Louise London obituary Other lives: Solicitor and historian with a special interest in refugees and British immigration policy The Guardian - UK · May 3
Bangladesh MP flags possible refugee crisis from India A Bangladeshi MP warns of a potential Muslim refugee influx from India, citing regional conspiracies possibly linked to recent elections in Assam and West Bengal. He drew parallels to Rohingya arrivals and cited remarks about expelling illegal Bangladeshis. Concerns were also raised about ongoing border killings and potential "push-in" situations,… The Times of India · May 1
Iran war impact on shipping affecting refugee aid with freight rates soaring, UNHCR says The agency has re-routed sea cargo via Jordan's Aqaba Red Sea port and has switched to land corridors including truck routes from Dubai across the Arabian peninsula and Turkey. Euronews · May 1
‘Mothers won’t die, babies can survive’: new maternal hospital opens in world’s largest refugee camp As aid cuts strip back food and supplies, the facility offers a rare hope for Rohingya women who previously faced frightening and risky conditions to give birth The Guardian - UK · May 1
New U.S. Visa Rule Forces Applicants To Choose Between Honesty And Entry The Trump administration has ordered U.S. consulates abroad to ask temporary visa applicants whether they have suffered harm or fear returning home, a new screening policy that critics say could shut out people who might have qualified for protection in the United States less than two years ago. International Business Times · Apr 29
U.S. Visa Applicants Face New "No Fear" Questions At Consulates Abroad Story The Trump administration has ordered U.S. consulates abroad to ask temporary visa applicants whether they have suffered harm or fear returning home, a new screening policy that critics say could shut out people who might have qualified for protection in the United States less than two years ago. Latin Times · Apr 29
Afghan refugee women’s football team gets Fifa backing despite Taliban ban IN FULL The Independent UK · Apr 29
Afghan refugee women to compete as official national team as Fifa bypasses Taliban Fifa has passed a regulation change allowing the team of female Afghan refugees to represent the country officially The Independent UK · Apr 29
US immigration agents left a refugee to die in the cold. His community is demanding justice Buffalo’s Rohingya community pushes for NY state law to protect immigrants after Nurul Amin Shah Alam’s death The Guardian - US · Apr 27
Mahmood’s plans to detain and handcuff children during deportation are ‘abhorrent’, 150 charities warn Starmer Fostering groups, social care workers and refugee charities accuse government of ‘sustained attack on children’s rights’ The Independent UK · Apr 27
Fifty years on, Lam Tac Tam reflects on life in Australia as the first Vietnamese refugee to arrive by boat Remembering the moment, he breaks down how he felt: 70% relief and 30% uncertainty The Guardian - AU · Apr 25
War stories of displaced Ukrainian Refugees feature in Lithuanian exhibition in Baku A photography exhibition in Baku “Not All of Them. Portraits of Refugees”, highlights experiences of Ukrainian refugees in Lithuania through black-and-white portraits as a cultural diplomacy initiative, bringing together Lithuania, Ukraine and Azerbaijan. Euronews · Apr 24
Congolese refugees return from Burundi to take advantage of improved security Thousands of Congolese refugees in Burundi have returned home to eastern Congo after Rwandan-backed rebels withdrew from a key town The Independent UK · Apr 24
Trump considering increase in refugee admissions to bring in more white South Africans, official says Administration official says South Africa is a ‘DEI regime par excellence’ as the White House radically overhauls refugee admission program The Independent UK · Apr 23
The Guardian - US · Apr 23 Hung Cao, the former refugee who is Trump’s new acting navy secretary Vietnam-born Cao stood twice for federal office in Virginia and has called for upgrading of fleet to face new threats
Reason · Apr 23 The Trump Administration Might Send Afghan Refugees to Danger in Congo About 1,100 Afghans currently stranded at a military base in Qatar could be relocated to the crisis-addled African country.
The Independent UK · Apr 22 US Marine’s family is stuck in Qatar’s Afghan camp. Trump could send them and hundreds other refugees to the Congo, advocates fear More than 1,100 Afghans brace for impossible decision: ‘We have been in enough war. We cannot take our children into another one’
The Independent UK · Apr 21 Sudan refugees face temperatures rising to 50C and little food and water as they struggle to survive IN FOCUS: Rachel Hagan speaks to victims of Sudan’s brutal conflict, who have survived rape, kidnap and extreme violence to make it to Chad. But there, water and food are starting to run low for a number of the hundreds of thousands who need help
The Independent UK · Apr 21 Shabana Mahmood swears at hecklers over Reform UK comparison ‘Refugees welcome’ chanted by hecklers as home secretary says she refuses to be ‘put in a box’
The Independent UK · Apr 20 Farage’s claim that Reform’s plan to deport refugees will save UK billions ‘not remotely credible’ Refugee Council says reassessing hundreds of thousands of asylum decisions was ‘not a serious or workable plan’
The Conversation · Apr 20 There is something wrong with the asylum process for LGBTQ+ people – but it’s not fake claimants An undercover investigation by BBC News has found evidence of people falsely claiming to be gay to gain asylum in the UK. The findings are concerning. But rather than assume this means all asylum applicants are lying, it’s worth asking why people might be drawn to this route.
Evening Standard · Apr 20 Deporting migrants already granted asylum will save billions, Reform claims The Refugee Council said reassessing hundreds of thousands of asylum decisions would be highly expensive.
The Times of India · Apr 17 Indian man converted from Hinduism to Christianity denied asylum in Australia; tribunal says no risk of harm on return An Indian man who converted from Hinduism to Christianity has failed in his attempt to secure asylum in Australia, with a tribunal ruling that he faces no real risk of harm if returned home.
Euronews · Apr 17 Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees dead and missing in shipwrecks in 2025, UNHCR says The Rohingya mainly leave from huge camps in Bangladesh, where more than 1 million refugees forced to flee across the border from Myanmar's Rakhine state live in squalid conditions.