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Who Is Hadi Alodid? Suspect Behind Belfast Attack That Triggered Migrant Home Burnings

A knife attack in Belfast by a Sudanese refugee led to severe injuries and sparked racial tensions, resulting in riots and arson across the city.

International Business Times UK · Jun 10

‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugees

While the US is shutting the doors to most refugees, those already in the country fear for their future in a rapidly heating world

The Guardian - US · Jun 10

Scottish Refugee Council calls out 'irresponsible' politicians amid violence

THE Scottish Refugee Council has called "real leadership" from Scotland's politicians following "deeply disturbing"…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 10

Protesters torch buildings and vehicles, block roads over Belfast stabbing

BELFAST - Anti-immigration protesters torched buildings and vehicles in Belfast on Tuesday evening and blocked roads, a day after a stabbing allegedly by a Sudanese refugee, captured in a graphic video that shocked the country.

Bangkok Post · Jun 10

Man accused of killing Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte train rants about ‘material in his body’ as judge rules him not fit to stand trial

Iryna Zarutska, 23, was stabbed to death on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, last summer

The Independent UK · Jun 9

Trial for the man charged in Ukrainian woman's killing on train is delayed for mental health reasons

A federal judge has ruled that the man charged in the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina train cannot currently stand trial due to mental illness

The Independent UK · Jun 9

Thai jobs for Myanmar refugees could show way forward for Asian nations, says UN

⁠More ⁠than 5,500 Myanmar refugees living ​in camps along Thailand's border have found jobs since the Thai government eased employment ​curbs last year, an approach ‌that offers a regional example, a senior United Nations (UN) refugee official told Reuters .

Bangkok Post · Jun 9

Trump doubles down on white South African refugee program despite outcry

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The Independent UK · Jun 8

US has accepted almost 6,000 refugees this year – and all are South Africans after Trump prioritised whites

Donald Trump has insisted Afrikaners faces racial persecution and even ‘genocide’ in their home country, despite being assured otherwise by president Cyril Ramaphosa

The Independent UK · Jun 8

White South African refugees fall foul of Republican driving rules in US midwest

Onerous and costly restrictions aimed at immigrants cause difficulties for group prioritized by Trump for admission

The Guardian - US · Jun 8