Topic: Refugees
UK’s Nationality and Borders Bill; Biggest attack on refugees, migrants in recent memory
The Bill represents one of the biggest attacks on the rights of refugees, migrants, Muslims, people of color, and LGBT+ people seeking sanctuary in Britain.
Refugees face at Poland-Belarus border
A group of migrants trapped in freezing conditions at the Belarus-Poland border faced water cannons and tear gas by Polish border guards on Tuesday amid...
Heroes or parasites: Europe’s self-serving politics on refugees
Ramzy Baroud
Language is politics and politics is power. This is why the misuse of language is particularly disturbing, especially when the innocent and vulnerable pay...
Refugees face dire consequences from COVID-19 underfunding, UNHCR warns
Underfunding has left a “yawning gap” in the UN Refugee Agency’s ability to protect forcibly displaced people worldwide from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNHCR said on Friday.
29 refugee athletes at Tokyo highlighting voice of displaced millions
The Refugee Olympic Team has returned with valour and zeal to compete in the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics this year. This marks their second time in the Olympics, after their debut being in the Summer Rio De Janeiro Olympics Games back in 2016. The Refugee team has almost tripled in size, jumping from having just 10 members in 2016 to 29 members participating in the ongoing Games in Japan.
Refugees disproportionately exposed to COVID impact
Everyone has a duty to help refugees rebuild their lives after a particularly difficult year for so many – that’s the message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, to mark World Refugee Day on 20 June.
