Refugees
- Afghanistan, Global development, Greece, Migration and development, Refugees, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Destitution is almost inevitable’: Afghan refugees in Greece left homeless by failed system
Catch-22 system leaves people facing eviction upon being granted refugee status – yet unable to claim rent sub…
- Activism, Afghanistan, Education, Global development, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, World news
‘No darkness is for ever’: can an activist in exile persuade the Taliban to allow teaching on TV?
The regime’s closure of her support and literacy centres for women and girls was crushing, but Jamila Afghani …
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World has left Bangladesh to shelter 1m Rohingya refugees alone, says minister
Shahriar Alam criticises international community for doing ‘absolutely nothing’ to press Myanmar’s junta to gu…
- Chagos Islands, Foreign policy, Human rights, Law, Ministry of Defence, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, UK news, World news
UK accused of letting refugees make dangerous Indian Ocean boat journeys
MoD personnel escorted refugees away from Diego Garcia in boat with no record of having radio or lifesaving eq…
- Home Office, Immigration and asylum, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, UK news, World news
Refugee wrongly labelled child murderer says decades of his life wasted
Mayooran Thangaratnam fled Sri Lanka for the UK in 2003 after brutal murder of his father but was repeatedly r…
- Afghanistan, Europe, Global development, Greece, Migration and development, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Turkey, Ukraine, World news
Afghans left in legal limbo in Greece while ‘real refugees’ helped to settle
International Rescue Committee points to unequal treatment, saying welcome for Ukrainians proves integration a…
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Tajikistan ‘rounding up and deporting Afghan refugees’
UN refugee agency urges authorities to end forced deportations as families say they are too scared to leave th…
- Afghanistan, Australia news, Australian immigration and asylum, Europe, European Union, Global development, Greece, Human rights, Migration, Refugees, South and Central Asia, World news
Two years after the fire, Moria refugee camp’s legacy still leaves its mark
Many of those housed in the notorious refugee camp remain on Lesbos, while others have managed to rebuild new …
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‘I will reach Europe or die’: three stories of Afghan refugees in Turkey
Having paid smugglers to organise a dangerous escape, those fleeing the Taliban face persistent hostilityShukr…
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How the politics of love could revolutionise New Zealand’s refugee policy
We like to think we help those in need, but the truth is we could and should be doing much more for the world’…
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I have spent a year helping people flee the Taliban: failure is traumatic, success bittersweet | Ruchi Kumar
We are still trying to find ways to get visas – writing letters, appealing to governments – but the options ar…
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Four countries, six years, 7,000 miles: one Afghan family’s journey to the US
Zahra Amiri is among 41,000 working-age Afghans who have resettled in the US and are set to contribute $1.4bn …
- Bangladesh, Global development, Myanmar, Photography, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
‘This is our documentary of the crisis we face’: the Rohingya smartphone photographers
Refugees who have fled Myanmar describe the risks and their sense of duty – as well as joy – in recording life…
- Art and design, Bangladesh, Global development, Photography, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
Women behind the lens: silent and alone, Nur hopes for a greener future
In the sweltering summer of the Rohingya refugee camp at Cox’s Bazar, Ishrat Fori Imran photographed a young g…
- Afghanistan, Global development, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
We fled the Taliban in chaos, shock and terror. A year later we have a new home and hope | Zahra Joya
My work as a journalist made us targets. Now we have a safe new home and I am determined to keep reporting on …