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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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'Survivor Syndrome': Ukraine Refugees Cope With Guilt Of Fleeing War
Ukrainian refugee Lana Lisetska has forgiven herself for "being saved" and is rebuilding her life thanks to a programme that tackles the often overlooked mental health struggles of people fleeing the war.
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A 3rd Of UK Overseas Aid Spent On Refugees, Asylum Seekers: Foreign Office
Britain is spending almost a third of its overseas aid budget on supporting refugees and asylum seekers inside the UK, according to official figures published Wednesday.
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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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Ex-German Chancellor Wins UN Award For Resettling Syrian Refugees
Pointing to the more than 1.2 million asylum seekers welcomed by Germany in 2015 and 2016, the UNHCR selection committee hailed former Chancellor Angela Merkel's "leadership, courage and compassion."
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Despite UN Criticism, UK To Send Asylum Seekers To Rwanda
The British government was due to send a first plane carrying failed asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday despite last-ditch legal bids to block the deportations, mounting protests and UN criticism.
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Indian Asylum-Seeker Sets Refugee Camp On Fire At Port Near Australia
An Indian man who tried to kill himself by setting fire to his room at a refugee camp in Papua New Guinea faces charges of arson and attempted suicide, the police said. Asylum seeker Ravinder Singh, in his 30s, locked himself in a shipping container room at a camp on Manus Island on Friday and started a blaze that engulfed two other rooms before be...
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Record 70.8 Million People Displaced At End Of 2018: UN
More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and asylum seekers, the UN said Wednesday.
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Record 70.8 Million People Displaced At End Of 2018, Says United Nations
More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and asylum seekers, the UN said Wednesday.
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Justin Trudeau Confirms Canada Has Granted Asylum To Saudi Teen
An 18-year-old Saudi asylum seeker who fled her family and armed only with Twitter staved off deportation from Thailand has been accepted as a refugee by Canada.
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With Phone And Hashtag, Saudi Asylum Seeker Outflanks Thai Authorities
When an 18 year old Saudi asylum seeker arrived in Bangkok she faced immediate deportation but instead she is in the hands of the UN refugee agency, her social media savvy galvanising a global campaign that caught the Thai government flat-footed.
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What Does a Smartphone Mean to a Refugee?
For asylum seekers and other vulnerable people, the inadvertent interventions of technology can be a matter of life or death.
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Pope Francis Wears Refugee ID Bracelet In Appeal For Help For Migrants
Pope Francis on Sunday urged governments and people to do more to help migrants and not see them as enemies, wearing a plastic ID bracelet used by asylum seekers to drive home his message
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US President Donald Trump Says To Study 'Dumb' Refugee Deal With Australia
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will review a "dumb deal" to take hundreds of Australian asylum seekers after the Washington Post reported he had angrily berated Australia's prime minister and abruptly ended a tense telephone call.
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Concerned About Refugees, UN Experts Add To Censure Of Donald Trump Move
UN human rights experts warned that asylum seekers could face torture if not given safe harbor and the Vatican called for openness to other cultures on Wednesday, adding to a drumbeat of international criticism of US President Donald Trump's travel curbs.
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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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'Survivor Syndrome': Ukraine Refugees Cope With Guilt Of Fleeing War
Ukrainian refugee Lana Lisetska has forgiven herself for "being saved" and is rebuilding her life thanks to a programme that tackles the often overlooked mental health struggles of people fleeing the war.
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A 3rd Of UK Overseas Aid Spent On Refugees, Asylum Seekers: Foreign Office
Britain is spending almost a third of its overseas aid budget on supporting refugees and asylum seekers inside the UK, according to official figures published Wednesday.
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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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Ex-German Chancellor Wins UN Award For Resettling Syrian Refugees
Pointing to the more than 1.2 million asylum seekers welcomed by Germany in 2015 and 2016, the UNHCR selection committee hailed former Chancellor Angela Merkel's "leadership, courage and compassion."
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Despite UN Criticism, UK To Send Asylum Seekers To Rwanda
The British government was due to send a first plane carrying failed asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday despite last-ditch legal bids to block the deportations, mounting protests and UN criticism.
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Indian Asylum-Seeker Sets Refugee Camp On Fire At Port Near Australia
An Indian man who tried to kill himself by setting fire to his room at a refugee camp in Papua New Guinea faces charges of arson and attempted suicide, the police said. Asylum seeker Ravinder Singh, in his 30s, locked himself in a shipping container room at a camp on Manus Island on Friday and started a blaze that engulfed two other rooms before be...
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Record 70.8 Million People Displaced At End Of 2018: UN
More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and asylum seekers, the UN said Wednesday.
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Record 70.8 Million People Displaced At End Of 2018, Says United Nations
More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and asylum seekers, the UN said Wednesday.
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Justin Trudeau Confirms Canada Has Granted Asylum To Saudi Teen
An 18-year-old Saudi asylum seeker who fled her family and armed only with Twitter staved off deportation from Thailand has been accepted as a refugee by Canada.
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With Phone And Hashtag, Saudi Asylum Seeker Outflanks Thai Authorities
When an 18 year old Saudi asylum seeker arrived in Bangkok she faced immediate deportation but instead she is in the hands of the UN refugee agency, her social media savvy galvanising a global campaign that caught the Thai government flat-footed.
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What Does a Smartphone Mean to a Refugee?
For asylum seekers and other vulnerable people, the inadvertent interventions of technology can be a matter of life or death.
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Pope Francis Wears Refugee ID Bracelet In Appeal For Help For Migrants
Pope Francis on Sunday urged governments and people to do more to help migrants and not see them as enemies, wearing a plastic ID bracelet used by asylum seekers to drive home his message
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US President Donald Trump Says To Study 'Dumb' Refugee Deal With Australia
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will review a "dumb deal" to take hundreds of Australian asylum seekers after the Washington Post reported he had angrily berated Australia's prime minister and abruptly ended a tense telephone call.
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Concerned About Refugees, UN Experts Add To Censure Of Donald Trump Move
UN human rights experts warned that asylum seekers could face torture if not given safe harbor and the Vatican called for openness to other cultures on Wednesday, adding to a drumbeat of international criticism of US President Donald Trump's travel curbs.
