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Rohingya fleeing Myanmar or Bangladesh by sea surged fivefold in 2022- UN

The number of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar or Bangladesh by sea surged fivefold to more than 3,500 in 2022 from a year earlier, the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday, in the deadliest year for the ethnic minority group at since 2014.

Reuters

HRW accuses Bangladesh police unit of ‘rampant’ Rohingya abuse

Rights group says the Armed Police Battalion is engaged in extortion, harassment and wrongful arrests of the refugees.

Al Jazeera

Dutch authorities arrest alleged Syrian ISIS security chief

The Dutch national prosecutors office on Tuesday announced the arrest of a 37-year old Syrian refugee who is accused of committing war crimes as a security official for Islamic State.

Reuters

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Bangladsesh police accused of abusing Rohingya

An elite Bangladesh police unit is engaged in the rampant extortion, harassment and wrongful arrests of the Rohingya refugees it has been tasked with protecting, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Berlin New Year's Eve riots rekindle immigration debate

Youth riots that erupted in Berlin on New Year's Eve have rekindled a debate over immigration just as Germany is preparing reforms to lure a new wave of skilled foreign workers to Europe's largest economy.

Reuters

UK government urged to honour pledge to Afghan refugees’ families

Exclusive: Charities and activists call on PM to follow through on pledge to allow families to resettle in UK

The Guardian - UK

Video of Amanpour & Co. TV Interview on Uniting for Ukraine and Private Refugee Sponsorship

The interview covers the Uniting for Ukraine program, the expansion of private refugee sponsorship to cover migrants from elsewhere, and various potential objections to these policies.

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Palestinians say Israeli army kills 14-year-old during raid

Palestinian health officials say that Israeli security forces fatally shot a 14-year-old Palestinian during an early morning raid into a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank

The Independent UK

Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Teen in West Bank Raid, Medics Say

Israeli troops killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy on Monday during a raid in the occupied West Bank that touched off confrontations with residents, medics and witnesses said. The West Bank, among areas where Palestinians seek statehood, has seen a surge in violence since Israel stepped up military sweeps in response…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rohingya drown, govts fail to act

On Jan 8, a boat with 185 Rohingya refugees washed ashore on the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province. They had spent weeks at sea in desperate conditions, fleeing cramped and overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh in search of a better life. More than half were women and children.

Bangkok Post

Ukrainian refugees learn how to swim in Australian beach conditions

At ocean pools and beaches in Sydney's east, 50 adults and children from Ukraine are being taught about swimming between the flags and what to do if they are caught in a rip.

ABC News

One Afghan refugee’s stunning photographs of the country’s ‘many stories that need to be told’

When Hazara photographer Muzafar Ali fled, he smuggled a hard drive of 13,000 photos out with him in a sleeping bag. They show an Afghanistan that disappeared when the Taliban took power

The Guardian - AU

Dublin communities condemn 'hateful' anti-refugee demonstrations outside hotels

Dublin Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy said that members of the far right, who were not from the area, were stoking people’s fears

Dublin Live

Drop all charges against refugee aid workers, UN tells Greece

Syrian swimmer Sara Mardini and several other foreign and Greek refugee rescue workers are on trial in Lesbos.

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Glasgow Live

Scottish Government to end contract for Glasgow Ukrainian refugee ship

The cruise ship, which is currently home to around 1,170 Ukrainians, including 420 children, is docked at the Clyde in Govan. The contract is set to end on March 31.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nighttime Israeli Arrests Haunt Palestinian Kids, Families

Yousef Mesheh was sleeping in his bunk bed when Israeli forces stormed into his home at 3 a.m. Within moments, the 15-year-old Palestinian said he was lying on the floor as troops punched him, shouting insults. A soldier struck his mother’s chest with his rifle butt and locked her in…

Glasgow Live

Ukrainian refugee living in Glasgow returned to war zone due to long GP wait times in Scotland

Maria is a 22-year-old Ukrainian refugee living in Glasgow, and has a condition which requires regular testing and treatment - which she could not get in Scotland and so decided to return to Kyiv.

The National (Scotland)

LibDems claim Ukraine refugee went back to Kyiv due to NHS GP waiting time

SCOTLAND'S LibDem leader has claimed a Ukrainian refugee returned to Kyiv for treatment because the wait to see a GP in Scotland was so long.

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Dublin Live

Online claims about refugees arriving at Ballyfermot gym and school rebutted by local councillor

"I find it very questionable as to why people are spying on schools and leisure centres - young people have a right to privacy when they are going to youth centres and attending school"

Daily Record

Ukrainian refugee 'flew back to Kyiv' to see a doctor as waiting times in Scotland so long

The case of a Ukrainian woman named Maria was raised at First Minister's Questions as an example of the NHS waiting times being faced in Scotland.

Al Jazeera

Israel kills 3 Palestinians as raids continue in West Bank

More deadly Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank as Palestinians are again gunned down by troops.

Reuters

Palestinian shot dead in West Bank clashes with Israeli forces - Palestinians say

A Palestinian man was shot dead in the early hours of Thursday during overnight Israeli raids in Qalandia refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.

Al Jazeera

Syrian refugee who lived in airport gains Canadian citizenship

Hassan Al Kontar told Al Jazeera he has not seen his family since 2008 and hopes to obtain a Canadian passport.

Daily Mirror

Families and refugees could be moved aboard unused CRUISE SHIP to tackle housing crisis

Torridge District Council in Devon has been forced to consider "radical measures" and house families and refugees aboard cruse ships in a bid to tackle the housing crisis

The News Lens

Ukraine Crisis Doesn’t Herald a New Era for Refugee Rights in Japan

Japan’s focus on limiting the number of long-term sojourners severely limits the protection available to refugees, with an emphasis on controlling numbers seeming to dominate decision-making.

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