ‘worst call’ with Turnbull
A phone call between US President Donald Trump and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has called into question a refugee resettlement deal. The Washington Post reported Mr Trump called the conversation "the worst by far" of his calls with world leaders that day, and cut it short. Mr Trump later tweeted that he would "study this […]
Refugee crisis cannot be solved by building higher walls
The refugee crisis is a “global issue” and to solve it we need greater cooperation among all international powers, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Saturday. When asked about U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent visa ban against seven Muslim-majority countries during a news conference with British PM Theresa May in Ankara, Yıldırım said the refugee […]
Turkish gov’t to set up new refugee healthcare centers, employ Syrian medical staff
Turkish gov’t to set up new refugee healthcare centers, employ Syrian medical staff Hosting more than 3 million Syrian refugees despite lack of global support, Turkish institutions and authorities are doing everything in their power to make Syrians feel at home and to provide them with necessary basic needs. Speaking at an exclusive live program […]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 […]
