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US border patrol accused of taking turbans from Sikh asylum-seekers

ACLU says there are nearly 50 cases of Sikhs saying religious headwear was taken as they passed through CBP checks in Arizona

The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2022

Irish NGOs struggle to manage increase in Ukrainian refugee arrivals as Red Cross warns of 'very serious' situation

“The recent pulse of people has been caused by an increase of refugees coming in from Ukraine but that’s been further augmented by refugees coming in from other countries looking for political asylum. That particular pulse wasn’t foreseen at all."

Irish Mirror · Jul 15, 2022

‘Completely bloody-minded’: NSW unions furious over fine increases for illegal strikes

Government moves to dramatically lift fines following months of industrial disputes with a range of public sector workers

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2022

Suicidal asylum seeker facing deportation to Rwanda told to get haircut or learn instrument

Man in his 40s is the victim of torture and suffers from PTSD, but officials at Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre have been accused of dismissing his ‘deteriorating’ mental health

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

GOP may kill thousands of businesses

"More than half of the 177,300 restaurants waiting for an RRF grant will close in the next few months," group warns

Salon · May 20, 2022

The Hopi farmer championing Indigenous agricultural knowledge

How millennia of Native American land practices can provide valuable lessons for growing food and sustaining the Earth.

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2022

Hundreds gather in Durham in protest against immigration centre

Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) began detaining women at the end of 2021 and is one of seven IRCs operated by The Home Office in the UK

Chronicle Live · May 14, 2022

Editorial: Democracy wins: New York’s highest court invalidates an obnoxious hyperpartisan gerrymander

In a rousing win for New York’s voters, the state’s highest court invalidated the twisted district maps drawn by the Legislature’s Democratic supermajority to help their party for the next decade. Answering the calls of this page and the League of Women Voters, the Court of Appeals (where all seven…

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022

How governments are multiplying aid to Ukraine

The vast majority of aid to Ukraine is coming from governments, not individuals.

Axios · Apr 7, 2022

Brook House should close in wake of abuse allegations, inquiry told

The BBC broadcast undercover footage in 2017 showing alleged assaults, humiliation and verbal abuse of detainees by officers at the centre.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022