Pakistan under fire for ‘shocking’ $830 exit fee for refugees who fled Taliban Afghans waiting to be resettled in the UK and other western countries face steep charge in ‘unprecedented’ move The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023
‘We’re going to see people dying on the streets’: homeless refugee crisis grips Liverpool City struggling to cope with fallout of policy that reduced window for successful asylum seekers to vacate Home Office housing The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023
UN warns food aid for 1.4 million refugees in Chad could end over limited funding The United Nations food agency has warned that it might end food assistance to 1.4 million refugees in Chad who fled the conflict in parts of the Sahel because of limited funding The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023
Ukrainian refugee families in UK four times as likely to end up homeless British Red Cross research calls for more funding to support Ukrainians to prevent them ending up on streets this winter The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023
Food aid for 1.4 million people in Chad to ‘grind to a halt’ soon, WFP says Food aid is due to stop in January in a country taking in hundreds of thousands of refugees from Sudan’s war. Al Jazeera · Nov 21, 2023
Israeli troops battle Hamas fighters in packed refugee camp sraeli troops have battled Hamas militants in a packed urban refugee camp as they expanded operations across northern Gaza, where residents have… The National (Scotland) · Nov 21, 2023
Israeli troops battle militants across north Gaza, which has been cut off from services for weeks Israeli troops are battling Palestinian militants in a dense, urban refugee camp near Gaza City as they expand operations across the north The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023
How to Help Victims of the Sudanese Civil War Millions of innocent men, women, and children urgently need help. Marie Claire · Nov 20, 2023
Nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees arrive by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh region in one week Almost 1,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar have arrived by boat in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh in the last six days The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023
Hamas has delivered truce response to Qatari officials – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2023
Sunak could block Human Rights Act to force through Rwanda asylum plan No 10 has discussed possibility of ‘disapplying’ key human rights law to emergency bill to head off legal challenges The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023
‘Horrifying’: Dozens reported killed in Israeli attacks on camps, schools At least 31 people killed in Israeli attacks on the Bureij and Nuseirat refugee camps, officials say. Al Jazeera · Nov 19, 2023
How Scotland could lead on a resettlement programme for Gaza refugees THE Scottish Government has been putting pressure on the UK Government to step in and help rehome refugees from war-torn Gaza... The National (Scotland) · Nov 19, 2023
Israeli airstrikes kill 80 in Palestinian refugee camp Fears mount for Gaza refugees as nowhere is deemed safe for civilians in effort to destroy Hamas The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023
Reason · Nov 18, 2023 The Good Samaritans Who Saved Syrian Refugees When government relief efforts fail, individuals step up.
Dynamite News · Nov 18, 2023 Myanmar refugees in Mizoram get support from State Government and NGOs after fleeing Air Strikes at border The state government and administration have also specially inquired about the health issues of the refugees. Read further on Dynamite News:
WEKU · Nov 17, 2023 Israel told Palestinians to evacuate to southern Gaza — and stepped up attacks there Satellite imagery shows a steady increase in the number of buildings destroyed in middle and southern Gaza. Most damage appeared after Oct. 13, when Israel's military urged evacuation from the north.
France 24 · Nov 17, 2023 Israeli army accused of 'destroying all Palestinian symbols' in West Bank refugee camps Since the start of the war with Hamas on October 7, the Israeli army has stepped up its raids on the occupied West Bank, particularly in the Tulkarem and Jenin refugee camps, which Palestinians see as bastions of resistance.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023 Ukrainian teenagers win peace prize for developing apps to help young refugees Sofia Tereshchenko, Anastasiia Feskova, and Anastasiia Demchenko awarded 2023 International Children’s Peace prize
The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023 Sunak had no plan B for the Rwanda scheme – now tens of thousands are in desperate limbo The Illegal Migration Act effectively extinguished access to asylum in the UK, and the chaos and uncertainty are driving people underground, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council
The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023 Hundreds of Afghans evacuated from Pakistan ‘dumped’ in military bases as UK scrambles to find them homes Exclusive: Some refugees said it was hard to leave bases and that they had been given little help to claim benefits or find a GP
The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023 No 10 rules out overriding international law for Rwanda asylum flights Downing Street says ignoring ECHR and parts of UN refugee convention could delay emergency bill
The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023 Refugee who came to UK on boat says Rwanda policy is ‘like a hamster wheel’ Kaveh Khezri crossed the English Channel on a boat with 38 people on board.
Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2023 Does Israel have the right to self-defence in Gaza? Many experts believe Israel’s case is weak because Gaza has in effect been under Israeli control.
The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023 More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are afloat off the coast of Indonesia after two attempts to land were rejected by local residents