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Oscar-Winner Blasts Trump's "Mean, Inhumane" Treatment Of Migrant Children
Film legend Errol Morris said the separation of thousands of migrant children from their parents by Donald Trump's US administration was "inhumane and cruel" as his new documentary about the policy premiered at the Venice Film Festival Thursday.
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"UN Agency Is Lying": Rwanda Denies Claims On UK Asylum Seekers
Rwanda said the United Nations refugee agency had lied when it told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African country could be moved on again to states where they risked torture or death.
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SpaceX Sued by US Justice Department Over Alleged Discrimination in Hiring
The US Justice Department sued Elon Musk-owned rocket and satellite company SpaceX on Thursday for allegedly discriminating against asylum seekers and refugees in hiring. In job postings and public statements over several years, SpaceX wrongly claimed that under federal regulations known as export control laws, SpaceX could hire only US citizens an...
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"Human Disco Ball": Woman Running 2,500 Km To Help Refugees And Asylum Seekers
In an effort to raise money to support asylum seekers being held in UK detention facilities, a lady dressed as a large disco ball is running a long marathon.
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Madeleine Albright, First Female US Secretary Of State, Dies At 84
Madeleine Albright, who came to the United States as a child refugee and rose to be the first female secretary of state, shaping American foreign policy at the end of the 20th century, has died at the age of 84.
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European Union Should Support Afghanistan's Neighbours, Says Foreign Policy Chief: Report
The European Union should provide financial support to countries neighbouring Afghanistan to help them manage refugees fleeing the Taliban, the bloc's foreign policy chief said in an interview published Monday.
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Facebook Bias Spurs Violence in India, Rights Groups Say
Civil rights groups on Wednesday said Facebook has failed to address dangerous content in India and demanded that the head of public policy there be removed.
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Palestinians Angry As United States Ends Funding For UN Agency
Palestinians reacted angrily Saturday to a US decision to end all funding for the UN agency that assists millions of refugees, seeing it as a new policy shift aimed at undermining their cause.
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"Divide-And-Rule": Mamata Banerjee Slams Assam's Draft Citizens' List
The final draft of citizens in Assam, which leaves out over 40 lakh people, provoked political anger with opposition parties targeting the government in parliament today. Among them was the Trinamool Congress of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who accused the ruling BJP of trying to identify and isolate people who don't vote for the party. "...
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Thousands March In Australian Cities To Protest Refugee Detention Policy
Thousands of people marched across major Australian cities Saturday calling for an end to Canberra's offshore detention of asylum-seekers.
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Australia Must Stop Separating Migrant Families: UN
The United Nations voiced alarm Tuesday at Australia's decision to "actively and indefinitely separate" the family of a recognised refugee in the country by deporting her husband to Sri Lanka.
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EU Set To Prepare Sanctions On Myanmar Generals: Diplomats
The European Union will start preparing sanctions against Myanmar generals over killings of Rohingya Muslims by formally calling on the bloc's foreign policy chief next week to draw up a list of possible names, two diplomats said.
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US Pulls Out Of United Nations' Global Compact On Migration
The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to improve the handling of migrant and refugee situations, deeming it "inconsistent" with its policies, the US mission to the global body announced Saturday.
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Canada Defends Refugee System As Somali Immigrant Charged In Attack
Canada defended its immigration and refugee vetting system on Monday after a Somali immigrant, who had drawn scrutiny for his alleged extremist views, was charged with attempted murder for a weekend vehicle and knife attack that injured five.
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Opinion: Modi Wants India To Be 'Vishwa-Guru'. This Policy Belies That
The BJP government's stand on the issue is not in concurrence with India's great tradition and international standing. India has always stood by refugees.
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Oscar-Winner Blasts Trump's "Mean, Inhumane" Treatment Of Migrant Children
Film legend Errol Morris said the separation of thousands of migrant children from their parents by Donald Trump's US administration was "inhumane and cruel" as his new documentary about the policy premiered at the Venice Film Festival Thursday.
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"UN Agency Is Lying": Rwanda Denies Claims On UK Asylum Seekers
Rwanda said the United Nations refugee agency had lied when it told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African country could be moved on again to states where they risked torture or death.
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SpaceX Sued by US Justice Department Over Alleged Discrimination in Hiring
The US Justice Department sued Elon Musk-owned rocket and satellite company SpaceX on Thursday for allegedly discriminating against asylum seekers and refugees in hiring. In job postings and public statements over several years, SpaceX wrongly claimed that under federal regulations known as export control laws, SpaceX could hire only US citizens an...
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"Human Disco Ball": Woman Running 2,500 Km To Help Refugees And Asylum Seekers
In an effort to raise money to support asylum seekers being held in UK detention facilities, a lady dressed as a large disco ball is running a long marathon.
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Madeleine Albright, First Female US Secretary Of State, Dies At 84
Madeleine Albright, who came to the United States as a child refugee and rose to be the first female secretary of state, shaping American foreign policy at the end of the 20th century, has died at the age of 84.
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European Union Should Support Afghanistan's Neighbours, Says Foreign Policy Chief: Report
The European Union should provide financial support to countries neighbouring Afghanistan to help them manage refugees fleeing the Taliban, the bloc's foreign policy chief said in an interview published Monday.
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Facebook Bias Spurs Violence in India, Rights Groups Say
Civil rights groups on Wednesday said Facebook has failed to address dangerous content in India and demanded that the head of public policy there be removed.
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Palestinians Angry As United States Ends Funding For UN Agency
Palestinians reacted angrily Saturday to a US decision to end all funding for the UN agency that assists millions of refugees, seeing it as a new policy shift aimed at undermining their cause.
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"Divide-And-Rule": Mamata Banerjee Slams Assam's Draft Citizens' List
The final draft of citizens in Assam, which leaves out over 40 lakh people, provoked political anger with opposition parties targeting the government in parliament today. Among them was the Trinamool Congress of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who accused the ruling BJP of trying to identify and isolate people who don't vote for the party. "...
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Thousands March In Australian Cities To Protest Refugee Detention Policy
Thousands of people marched across major Australian cities Saturday calling for an end to Canberra's offshore detention of asylum-seekers.
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Australia Must Stop Separating Migrant Families: UN
The United Nations voiced alarm Tuesday at Australia's decision to "actively and indefinitely separate" the family of a recognised refugee in the country by deporting her husband to Sri Lanka.
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EU Set To Prepare Sanctions On Myanmar Generals: Diplomats
The European Union will start preparing sanctions against Myanmar generals over killings of Rohingya Muslims by formally calling on the bloc's foreign policy chief next week to draw up a list of possible names, two diplomats said.
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US Pulls Out Of United Nations' Global Compact On Migration
The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to improve the handling of migrant and refugee situations, deeming it "inconsistent" with its policies, the US mission to the global body announced Saturday.
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Canada Defends Refugee System As Somali Immigrant Charged In Attack
Canada defended its immigration and refugee vetting system on Monday after a Somali immigrant, who had drawn scrutiny for his alleged extremist views, was charged with attempted murder for a weekend vehicle and knife attack that injured five.
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Opinion: Modi Wants India To Be 'Vishwa-Guru'. This Policy Belies That
The BJP government's stand on the issue is not in concurrence with India's great tradition and international standing. India has always stood by refugees.
