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30 More Afghan Sikhs To Arrive In India Today
At least 30 Afghan Sikhs including children and infants, fleeing from the Taliban are scheduled to arrive in Delhi on Wednesday as religious persecution escalates in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
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Global Displacement From War, Crises Doubles In A Decade: UN
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the number of people fleeing war and persecution continued rising last year, with global displacement climbing to over 82 million -- double the figure a decade ago, the UN said Friday.
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Amid Pandemic, Number Of People Forced To Flee Homes Has Risen, Says UN
The number of people forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution and human rights abuses has doubled in the past decade to reach 82.4 million at the end of last year, the United Nations said on Friday.
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Nearly 100 Rohingya Face Jail In Myanmar As Hague Hears Genocide Case
Nearly 100 Rohingya appeared in a Myanmar court Wednesday after being arrested for trying to flee persecution, their lawyer said, as leader Aung San Suu Kyi addressed the UN's top court to deny allegations of a genocidal campaign against the ethnic minority.
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"Muslims Entering India Not Refugees": Tripura Governor On Citizen Row
People who flee their countries due to genuine fear of persecution are refugees while those entering another country in search of employment or economic opportunities are infiltrators, Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy said today.
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Canada PM Justin Trudeau Welcomes Refugees; US-Bound Passengers Turned Away
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed those fleeing war and persecution on Saturday even as Canadian airlines said they would turn back U.S.-bound passengers to comply with an immigration ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
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Number Of People Forced To Flee War, Violence To Hit Record In 2015: UN
The number of people who have been forced to flee war, violence and persecution looks set to soar in 2015 past last year's record of nearly 60 million, the UN said today.
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Myanmar to Start Transferring Migrants to Bangladesh
Some 150 migrants found adrift in a boat off Myanmar's coast were set today for transfer to neighbouring Bangladesh, an immigration official said, returning them to homes many tried to flee months ago.
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Saving Migrant Lives at Sea 'Top Priority': United Nations Chief Ban Ki-Moon
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday that saving the lives of migrants stranded at sea in Southeast Asia should be a "top priority" as the region battles with an exodus of boat people fleeing persecution and poverty.
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Myanmar Acknowledges 'Concern' Over Migrant Exodus
Myanmar today acknowledged international "concerns" about waves of boatpeople, many of whom are fleeing from persecution, but denied it is solely to blame as thousands languish in dire straits at sea.
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14 Vietnamese Montagnards Hiding in Cambodian Jungle: Rights Group
14 Vietnamese hill tribe Montagnards are hiding in a remote Cambodian jungle after crossing the border to flee persecution and seek asylum, rights activists said on Tuesday.
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'Montagnard' Refugees Emerge From Cambodia Jungle Hideout
Eight hill tribe 'Montagnards' have emerged from hiding in a remote Cambodian border area where they crossed from Vietnam to flee persecution, the United Nations Refugee Agency said today.
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Thai Fishermen Convert Boats to Cash in on Human-Smuggling
The smuggling of Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar is so lucrative that Thai fishermen are converting their boats to carry humans, police and officials in southern Thailand said.
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Afghan Sikh Stowaways were Trapped in Container for 18 Hours
Sikh men, women and children found in a shipping container in Britain were fleeing persecution in Afghanistan and had been trapped in the airless compartment without food or water for 18 hours, their translator said yesterday.
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Persecuted Pakistani Muslim Minority Seek Refuge in China
Fleeing discrimination and violence, members of a Muslim sect have abandoned their homes in Pakistan to find an unlikely refuge in China.
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30 More Afghan Sikhs To Arrive In India Today
At least 30 Afghan Sikhs including children and infants, fleeing from the Taliban are scheduled to arrive in Delhi on Wednesday as religious persecution escalates in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
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Global Displacement From War, Crises Doubles In A Decade: UN
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the number of people fleeing war and persecution continued rising last year, with global displacement climbing to over 82 million -- double the figure a decade ago, the UN said Friday.
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Amid Pandemic, Number Of People Forced To Flee Homes Has Risen, Says UN
The number of people forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution and human rights abuses has doubled in the past decade to reach 82.4 million at the end of last year, the United Nations said on Friday.
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Nearly 100 Rohingya Face Jail In Myanmar As Hague Hears Genocide Case
Nearly 100 Rohingya appeared in a Myanmar court Wednesday after being arrested for trying to flee persecution, their lawyer said, as leader Aung San Suu Kyi addressed the UN's top court to deny allegations of a genocidal campaign against the ethnic minority.
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"Muslims Entering India Not Refugees": Tripura Governor On Citizen Row
People who flee their countries due to genuine fear of persecution are refugees while those entering another country in search of employment or economic opportunities are infiltrators, Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy said today.
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Canada PM Justin Trudeau Welcomes Refugees; US-Bound Passengers Turned Away
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed those fleeing war and persecution on Saturday even as Canadian airlines said they would turn back U.S.-bound passengers to comply with an immigration ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
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Number Of People Forced To Flee War, Violence To Hit Record In 2015: UN
The number of people who have been forced to flee war, violence and persecution looks set to soar in 2015 past last year's record of nearly 60 million, the UN said today.
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Myanmar to Start Transferring Migrants to Bangladesh
Some 150 migrants found adrift in a boat off Myanmar's coast were set today for transfer to neighbouring Bangladesh, an immigration official said, returning them to homes many tried to flee months ago.
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Saving Migrant Lives at Sea 'Top Priority': United Nations Chief Ban Ki-Moon
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday that saving the lives of migrants stranded at sea in Southeast Asia should be a "top priority" as the region battles with an exodus of boat people fleeing persecution and poverty.
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Myanmar Acknowledges 'Concern' Over Migrant Exodus
Myanmar today acknowledged international "concerns" about waves of boatpeople, many of whom are fleeing from persecution, but denied it is solely to blame as thousands languish in dire straits at sea.
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14 Vietnamese Montagnards Hiding in Cambodian Jungle: Rights Group
14 Vietnamese hill tribe Montagnards are hiding in a remote Cambodian jungle after crossing the border to flee persecution and seek asylum, rights activists said on Tuesday.
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'Montagnard' Refugees Emerge From Cambodia Jungle Hideout
Eight hill tribe 'Montagnards' have emerged from hiding in a remote Cambodian border area where they crossed from Vietnam to flee persecution, the United Nations Refugee Agency said today.
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Thai Fishermen Convert Boats to Cash in on Human-Smuggling
The smuggling of Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar is so lucrative that Thai fishermen are converting their boats to carry humans, police and officials in southern Thailand said.
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Afghan Sikh Stowaways were Trapped in Container for 18 Hours
Sikh men, women and children found in a shipping container in Britain were fleeing persecution in Afghanistan and had been trapped in the airless compartment without food or water for 18 hours, their translator said yesterday.
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Persecuted Pakistani Muslim Minority Seek Refuge in China
Fleeing discrimination and violence, members of a Muslim sect have abandoned their homes in Pakistan to find an unlikely refuge in China.
