Refugees
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‘He suffered’: Pakistani relatives mourn sons on Greek shipwreck
Poverty drove young men from small Kashmir town to board ill-fated fishing trawler, say familiesThe last time …
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Sunk boat had not moved for hours, data suggests, contradicting Greek officials
Tracking data indicates two vessels stood by or circled around stationary refugee boat for several hoursTracki…
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Nine due in Greek court over shipwreck as Pakistan holds day of mourning
Suspected people smugglers to appear in court in Kalamata, as police in Kashmir announce 10 arrestsNine suspec…
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Pakistanis ‘were forced below deck’ on refugee boat in Greece disaster
Witnesses say some groups were forced into the most hazardous part of the vessel that sank, leaving hundreds f…
- Afghanistan, Europe, Greece, Immigration and asylum, Middle East and North Africa, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Syria, World news
The Observer view on the Greek migrant boat tragedy: the west must admit responsibility | Observer editorial
Horrors at sea will continue until the west faces up to its responsibilities and recognises its part in the pl…
- Afghanistan, Human rights, Immigration and asylum, Law, Politics, Refugees, Society, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
Thousands of Afghan refugees in UK set to be made homeless
Downing Street crisis meeting hears that about 8,000 who arrived under Operation Warm Welcome will be evicted …
- Aid, Bangladesh, Global development, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Even prisons serve regular meals – yet in our camp, Rohingyas go hungry | Yasmin Ara
Prevented by Bangladeshi authorities from working, refugees in the Cox’s Bazar camp are dependent on food aid,…
- Afghanistan, David Miliband, Europe, European Union, France, Germany, Migration, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
EU accused of ‘staggering neglect’ after just 271 Afghans resettled across bloc
Many in need of permanent protection remain stuck in ‘prison-like’ camps on Greek islands, leading refugee cha…
- Bangladesh, Global development, Human rights, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
Stateless Rohingya could soon be the ‘new Palestinians’, top UN official warns
Special rapporteur Olivier De Shutter calls for action on neglected crisis after finding ‘absolutely terrible’…
- Bangladesh, Global development, Humanitarian response, Myanmar, Natural disasters, Refugees, South and Central Asia, World news
UN denied access to Rohingya refugee camps after Cyclone Mocha
UNHCR says Myanmar government has refused to allow it to distribute health supplies in Sittwe, where an estima…
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Cyclone Mocha threatens world’s largest refugee camp on Myanmar-Bangladesh border
Predicted to make landfall on Sunday, preparations are under way for a partial evacuation of the camp in Cox’s…
- Bangladesh, Employment, Global development, Human rights, India, Inequality and development, Migration, Migration and development, Pakistan, Refugees, South and Central Asia, World news
‘We have a right to live in dignity’: Biharis in Bangladesh fight for equality – and jobs
The Urdu-speaking ethnic group was stateless for many years after the partition of India – and even now remain…
- Bangladesh, Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, Global development, Internally displaced people, Natural disasters, Refugees, Rivers, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Peace of mind at last’: the Bangladeshi villagers digging their way out of the floods
‘Plinth’ settlements built on raised ground above the country’s flooding rivers are providing permanent homes …
- Africa, Chagos Islands, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Politics, Refugees, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, World news
Britain grants Tamil asylum seekers rescued at sea ‘safe-country’ move
Two people, from group rescued by Royal Navy and held on Diego Garcia, made offer while receiving medical atte…
- Afghanistan, Conservatives, Home Office, Immigration and asylum, Politics, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, World news
Afghan applying to resettle in UK asked to provide Taliban approval
Despite MoD assurances, applicant and former British Council worker still being asked for Taliban-stamped pape…