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Sunday, Aug 11

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BSF Officer Calmly Addresses Bangladeshi Refugees Gathered at India-Bangladesh Border at Coochbehar, Earns Praise From Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora (Watch Video)

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A BSF officer is being widely praised for his calm and compassionate handling of a tense situation at the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Coochbehar.

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Want to help refugees - but not sure how? I found a surprisingly simple answer | Nell Frizzell

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If you live in the UK and have any room to spare, you might be able to host a refugee. As I discovered, it is both easy and rewarding

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PIL in SC seeks release of Rohingya refugees detained indefinitely in India

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New Delhi: A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre to release the Rohingya refugees who have been indefinitely detained for two years or above. The PIL, drawn by advocate…

Saturday, Aug 10

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Messages of welcome to be delivered to refugees and asylum seekers

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Brighton organisation is inviting UK public to hand write notes of ‘solidarity’ after far-right violence

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Boxer Cindy Ngamba hopes her success will inspire other refugees

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Boxer Cindy Ngamba, who made history by becoming the first athlete competing as a refugee to clinch an Olympic medal, hopes her win inspired other refugees going through dark times to "aim high."

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…