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Rohingya campaigners condemn Myanmar’s ‘opaque’ repatriation plan

Rights campaigners condemn ruling military’s plan saying no word on Rohingya’s rights and their safety in Myanmar.

Al Jazeera

Child refugees deserve better

Thailand, a predominantly Buddhist country, takes pride in having compassion as a core societal value. Thus, how astonishing the contradiction that it is the only nation that officially refuses to aid child refugees.

Bangkok Post

What are the ‘safe and legal routes’ the government says refugees must take to Britain?

The government says it will only accept refugees arriving on ‘safe and legal routes’. Lizzie Dearden looks at what those are

The Independent UK

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‘Trail of war crimes’ left by DRC rebel group as recent attacks leave 300,000 displaced

After a year of murder, rape, disease and looting, aid workers ask the international community: ‘Where the hell have you been?’

The Guardian - UK

The Meaning behind the Blue Ribbons Worn at the Oscars: Support Refugees

Small and subtle, the blue ribbons worn by many celebrities at the Oscars nonetheless had an important message: support refugees. According to a statement from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, donning the #WithRefugees ribbons Sunday "sends a powerful visual message that everyone has the right to seek safety, whoever,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The meaning behind the blue ribbons worn at the Oscars

Small and subtle, the blue ribbons worn by many celebrities at the Oscars nonetheless had an important message: support refugees

The Independent UK

Cate Blanchett wears blue ribbon in solidarity with refugees at the 2023 Oscars

Living actor Bill Nighy and Edward Berger, director of Oscar-nominated film All Quiet On The Western Front, were also wearing the ribbon.

The Independent UK

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Peers will challenge Suella Braverman's immigration bill as cruel and inhumane

Writing for the Sunday Mirror, Labour peer Baroness Lister of Burtersett predicts peers from all sides of the House will challenge the government over the Home Secretary's refugee crackdown

Daily Mirror

What is the UK goverment’s plan to tackle small boats all about and how big is the asylum problem?

Government says Illegal Migration Bill will ‘stop the boats’ but critics warn it won’t work

The Independent UK

Civilians pay heavy price of worsening conflict in east DRC: UN

Escalating violence forced 300,000 people to flee Rutshuru and Masisi territories of North Kivu province last month.

Al Jazeera

UN refugee agency 'greatly alarmed' over mass displacement in Congo conflict

The U.N. Refugee Agency said on Friday it was "greatly alarmed" by clashes between government forces and armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that had caused hundreds of thousands to flee.

Reuters

UN rights chief slams UK plan to ban asylum claims by Channel migrants

The United Nations refugee agency has criticised a British draft law that would outlaw asylum claims by anyone arriving in the country illegally. The UNHCR has warned that such legislation could violate international law.

Radio France Internationale

Rishi Sunak faces clash with EU on ‘unlawful’ asylum plans

EU commissioner Ylva Johansson warns new migration bill breaches international law, potentially reigniting hostilities

The Guardian - UK

Resettlement expansion no substitute for right to seek asylum, UNHCR tells UK

UN body says jointly run resettlement programme is a ‘lifesaving but severely limited pathway’ for refugees

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The Independent UK

Five misleading claims Suella Braverman has made on plans to stop small boats

Home secretary says her role is ‘first and foremost to be honest to the British people’

The Independent UK

Sunak to face MPs after unveiling law to stop migrant Channel crossings

The Prime Minister could be challenged over how the proposed policy will work in practice.

The Independent UK

United Nations refugee agency condemns Sunak’s small boats legislation

The UNHCR said the Illegal Migration Bill would undermine Britain’s proud history of offering humanitarian support.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s plan to stop small-boat crossings breaks international law, UN says

Prime minister says government is ‘up for the fight’ against expected legal challenges

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Al Jazeera

Fire blazes through crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

At least 2,000 huts damaged in one of the 32 camps in Cox’s Bazar district where more than 1.2 million people live.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Reports Warn Floods Threaten Quarter of IDP Sites in Yemen

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned of floods threatening one-quarter of the Internally displaced persons' sites in Yemen. There are more than half a million individuals in these camps. Climate change and civil turbulences have widely impacted food item prices…

France 24

Mob attacks two Tunis shelters for LGBTQ people from sub-Saharan Africa

A mob of men wielding sticks and knives attacked a shelter for LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers from sub-Saharan Africa on February 23. Police called to the site arrested at least eight people from sub-Saharan Africa, even though they have refugee status and are therefore legal residents in Tunisia. This…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran President Blames 'Enemies' over School Poisonings Case

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi blamed the enemies of Iran in the poisoning case of hundreds of high school girls nationwide. Raisi commented for the first time on the incident saying: "This is a security project to cause chaos in the country whereby the enemy seeks to instill fear and insecurity…

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan crackdown on Afghan refugees leaves ‘four dead’ and thousands in cells

Asylum seekers in Karachi tell of terror of being sent back to the Taliban and despair at being shackled and held in Pakistani jails

Bangkok Post

Humanising policy towards refugees

The recent death of a Uighur man -- who had sought refuge in Thailand and was subsequently detained for nearly a decade, was a sad reflection of the unbalanced response towards persons who seek refuge, or "refugees", in this country. Various groups currently seek protection from persecution, armed conflicts and…

Evening Standard

Headshots and speed mentoring? That’s the way to celebrate International Women’s Day 2023

Female-run hotel group The Doyle Collection’s IWD celebrations at The Marylebone are providing both — and more — in the coming week

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