Refugees

Australia says US-bound refugees hit by Trump order

Sydney — Australia’s government says a group of US-bound refugees has been caught up in President Donald Trump’s crackdown... Read more

31 Jan

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Refugees in east Africa suffer from high levels of depression, making it harder to rebuild lives – new study

Olivier Sterck, University of Oxford; Julia R Pozuelo, Harvard University; Maria Flinder Stierna, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, and... Read more

10 Oct, 2024

Countries

Judge slams lawyers who preyed on refugees

Judge Dunstan Mlambo has asked that a ruling on lawyers who did “cut and paste” work for refugee clients... Read more

20 Aug, 2024

Countries

25 people drown in Sudan fleeing fighting: activists’ committee

Sudan – Around 25 people have drowned in Sudan’s southeast while trying to flee fighting between the Sudanese army... Read more

4 Jul, 2024

Countries

‘War keeps following us’: Sudanese flee again as frontline moves south

Sudan – Sudanese mother of four Hoda Ahmed has been running with her family for over a year. But every... Read more

2 Jul, 2024

World

Record 120m people forcibly displaced worldwide – UN

Switzerland – A staggering total of 120 million people are living forcibly displaced by war, violence and persecution, the... Read more

13 Jun, 2024

World

Indonesia rescuers save 69 Rohingya refugees at sea

Meulaboh – Indonesian authorities rescued at least 69 Rohingya refugees who had been at sea for weeks and were taking... Read more

21 Mar, 2024

Countries

UNHCR asks SA to protect refugees and asylum-seekers

Cape Town — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Ruven Menikdiwela, concluded a... Read more

10 Feb, 2024

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