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Editorial: A refugee crisis has arrived in Denver even if the US won’t acknowledge it

America’s government — from the White House to the halls of Congress to the judicial benches — must treat this influx of asylum-seekers from Haiti and South and Central America as a refugee crisis.

The Denver Post · Dec 27, 2022

UN Agency Probes Origin of Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia

A United Nations agency is seeking information about the voyage of over 100 Rohingya Muslim refugees who landed on an Indonesian beach this week, and warned Tuesday that there will likely be more. A distressing video circulated widely in social media showed the dehydrated and exhausted Rohingya, crumpled weakly and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 27, 2022

Bangladesh tries to stop Rohingya risking their lives at sea - official

Bangladesh is trying to stop Rohingya refugees risking their lives in boats to Southeast Asia, a government official said, amid fears that this year could be one of the most deadly in years for the persecuted Muslims from Myanmar seeking new lives.

Reuters · Dec 27, 2022

Rohingya refugees reach Indonesia after spending month at sea

A second group in two days of weak and exhausted Rohingya Muslims landed on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh on Monday after weeks at sea, officials said.

France 24 · Dec 27, 2022

Fears for Rohingya refugees left adrift

A woman and her daughters with family in Australia are among about 200 refugees stranded aboard a rickety wooden boat without food or water in Southeast Asia.

AAP · Dec 26, 2022

More Rohingya refugees reach Indonesia after weeks at sea

A second group in two days of weak and exhausted Rohingya Muslims has landed on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh after weeks at sea

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2022

Tunisia to deport 25 African asylum seekers, 12 years later

A Tunisian rights group has condemned a "repressive and inhumane" government decision to deport a group of migrants who had been evacuated from a defunct refugee camp.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 26, 2022

Refugee gives out free haircuts to elderly to thank community that welcomed him

Mounzer Darsani, who arrived in Scotland in 2016, has been giving back to those who welcomed him into the community by offering up free Christmas haircuts to elderly people.

Glasgow Live · Dec 26, 2022

Deadliest year for Rohingya at sea in years as 180 presumed drowned

The possible sinking of a boat in recent weeks with 180 Rohingya Muslims on board could make 2022 one of the deadliest years at sea in almost a decade for the community, a U.N. agency said, as refugees try to flee desperate conditions in Bangladesh camps.

Reuters · Dec 26, 2022

In 2022, we saw refugees: Will it last?

With millions of Ukrainian refugees spread around the world, we saw the problem again. But it never went away

Salon · Dec 25, 2022