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‘Too much’: Refugees rally for permanent visas in Australia

Gov’t has promised to abolish temporary visas that have left thousands struggling to survive but has given no timeframe.

Al Jazeera · Sep 9, 2022

The Swimmers review – inspiring Olympian refugee story told in broad strokes

My Brother the Devil director Sally El Hosaini tells the story of Yusra Mardini in a Netflix film that feels closer to a Disney sports movie

The Guardian - US · Sep 9, 2022

Afghan Adjustment Act: What does it mean for refugees in US?

Legislation could give Afghans paroled to the US a path to permanent residency after months of uncertainty.

Al Jazeera · Sep 9, 2022

Israel PM Opposes Prosecuting Soldier who Likely Shot Abu Akleh

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday pushed back against suggestions of prosecuting a soldier who likely shot dead Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during an army operation this year. The veteran Al Jazeera reporter was wearing a bulletproof vest marked "Press" and a helmet when she was shot in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 8, 2022

Sending asylum seekers to Rwanda not a penalty, High Court told

The UN Refugee Agency has previously told judges that the Government’s Rwanda plan is ‘incompatible with UK’s fundamental obligations’.

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

A Syrian academic at the Fringe: why I put on a show to reclaim the stories of refugees like me

This summer I performed my own one-woman show at the 75th Edinburgh Fringe – a sentence I never thought I would write in my 17 years of living in the UK. But there I was, a Syrian academic on stage in Edinburgh in front of a microphone, high on adrenaline,…

The Conversation · Sep 7, 2022

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in latest occupied West Bank raid

Younis Ghassan Tayeh, 20, was killed by the Israeli army during a raid on the al-Faraa refugee camp near Tubas.

Al Jazeera · Sep 7, 2022

Tents for Torture, Secret Detention Uncovered in Syria’s al-Hol Camp

The Kurdish Internal Security Forces (Asayish) and the special female units of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have found a tent used by ISIS-linked elements for torture and detention inside al-Hol refugee camp, east of al-Hasakah governorate. Security forces liberated four women who were chained up to a concrete wall.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 7, 2022

Video of child refugee in Libya sheds light on rampant abuse

A video has emerged on social media of a 15-year-old Sudanese refugee boy being tormented by gunmen in Libya demanding ransom

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

‘I will reach Europe or die’: three stories of Afghan refugees in Turkey

Having paid smugglers to organise a dangerous escape, those fleeing the Taliban face persistent hostility

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022