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More than 16,000 refugees unable to reunite with families in UK, says Refugee Council

Suspension of family reunion route has left many stuck in conflict zones or using people smugglers to reach safety

The Guardian - UK

Israeli attacks in Gaza kill six people, including a girl, medics say

Medics said Israeli gunfire directed at a tent encampment on the eastern side of the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza killed 9-year-old Tala Abu Matar. The Israeli military said it was not aware of the incident. An airstrike at a metal foundry in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood killed four…

The Economic Times

‘We plant belonging’: how nature charities and asylum seekers work together in UK countryside

Environmental and refugee groups have joined forces to benefit lives and wildlife in Wales and elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

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Floods in Bangladesh kill 44, leave over a million stranded

Torrential monsoon rains caused floods and landslides in southeastern Bangladesh. At least forty-four people have died and over a million are stranded. Power outages and damaged roads hinder rescue and relief efforts significantly. Many residents lack food and cooking facilities due to submerged homes. Rohingya refugee camps also experienced landslides,…

The Economic Times

OPINION - Surrounded by losers, misfits and boozers, our kitchen brigades should be cherished

‘You’d struggle to find this collection of rejects and emotional refugees outside the closing credits of a Guy Ritchie film’: Professional chef Alasdair Gill reveals what really goes on behind the swinging kitchen doors of the London dining scene

Evening Standard

Australian asylum reject's bid to outrun Trump purge

A young refugee rebuffed by Australia now hopes he can outlast the Trump administration's bid to be rid of him while on a temporary study visa.

AAP

Thai authorities detain Canada-bound Hong Kong activist

Thai authorities have detained an activist wanted by Hong Kong authorities for national security violations just hours before she was to fly to Canada under a refugee resettlement agreement.

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Trump has sent all the US refugee agents to just one country

‘Are we being trolled here? Is this like a trolling exercise?’ a former federal employee said

The Independent UK

Less drugs, less care, less food: how aid cuts have hit Uganda’s 2m refugees

Africa’s largest refugee population has seen rations and healthcare slashed as funding levels drop

The Guardian - UK

Bangladesh relocates refugees after landslide kills at least 5 children

Authorities in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are using loud speakers and a network of volunteers and community leaders to relocate people from risky areas to safety

The Independent UK

Bangladesh: Rohingya camp landslide kills at least eight children, multiple injured

Heavy monsoon rains triggered a landslide at a madrassa in a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing eight children and injuring five others, officials said.

The Times of India

Five Indian Cities Where a Food Walk on the Streets Tells You More Than Any Museum

Lucknow: The Tehzeeb Is in the Serving, Not the DishYou don't understand Lucknow by reading about the nawabs. You understand it by watching the man at the tunde kabab counter in Aminabad hand you your parcel with both hands, with a slight incline of the head, as if the transaction…

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At least 8 Rohingya refugees killed as monsoon rains lash Bangladesh and India

Series of landslides in Cox’s Bazar buried makeshift shelters under mud and debris while people were asleep

The Independent UK

Community refugee sponsorship: how the Home Office can get its new safe-and-legal route right

As part of a package of reforms to the UK’s asylum system, Shabana Mahmood has laid out the details of a new community sponsorship route for refugees to come to the UK.

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The Guardian - UK

‘A big chunk of positive energy’: Green Man celebrates 10 years of training refugees

Welsh festival helps asylum seekers gain confidence and skills while settling in to a new life in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Alan Gignoux: Homeland Lost review – a landscape as bereft as its people

Resonant black and white photographs show Palestinian refugees and the sites today of the homes they were forced to leave during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

Evening Standard

Yvette Cooper plays friendly cricket match with exiled Afghan women’s team

Ms Cooper said it was an ‘outrage’ the Afghan women’s refugee team could not play cricket in their homeland because of the Taliban.

Newsroom.co.nz

When the world shuts its doors to the dispossessed

Today from The Detail: Nations are pulling up the drawbridge to refugees at a time when their needs are more urgent than ever.

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Immigration and asylum bill: why yet another attempt to overhaul the system won’t work

The UK government’s immigration and asylum bill puts forward a number of proposals to overhaul the asylum system. These include changes to how human rights are interpreted, and requiring refugees to pay back some of the support they receive. If passed, it will be the fifth immigration act adopted since…

France 24

Danish Refugee Council on importance of coordinated response to Ebola, wider humanitarian crisis

The Danish Refugee Council has warned that the latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is complicating an already strained humanitarian situation. In a recent report, the NGO stressed the response to the health emergency "must not hollow out the aid programming that is holding communities together". Speaking to FRANCE 24,…

International Business Times UK

Andy Burnham's Immigration Stance Clashes With Labour as New Asylum Bill Is Branded 'Performative Cruelty'

Labour's proposed Immigration and Asylum Bill faces criticism for its repayment scheme for refugees and changes to the appeals process, sparking debate over the future of the UK's asylum system.

Euronews

Ukrainian volunteers in Poland support front despite growing war fatigue

A December survey by CBOS, an independent Polish research centre, found that 48% of Poles support accepting Ukrainian refugees, the lowest level since the start of the war.

The Independent UK

How some in Palestinian diaspora find connection, identity and resilience in traditional embroidery

From refugee camps to stitching circles, many in the Palestinian diaspora around the world are engaging with a traditional form of Palestinian embroidery as far more than a decorative aesthetic

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seekers to pay £10,000 towards living costs under new UK law

Means-tested scheme included in immigration and asylum bill condemned by charities for placing tax on refugees

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers to be billed £10,000 to cover own support once they start earning money

Home Office plans slammed as ‘performative cruelty’ as campaigners warn new policy will fail to tackle the real issues in asylum system

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