Refugees

"India Can't Be Refugee Capital": Centre To Top Court On Assam NRC List

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday July 19, 2019

Lakhs of people have been wrongly included in the draft National Register of Citizens being prepared in Assam to weed out illegal immigrants, centre told the Supreme Court today, asking for more time to finalise the list. "India can't be world's refugee capital," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the top court, appearing on behalf of the central ...

At Delhi Slum, Rohingya Pin Hopes On Education For A Better Life

India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Sunday July 14, 2019

Life may be all about slums, cramped lanes and one-room hutments for Rohingya refugees in Delhi's Kalindi Kunj Camp, but the younger generation of the community is setting its sights on becoming lawyers and doctors in brighter days to come.

India Pledges To Contribute USD 5 Million To UN Palestine Refugee Agency

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 2, 2019

India has pledged to contribute USD 5 million in 2019 to the UN Palestine Refugee Agency, even as it voiced concern over the agency's difficult financial situation due to voluntary contributions from a limited donor base and called for ensuring sustained fiscal support for its work.

Indian Asylum-Seeker Sets Refugee Camp On Fire At Port Near Australia

Indians Abroad | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 24, 2019

An Indian man who tried to kill himself by setting fire to his room at a refugee camp in Papua New Guinea faces charges of arson and attempted suicide, the police said. Asylum seeker Ravinder Singh, in his 30s, locked himself in a shipping container room at a camp on Manus Island on Friday and started a blaze that engulfed two other rooms before be...

Record 70.8 Million People Displaced At End Of 2018: UN

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 20, 2019

More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and asylum seekers, the UN said Wednesday.

Record 70.8 Million People Displaced At End Of 2018, Says United Nations

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 19, 2019

More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and asylum seekers, the UN said Wednesday.

Angelina Jolie Meets Colombian President Over Venezuelan Migrant Kids

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 9, 2019

Actress and UN special envoy for refugees Angelina Jolie met Saturday with Colombian President Ivan Duque to advocate for the estimated 20,000 children of Venezuelan migrants left with uncertain status after their parents fled their crisis-wracked home country.

Massive Fire Razes 150 Shanties Of Labourers, Rohingya In Jammu

Jammu News | ANI | Monday June 3, 2019

Nearly 150 huts, including 41 of Rohingya refugees, were gutted in a massive fire in Jammu in the early hours of Monday. Residents claimed that wind fuelled the flames and fire tenders were late in reaching the spot.

Family Who Helped Edward Snowden Asks Canada For Asylum

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 30, 2019

A lawyer for a family who sheltered fugitive former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden asked Canada on Wednesday to take them in as refugees, saying they were being persecuted in Hong Kong.

Migrant Found Hiding In Vehicle's Glove Box By Spanish Border Police

World News | Sanya Jain | Wednesday May 29, 2019

A man was found hiding in a vehicle's glove box while attempting to travel from Morocco to Spain.

France Says Around 450 ISIS-Linked Nationals Detained In Syria

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 29, 2019

Around 450 French nationals linked to the ISIS are being held by Kurds or detained in refugee camps in northeastern Syria, the French foreign minister said Tuesday.

Hong Kong Independence Activists Granted Refugee Status In Germany

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Two former Hong Kong independence activists have been granted refugee status in Germany in what is one of the first cases of dissenters from the semi-autonomous Chinese city receiving such protection.

More Than 250,000 Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh Get First ID Cards: UN

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2019

The UN said Friday it has registered more than 250,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, providing many with their first ever identification cards and proof of their right to return to Myanmar in the future.

Suspected Rohingya Refugees, Including Women, Boys, Sent To Shelter Homes

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2019

Twelve suspected Rohingya refugees, who were rescued in Mizoram's Aizawl three days ago allegedly from a human trafficking gang, have been shifted to state-run shelter homes, a senior police officer said.

Helping Refugees Saw "Downfall Of Germany": Trump's Daughter-In-Law

World News | Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post | Friday April 26, 2019

Lara Trump, President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law and a senior adviser to his reelection campaign, said Thursday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to admit refugees was "one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany."