Indian man converted from Hinduism to Christianity denied asylum in Australia; tribunal says no risk of harm on return An Indian man who converted from Hinduism to Christianity has failed in his attempt to secure asylum in Australia, with a tribunal ruling that he faces no real risk of harm if returned home. The Times of India · Apr 17
Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees dead and missing in shipwrecks in 2025, UNHCR says The Rohingya mainly leave from huge camps in Bangladesh, where more than 1 million refugees forced to flee across the border from Myanmar's Rakhine state live in squalid conditions. Euronews · Apr 17
Rights groups in Sweden slam government 'honest living' proposal for migrants The Swedish Refugee Law Centre, an organisation that provides legal assistance to asylum seekers, says the proposals will make the process for residence permits unpredictable. Euronews · Apr 17
Lionel Rosenblatt, whose advocacy for refugees began with derring-do in Vietnam, dies at 82 Lionel Rosenblatt, a high-profile advocate for refugee rights, has died at 82 after a battle with cancer The Independent UK · Apr 16
At least 250 people missing, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, after boat sinks in Andaman Sea The United Nations says at least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, are missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently The Independent UK · Apr 15
Survivors recount harrowing ordeal as 250 feared drowned in Andaman Sea tragedy Overcrowded trawler carrying Rohingya refugees to Malaysia sinks due to heavy winds and rough seas The Independent UK · Apr 15
Hundreds of asylum seekers moved from hotels to army barracks, Home Office announces Refugee Council criticises Labour’s decision, saying military sites are unsuitable and ‘more expensive than hotels’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 14
About 250 missing after boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes in Andaman Sea Trawler set off from Bangladesh and reportedly capsized due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding The Guardian - UK · Apr 14
‘In Sudan, there is nothing but death.. you just run’ IN FOCUS: Rachel Hagan speaks to those who have fled Sudan, and other nearby African nations, to Kenya – escaping war, poverty and sexual violence. But workers for the Red Cross fear that looking after such refugees will only get harder as international aid is cut The Independent UK · Apr 13
‘It’s time for China and India to really start providing foreign aid’ INTERVIEW: Exclusive: In a wide-ranging interview, the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council also warns that potential plans by Nato nations to boost military spending to five per cent of GDP are a ‘major strategic mistake’ The Independent UK · Apr 12
Mali latest to back Morocco’s plan for disputed Western Sahara amid US and Europe support Western Sahara has emerged as a hot spot for investment, drawing European and American firms The Independent UK · Apr 10
The UK could make migrants wait up to 20 years before becoming settled – making it one of the longest waits in the world The UK government is planning to make it significantly harder for migrants to obtain permanent residence. If the proposals go ahead, the UK would become more restrictive than most other high-income democracies. In the case of refugees it would create a situation that is arguably without precedent among peer countries. The Conversation · Apr 10
All But Three Refugees Admitted to U.S. Since October Are South African as Trump Overhauls Program The current intake contrasts sharply with the final full fiscal year under the Biden administration, when approximately 125,000 refugees from 85 countries were resettled Latin Times · Apr 10
The Conversation · Apr 8 Philadelphia’s 40-year history of protecting undocumented immigrants began with churches hiding refugees from El Salvador In the midst of a civil war, married couple Ernesto and Linda Fuentes fled their home country of El Salvador and headed for Philadelphia, via Mexico, in November 1983.
Newslaundry · Apr 7 ‘Feels like a betrayal’: SIR deletions hit BJP’s own Hindu refugee base in West Bengal “It feels like we aren’t worth anything at all. Everyone is able to vote but us. Money aatonko aatonko hocche (My mind is wracked with fear). Those who have voting rights, they have [worth]; we have nothing else,” says Pratima Roy, a 34-year-old resident of Bongaon Uttar.
The Conversation · Apr 7 US refugee policy for white South Africans is part of a century-long effort to keep some English-speaking nations white Whiteness appears to be an official immigration credential in the eyes of the United States government.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 7 ‘Coke and booze didn’t help my creativity’: Joe Eszterhas on his wild times – and his supernatural, anti-woke Basic Instinct reboot He was the screenwriting colossus behind Flashdance, Jagged Edge, Showgirls and more. Now clean, ‘Hollywood’s Shakespeare’ talks about today’s scared studios, his refugee trauma – and taking acid with Hunter S Thompson
The Guardian - AU · Apr 7 The Hair of the Pigeon by Mohammed Massoud Morsi review – an epic tale of a refugee’s journey The Egyptian-Danish-Australian journalist’s second novel spans continents, following a Palestinian teen as he comes of age during the Syrian civil war and is forced into exile
The Independent UK · Apr 4 Afghanistan earthquake kills eight members of same refugee family returning from Iran A three-year-old boy, the sole survivor, sustained injuries and is currently receiving hospital treatment in the capital
The Guardian - US · Apr 4 ‘It broke our home’: family demands answers after death of man abandoned by US border agents Nurul Shah Alam, a nearly blind Rohingya refugee, was left alone in a Buffalo parking lot. His death has been ruled a homicide – what now?
The Independent UK · Apr 4 Death toll from Afghan quake rises, including 8 members of refugee family returned from Iran A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, killing at least eight members of a refugee family near Kabul
The Independent UK · Apr 3 Refugee left in ‘hostile environment’ by Border Patrol before his death, say family IN FULL
The Independent UK · Apr 3 Border Patrol left refugee in ‘hostile environment’ before he died in the cold, family attorney says Nurul Amin Shah Alam’s death on the streets was ruled a homicide. Officials are demanding answers and accountability
Euronews · Apr 2 French MEP Rima Hassan in French police custody over alleged apology for terrorism Hassan, who was born stateless in a refugee camp for Palestinians in Syria, is one of France's most vocal pro-Palestine activists and has already had brushes with the law for perceived glorification of terrorism.