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Lebanon: General Security Prepares Mechanism on Return of Syrian Refugees

Lebanon’s Acting Director General of General Security, Brigadier General Elias Baissari, has exerted efforts to adopt a mechanism for the return of Syrian refugees, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday. On Thursday, Baissari was assigned by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to follow up on the issue of returning the…

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Syrian Opposition Proposes Transfer of Refugees in Lebanon to ‘Liberated Regions’

Opposition civilian and political groups in Syria’s northwest announced their complete readiness to receive Syrian refugees from Lebanon in liberated Syrian regions in wake of the violations and forced deportation they are facing in the neighboring country. The “Political Affairs Administration” in the opposition-held Idlib region and the Hayat Tahrir…

Asharq Al-Awsat

From a Himalayan kingdom to western Sydney: one man’s journey against his own victimhood

Om Dhungel escaped ethnic persecution in Bhutan to make a new life in Australia. The strength and potential of refugees like him, he says, is vastly underestimated

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‘A deadly trip’: Sudanese refugees find little welcome at Egyptian border

People fleeing fighting in Khartoum left waiting for days at sparsely staffed crossing after costly and dangerous journeys

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Pope calls on Hungary to show charity to all after meeting with refugees

Pope Francis thanked Hungarians on Saturday for welcoming Ukrainian refugees and urged them to help anyone in need, as he begged for a culture of charity in a country where the prime minister has justified firm anti-immigration policies with fears that migration threatens Europe’s Christian culture.

France 24

Pope meets refugees, urges Hungary to show charity to all

The pontiff thanks Hungarians for hosting Ukrainian refugees.

Al Jazeera

Sudanese flee to Egypt as Cairo works to avoid ‘refugee crisis’

Processing on the Egyptian side is slow, with some people waiting days to hear their names called so they can proceed.

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Pope warns against indifference

BUDAPEST: Pope Francis warned on Saturday against indifference while thanking Hungary for taking in Ukrainians despite the anti-refugee policies of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Bangkok Post

Pope visits refugees, urges Hungary to show charity to all

Pope Francis has thanked Hungarians for welcoming Ukrainian refugees and urged them to help anyone in need

The Independent UK

Ukrainian refugees in Newcastle left homeless as council warns of 'horrifying' housing crisis

Council bosses believe that almost 150 refugee households in the city will become homeless over the coming months

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Dire conditions, uncertain future for Sudanese refugees in Chad

Thousands have fled fighting and crossed into Chad, but aid agencies warn they do not have enough food to help them.

Al Jazeera

Syrians in Lebanon Fear Deportation

Samer and his family thought they had found safety in Lebanon after fleeing Syria's war nearly a decade ago, but amid growing anti-refugee sentiment, Beirut handed his brother to the Syrian army. Syrians poured into Lebanon after civil war broke out in 2011, with Damascus's brutal suppression of peaceful protests.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Judges urged to block Home Office plans to send refugees to Rwanda

Court of appeal hears Rwanda plan will expose refugees to ‘serious harm’ and is incompatible with UK’s international obligations

The Guardian - UK

US to dedicate specially trained asylum officers to centers in Guatemala, Colombia

The United States will dedicate specially trained asylum officers to new refugee centers in Guatemala and Colombia, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters on Thursday as Washington seeks to create new lawful pathways for migrants.

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Multiple government defeats are likely when the illegal immigration bill heads to the Lords

Sunak’s plan is cruel and unworkable, but at the very least there may be concessions on victims of trafficking and children, says Refugee Council SEO Enver Solomon

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen Faces Flood Warnings as Second Season Starts

With an air of confidence and a palpable sense of elation in his voice, Khalid Mohsen Saleh declared that this year’s farming season in Yemen will surpass all previous ones. Yemeni farmers have attested that the country has not experienced such persistent and abundant rainfall in years. Despite it sounding…

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Uighur refugee dies after nine years in detention in Thailand

Mattohti Mattursun was one of 350 Uighur refugees, including children, who were detained in March 2014.

ABC News

Ukrainian refugee eyes dream of representing Australia at canoe sprinting championships

Max Gandziuk hopes to represent his "new home" Australia at the junior world championships in canoe sprinting in July, after fleeing his home because of Russia's invasion. The Ukrainian community is raising funds to help him get to Italy to compete.

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Humanitarian fears as thousands of Sudanese flee to Chad on foot

UN estimates 100,000 people will flee Sudan conflict to Chad, which already hosts more than half a million refugees.

The Independent UK

UK House of Commons set to back controversial migration bill

A sweeping British bill that will dramatically curb migrants’ ability to seek asylum in the U.K. is due to be approved by lawmakers

France 24

Film show: 'Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous', a tale of star-crossed lovers in Beirut

Contemporary Beirut is not usually a fairytale setting, but director Wissam Charaf has created something of a modern fable in his latest film "Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous". He tells us about the Syrian refugee and Ethiopian domestic worker at the centre of his romance, and why re-writing their dehumanising experiences was…

Daily Record

Boswell Book Festival shares two refugees' stories to raise funds for Ukrainian crisis

The festival is returning this year to the magnificent Dumfries House with a variety of events, including a fundraiser for the Rotary Club Ukrainian Crisis Taskforce.

The Independent UK

Braverman rebuked for falsely claiming Sudanese asylum seekers have ‘various’ ways of coming to UK

The UNHCR said an ‘overwhelming majority’ of refugees have no access to safe and legal routes to the UK, noting that only a ‘very small’ number seek asylum in the UK.

Reuters

US prepares for more migrant crossings as border restrictions set to end

President Joe Biden's administration is devising a strategy for the possible arrival of tens of thousands more migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border after the anticipated end of COVID-19 restrictions next month, scrambling to find holding centers, speed deportations and increase processing of refugees abroad.

The Independent UK

Thousands of Afghan refugees to be evicted from Home Office hotels with no offer of housing

Thousands of Afghan refugees are living in hotels after fleeing the Taliban in August 2021

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