Refugees
- Middle East
Nearly 200,000 Syrian refugees returned since December: UN
Damascus: Nearly 200,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country since December last year, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. As of January 16, about 195,200 Syrians have returned…
- India
Video: Man targets Indian immigrants in Canada, calls them ‘refugees’
A disturbing video that showed a man expressing hatred and prejudice towards Indian immigrants in Canada surfaced on social media, igniting outrage among people. The video of the incident posted on X…
- India
75-yr-old Rohingya refugee dies after 1287 days of indefinite detention
A 75-year-old Rohingya woman, Lalu Bibi, passed away on Wednesday, 11 September, at a ‘holding centre’ in Hira Nagar, Jammu, where she had been detained since March 2021. Her death marks the…
- Middle East
Palestine expresses gratitude to India for USD 2.5M grant to UNRWA
The Palestinian Embassy expressed gratitude to India on Tuesday, July 16, as it released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as a…
- India
Cannot push back Bangladeshi refugees, Mizoram CM tells PM Modi
Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Saturday urged the Centre to understand the position of Mizoram in giving shelter to refugees from neighbouring Bangladesh, an official statement said. An official of the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Two Myanmar refugees attacked for theft
Hyderabad: Two Myanmar refugees were brutally stabbed with knives at Balapur by robbers on Friday night. The men Mahboob ul Rahman and Mohd Shabbir, who are residents of Balapur were returning home…
- India
Pak Hindu refugees asked to visit Delhi HC Mar 19 onwards for CAA registration
New Delhi: Pakistani Hindu refugees of Majnu-Ka-Tila have been asked to visit the Delhi High Court on or after March 19 for the registration process of citizenship, Pakistani Hindu refugee Dharamveer Solanki…
- India
CAA implementation paves way for refugees ‘persecuted’ for religion to get Indian citizenship: VHP
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Monday welcomed the Centre notifying the Citizenship (Amendment) Act rules and said it has paved the way for refugees “persecuted” on the basis of their…
- India
Relief & hope among Pak Hindu refugees in Delhi as CAA rules notified
New Delhi: Pakistani Hindu refugees residing in Delhi expressed a sense of hope and relief on the implementation of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act on Monday, saying they are elated they “will…
- World
UNRWA sacks several staffers for ‘role’ in Oct 7 attacks on Israel
Tel Aviv: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has sacked several of its employees suspected of involvement in the October 7 terror attacks…
- India
Stalin inaugurates distribution of free houses to SL Tamil refugees
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday virtually inaugurated the distribution of free houses in the state to 1,591 Sri Lankan Tamils in the first phase of the free housing…
- India
Gujarat: More than 100 Hindu refugees from Pakistan get Indian citizenship
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad district authorities on Tuesday granted Indian citizenship to 108 Hindu refugees from Pakistan who have been living here after arriving in India. Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia spends over USD 18 billion on ‘visitor’ refugees in 12 years
Riyadh: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has spent a total of 18.6 billion dollars aid on visitor refugees within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) since 2011 until the…
- Middle East
More than 3,000 Afghan refugees ‘forcefully’ deported by Iran
Kabul: More than 3,000 Afghan refugees have been deported from Iran in a recent move through Islam Qala and Pule Abrishum borders to the country, Khaama Press reported on Thursday. The forceful…
- World
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman under fire over migrant invasion’ claim
London: UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman is under fire from the Opposition and refugee activists for classifying an increase in the number of refugees landing on the country’s shores seeking asylum as…
