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The UK spent a third of its international aid budget on refugees in the UK – what it's paying for, and why it's a problem

A third of the UK’s international aid budget was spent supporting refugees in the UK in 2022. A new report by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) details the £3.5 billion expense, a threefold increase on 2021, and about 12 times the amount spent in 2015.

The Conversation · Apr 3, 2023

Syrian refugee celebrates ‘sensational’ win in German mayoral race

Ryyan Alshebl, 29, won an absolute majority in Sunday’s mayoral election in Ostelsheim

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

This unique ADU offers hope for two sets of grandparents and Ukrainian refugees

LOS ANGELES — Seventy-four-year-old Viktor Vasyliev — arms outstretched and smiling broadly — greeted Raul Villagra and his wife, Cristina Araya, with a warm embrace.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 3, 2023

Rohingya refugees risk their lives on boats as chances of resettlement visas in third nations like Australia diminish

Since July 2012 fewer than 60 visas have been granted to Rohingya refugees wanting to migrate to Australia.

ABC News · Apr 1, 2023

Lebanon Sees Signs of New Wave of Syrian Displacement

Lebanese authorities have recorded a new influx of Syrian refugees crossing into Lebanon from neighboring Syria through the porous illegal border crossings between the two countries. On a daily basis, authorities return close to 30 families caught crossing illegally from Syria, while other families manage to flee through overlapping border…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 1, 2023

Afghan refugees told to leave London say they lost jobs and school places

GCSE pupils struggling to complete education and NHS appointments lost after move to Wetherby in Yorkshire

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023

Afghan rapist 'likely' to be deported to Ireland after rape conviction in Canada

He was originally from Afghanistan but moved to Ireland as a child refugee some years ago

Irish Mirror · Mar 31, 2023

Commentary: Now Trump’s cruel border policy is spreading in Canada

At almost 4,000 miles, the United States’ northern border is about twice as long as the U.S.-Mexico border — much of it wild, unmarked and dangerously cold for half the year. And yet, human smuggling and deaths at the U.S.-Canada border have not been a major phenomenon, as they have…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 31, 2023

Lessons from Australia: UK’s migration law set to repeat mistakes

Activists, lawyers and refugees see the UK repeating the mistakes and abuses of Australia’s draconian asylum seeker law.

Al Jazeera · Mar 31, 2023

Giant puppet Little Amal leads walk in Brighton to raise awareness of refugees

The 3.5m puppet became an international symbol of human rights after she journeyed 8,000km from the Turkish-Syrian border to Manchester in 2021.

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023