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Friday, Aug 9

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Facebook user who encouraged people to attack hotel housing refugees jailed

Jordan Parlour, the first person jailed for stirring up racial hatred during the recent disorder, was sentenced to 20 months.

Facebook user who encouraged people to attack hotel housing refugees jailed

Jordan Parlour, the first person jailed for stirring up racial hatred during the recent disorder, was sentenced to 20 months.

Facebook user who encouraged people to attack hotel housing refugees jailed

www.standard.co.uk

Jordan Parlour, the first person jailed for stirring up racial hatred during the recent disorder, was sentenced to 20 months.

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What do asylum seekers and refugees make of the eruption of far-right violence in the UK? We asked them

www.theguardian.com

Our panel talks about the riots, their fear, the racial harassment they are experiencing and their hope that inclusive values will prevail

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Sportswear Brand On Chronicles a Refugee’s Extraordinary Path to the Olympics

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Last year, Swiss sportswear brand On chronicled the remarkable journey of long-distance runner Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu as the South Sudanese refugee sought to race for his adopted country, Switzerland. Now, the brand continues the story…

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‘Whose fault is it? The dictator’: the Venezuelan refugees on a knife-edge at the Colombian border – photo essay

www.theguardian.com

Nearly 8 million Venezuelans have fled the country’s instability in the past decade, many hoping to return after July’s election. Now, as Nicolás Maduro clings to power, they fear for their families – and are braced for another exodus

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US envoy appreciates Pakistan’s decision to extend Afghan refugees’ stay

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United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome has appreciated Pakistan’s decision to extend the stay of registered Afghan refugees by a year, a statement from the US embassy in Pakistan said on Friday.

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Sports News | Paris Olympics: Cindy Ngamba's Boxing Bronze a Victory for 120 Million Refugees

www.latestly.com

Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. IOC Refugee Olympic Team athlete Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba and Australia's Caitlin Parker have earned bronze medals in women's 75kg boxing on Thursday, 8 August at the Olympic Games…

Thursday, Aug 8

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‘Refugees welcome here’: Counter protesters gather in Sheffield as far-right demonstration falters

Hundreds of people chanted “refugees are welcome here” as counter-protesters gathered in Sheffield amid fears of a far-right demonstration on Wednesday evening (7 August).

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High hopes: Exiles and refugees fight for Olympic gold on the taekwondo mat

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Palestinian athlete Omar Ismail was beaten in the last 16 of the men's flyweight taekwondo Wednesday, ending the 18-year-old's hopes of winning gold at the Paris Olympics. Fighters from Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia took to the mat in the…

Wednesday, Aug 7

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Refugees in Scotland 'living in fear' following riots

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Disorder in other parts of the UK has left people scared to go out, the Scottish Refugee Council says

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Sudan: 2,500 Refugees to Return to Sudan From Ethiopian Forest

allafrica.com

Olala Forest, Amhara, Ethiopia -- About 2,500 Sudanese refugees who are stranded in the Olala Forest in the Amhara region of Ethiopia announced that they will leave the forest on foot on Thursday and head towards the refugee registration…

Tuesday, Aug 6

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Sudan: Sudanese Refugees 'Left in the Open' As Heavy Rains Hit Chad Camp

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Irdimi Camp / Milli Camp -- Multiple houses accommodating Sudanese refugees collapsed in eastern Chad's Irdimi camp due to heavy rain and flooding yesterday and today. In Sudan's Northern state, heavy rains killed five people, injured…

Monday, Aug 5

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Nine more refugees leave Rukban camp in Syria — Russian reconciliation center

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А Syrian soldier was wounded as a result of sniper fire by terrorists at positions of government troops near the settlement of Kawkaba in the Hama governorate

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Hindus slaughtered in Bangladesh, over 1 cr refugees may enter Bengal: BJP

www.siasat.com

Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday claimed that amid the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, Hindus are being slaughtered in various parts of the neighbouring country and more than one crore refugees are likely to enter West…

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India News | Hindus Slaughtered in Bangladesh, over One Crore Refugees May Enter Bengal: BJP's Suvendu

www.latestly.com

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday claimed that amid the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, Hindus are being slaughtered in various parts of the neighbouring country and more than…

Call for riots to be seen as 'attempted murder' after refugees left 'terrified' in hotels - charities

www.mirror.co.uk

Violent far-right thugs targeted hotels housing asylum seekers across the UK over the weekend and left refugees and young children 'terrified' after fleeing war-torn countries