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‘Feeling like prisoners’: The plight of Rohingya refugees today

Five years after crackdown by security forces led to mass exodus from Myanmar, Rohingya remain stuck in ‘cruel limbo’.

Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2022

Women refugees fleeing violence seek safety in South Africa: but they don't find it

When I ran away from home there was no safety, and when I came to South Africa there is no safety; it’s also happening here.

The Conversation · Aug 25, 2022

Rohingya crisis: plight of Myanmar’s displaced people explained in 30 seconds

One million Rohingya remain in Bangladeshi refugee camps and the persecuted group has little hope of returning to Myanmar

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2022

Mo, review: Mo Amer’s bittersweet sitcom is exactly the kind of series Netflix should be making more of

Eight-episode comedy focuses on a Palestinian refugee living in Houston, Texas

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Wheels of Justice Turn Slowly for Displaced Rohingya People

The International Court of Justice in July allowed a case to proceed alleging that Myanmar performed acts of genocide against the Rohingya after dismissing objections by the junta.

The News Lens · Aug 24, 2022

‘It just breaks my heart’ - hundreds of Ukrainian refugees seek Bristol hosts but none are coming forward

One campaigner says she gets 20 requests for help every day

Bristol Post · Aug 23, 2022

Rohingya refugees cannot be forgotten

I have spent nearly 30 years exposed to emergencies and humanitarian crises. Yet, standing at our "hospital on the hill" in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, now the world's largest refugee camp, I was taken by the sheer scale of this makeshift setting. A jumble of humanity packed together in precarious bamboo…

Bangkok Post · Aug 23, 2022

Ukrainian refugees feel surprisingly at home in Brazil's 'Little Ukraine'

Eight families fled the war and traveled 5,000 miles to Brazil to live in a town settled by Ukrainians over a century ago. The language and customs — and kindnesses — have eased their transition.

WEKU · Aug 23, 2022

Why we should abandon the concept of the 'climate refugee'

It is entirely reasonable to assume that as climate change intensifies, it will result in more human migration and displacement. Images of Bangladeshis seeking refuge from the latest cyclone or Californians fleeing suburban wildfires affirm a sense that climate change is driving the next great migration. And yet the great…

The Conversation · Aug 23, 2022

Government should chip in to help Ukraine Family Scheme members, charity says

The British Red Cross has been supporting Ukrainian refugees since their arrival earlier this year.

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022