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Born with kidney disease in a Bangladeshi refugee camp, it's been a long journey to the Transplant Games for Rezwan Mohammed

After coming to Australia from a Bangladeshi refugee camp, Rezwan Mohammed suffered from kidney disease throughout his childhood. Not allowed to play contact sports, he turned to badminton to get his sporting fix.

ABC News

Teen found guilty of fatally stabbing Afghan refugee in Twickenham park

He attacked Hazrat Wali just hours after being sentenced for carrying a knife on a previous occasion

Evening Standard

Thousands of asylum seekers living in hotels cannot be told refugee status

Exclusive: Labour slams ‘ridiculous bureaucracy’ as Home Office rules mean people in hotels can’t be formally granted refugee status

The Independent UK

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Northern Irish rescue team prepares for mission in the Mediterranean

Refugee Rescue was founded by West Belfast dad Joby Fox in 2015 and last year was involved in saving almost 1,000 migrants

Belfast Live

'Overcrowding' blamed for Citywest refugee centre brawl

Three men were hospitalised after a row broke out in the refugee centre last night

Dublin Live

Surging crime, bleak future push Rohingya in Bangladesh to risk lives at sea

Mohammed Ismail says four of his relatives were killed by gunmen at the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh between April and October last year. He recalls the September night when, he says, he almost met the same fate: masked men kidnapped him, cut off parts of his left arm and…

Reuters

Three hospitalised after brawl at Citywest refugee centre as gardai called to scene

Gardai were called to the site at the Citywest complex in south county Dublin just after 6.30pm when two groups of men started fighting.

Irish Mirror

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Welsh Government reveals how much it has spent on hotels to house refugees from Ukraine

More than £5 million was paid to the Urdd to house Ukrainian refugees in temporary accommodation and a further £5.4m on hotels

Wales Online

‘There is no room’: anti-immigration protesters march in Dublin

Organisers say rally shatters taboo about questioning Ireland’s welcome for migrants and refugees

The Guardian - UK

Canada Grants Refugee Status to Russian Fleeing Conscription

Western nations should adopt a general policy of granting refuge to Russians seeking to avoid conscription, and otherwise fleeing Vladimir Putin's increasingly repressive regime.

Reason

If you ever doubt the hateful effects of Tory migrant policy, go to Calais and see what I’ve seen

The French create the terror and squalor in refugee camps – and UK ministers pay them to do it, says former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn

The Guardian - UK

US Targets 125,000 Refugees Under New Sponsorship Program

The US administration launched Thursday a new program to receive refugees from all over the world, inviting ordinary Americans to directly sponsor the arrival of thousands of displaced people into their communities. The administration targeted 125,000 refugees for the current fiscal year, including Ukrainians, Afghans, and refugees from Latin America…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former Hazara refugee and photographer connects with cameleer descendants in Australian outback

Connecting with the descendants of Australia's Afghan cameleers helps Muzafar Ali understand where he fits in his new home.

ABC News

Jacinda Ardern: the 'politics of kindness' is a lasting legacy

Jacinda Ardern became prime minister of New Zealand in 2017, the same year Donald Trump took power in the US. They could not have been more different: in age and sex, in politics, and in style. Where Trump’s brash, shoot-from-the-hip tweets sparked outrage, Ardern’s human and empathetic approach sought to…

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Daily Mirror

Ipswich captain Sam Morsy opens up on personal desire to pioneer EFL refugee project

Sam Morsy's father came to England as a refugee when he was just 21 and the Ipswich captain supports the club's refugee project as well as sponsoring a family’s season ticket

The Guardian - US

Shock and anger after fired worker killed by police at Oklahoma pork plant

Chiewelthap Mariar, 26-year-old Sudanese refugee, shot dead after police called to escort him from Seaboard Foods factory in Guymon

The Guardian - US

US state department announces new refugee program titled Welcome Corps

Pilot scheme will allow American citizens to sponsor refugees and help them settle into their communities

Tribune News Service

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‘Welcome Corps’ will allow Americans to privately sponsor refugees in US

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Biden Administration Announces New Private Refugee Sponsorship Program

The program differs in several ways from Uniting for Ukraine and other previous private migration sponsorship policies.

Al Jazeera

US launches programme allowing private ‘sponsorship’ of refugees

Immigrant rights groups welcome new pathway for refugee resettlement amid tensions over Biden administration policies.

Reason

America's Refugee Resettlement Process Is Broken. Now Private Citizens Can Help Fix It.

A new State Department initiative will let American citizens sponsor refugees fleeing danger.

Tribune News Service

‘Welcome Corps’ will allow Americans to privately sponsor refugees in US

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced a new program Thursday to allow thousands of American citizens to directly sponsor refugees financially, an effort to increase the United States’ capacity to accept more people seeking protection from abroad.

Reuters

Migration drives German population to record high in 2022

Germany's population rose to an all-time high of 84.3 million people in 2022, after stagnating over the past three years, as Ukrainian refugees came to Germany fleeing the war.

WEKU

A new program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in the U.S.

The State Department program, dubbed the Welcome Corps, would give Americans a role in resettling thousands of refugees who arrive every year.

The Independent UK

New program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in US

Everyday Americans will be able to help refugees adjust to life in the U.S. in a program being launched by the State Department

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