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Calls for visa permanency for refugees

More than 1000 protesters are set to rally outside Parliament House calling for permanency visas for asylum seekers.

AAP

Glasgow Ukrainian refugee ship 'close to capacity' with more than 1,000 on board

The ship, which arrived in September, is designed to offer temporary accommodation while people wait for more suitable homes..

Glasgow Live

Iranian couple facing death sentence denied refugee status in France

An Iranian family, living in the southern French city of Perpignan, has had its asylum application rejected – again – despite both parents being subject to execution if deported to Tehran.

Radio France Internationale

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Uniting for Ukraine Private Refugee Sponsorship Program Breaks Through Bureaucratic Red Tape

In sharp contrast to the sclerotic traditional refugee admissions program, the new private refugee sponsorship program enables Ukrainians fleeing war and repression to enter the US quickly and relatively easily. As a participating sponsor myself, I have firsthand knowledge of its effectiveness.

Reason

When art intersects human rights

Art and human rights violations do not always share the same tone. How can surviving abuse or living with restrictions also be beautiful and artistic? Violations come with misery, hopelessness, suffering and disagreement, while art brings beauty, meaning and creativity. Could brutal human rights violations be presented in artistic form?…

Bangkok Post

The detention of migrants in Canadian jails is a public health emergency

This month, human rights organizations launched 12 Days of Action calling on the federal government to stop the incarceration of immigration detainees in provincial jails. The effort is part of the broader #WelcomeToCanada campaign.

The Conversation

How the Canada Border Services Agency tolerates and even encourages refugee mistreatment

Refugee advocates have long known about systemic problems with immigration enforcement in Canada, resulting in wrongful detentions and deportations, as well as people being tortured upon return to their countries of origin.

The Conversation

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Mexican asylum seekers set their sights north — on Canada

There has been a surge in the number of Mexicans seeking asylum in Canada this year

The Independent UK

Child asylum seekers detained as adults after UK Home Office ‘alters birth dates’

Unaccompanied child refugees describe attacks in notorious Manston camp after officials ‘ignore or discount’ ID documents

The Guardian - UK

Concern for health of Ukrainians aboard Scotland’s ‘floating refugee camps’

Campaigners alarmed by reports of scarlet fever outbreaks

The Guardian - UK

Mozambique struggles to rebuild after dual shock of climate change and insurgent violence

Mozambique is suffering from displacement of its internal population due to violent and conflict and pressures brought on by climate change. The UNHCR is attempting to resolve issues for those who remain, including accommodation, food security and economic sustainability

The Independent UK

As Afghans flee, Turkey is accused of deporting them without a fair hearing

As elections approach and politicians play to fears over the number of refugees in Turkey, a new report by Human Rights Watch accuses Turkish authorities of indiscriminately deporting Afghans regardless of the dangers awaiting them in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

Radio France Internationale

EU Ministers Endorse New Migrant Plan after France-Italy Spat

European interior ministers welcomed Friday an EU plan to better coordinate the handling of migrant arrivals, after a furious row over a refugee rescue boat erupted between Italy and France. France has accused Italy of failing to respect the law of the sea by turning away the NGO vessel earlier…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Will more Ukrainians flee to the European Union as winter bites?

The EU says there are preparations for all scenarios, but analysts say support could wane as inflation soars.

Al Jazeera

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The Guardian - UK

Starvation being used as a weapon of war in South Sudan, report reveals

Hundreds of thousands forced into refugee camps as homes and crops destroyed and aid workers are targeted for attack

Foreign Policy

The World’s Most Remote Film Festival

Deep in the Algerian desert, a Sahrawi-run event puts Western Sahara’s struggle for liberation on the big screen.

The Conversation

Refugees who set up businesses enrich NZ financially, culturally and socially – they deserve more support

With Immigration New Zealand currently examining both the Migrant Settlement Integration Strategy and Refugee Resettlement Strategy, it’s the right time to consider the role small business support can play in helping refugees integrate into our society.

The Independent UK

Asylum system in ‘serious peril’ amid soaring backlog of cases

Home Office figures show 143,377 people are awaiting a decision on their claim

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Bristol Post

British Red Cross helps refugees in Bristol with ‘vital’ second-hand mobile phones

Most are unable to keep in touch with family and contact emergency services

Daily Mirror

Shamima Begum’s mother says ‘world fell apart’ after daughter fled to join ISIS

Shamima Begum, now 23, was 15 when she went to Turkey from east London to join members of the so-called Islamic State before being found nine months pregnant in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019

Tribune News Service

Russia knocks out the power that's keeping millions of Ukrainians warm

Russia’s onslaught against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure plunged the country into wintry darkness, threatening to trigger another refugee exodus and underscoring Kyiv’s need for more air defense systems.

The Independent UK

UK spending more aid on refugees at home than on assistance to poor countries

Statistics on last year’s spending show much of slashed UK aid went on domestic costs as help for Africa plummeted.

Irish Mirror

'Not right' for communities to have veto over who can live in their area, says Leo Varadkar

His comments came after two large protests were held in East Wall, Dublin, over refugees being housed in a former ESB office block

The Independent UK

Alphonso Davies: The Canada star born in a refugee camp and donating his World Cup earnings to charity

Davies’ unlikely path now sees him spearheading Canada’s first World Cup appearance since 1986 in Qatar

France 24

Photographer Anne de Henning: Documenting Bangladesh's 1971 war for independence

Witnessing the birth of a nation... French photographer Anne de Henning travelled through Bangladesh in the early 70s, during the war of independence, photographing freedom fighters, families, refugee trains and women fleeing villages. To mark the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence, Paris’s Guimet Museum is hosting an exhibition of Anne…

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