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Wednesday, Sep 11

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Lawton, OK to Accept Haitian Refugees to Combat Stray Cat Problem

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Could this be a solution to the growing problem? Continue reading…

Tuesday, Sep 10

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India News | Myanmar Refugees in Assam Transit Camp Launch Hunger Strike

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Rohingya and Chin refugees from Myanmar, lodged in Assam's Goalpara transit camp, have launched a hunger strike protesting against their alleged indefinite detention there, a senior…

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Council considering further borrowing to buy additional homes for refugees

The local authority signed off on around £4.7 million in loans under the scheme earlier this year

Monday, Sep 9

Berlin plans new mass accommodation for refugees

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Immigration has become a hot-button issue in Germany. Refugee accommodation centers in Berlin are full to overflowing, but there's desperate lack of housing. Now, authorities are coming up with bright ideas.

Sunday, Sep 8

03

Midwestern boomtown claims MORE migrant refugees can help sustain rapid economic growth

www.dailymail.co.uk

A Midwestern city working to attract more migrants and refugees to boost its economy. City leaders argue that welcoming immigrants is essential for continued growth as the local labor force ages.

Saturday, Sep 7

21

UNHCR calls for refugees and IDPs to be included in West and Central Africa flood response

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned that the current rainy season, which has caused flooding in Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger and Nigeria, has worsened the situation for refugees and internally displaced…

Friday, Sep 6

17

Brave words, Yvette Cooper – but refugees like me know Britain can’t stop people traffickers

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The small-boats ‘summit’ is doomed – there will be smugglers as long as there are people as desperate as I was

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'Economic refugees' flee from New Zealand as cost-of-living crisis deepens

www.cnbc.com

The economy is going to "get worse before it gets better," said Shamubeel Eaqub, principal economist at the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.

Thursday, Sep 5

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Plan to use former Red Arrows base to house refugees scrapped as poor value for money

www.mirror.co.uk

RAF Scrampton, which was also the home of the Dambusters, will instead be sold after the Home Office scrapped Tory plans to house asylum seekers at the base

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George W. Bush Institute hosts North Korean refugees for 3rd annual North Korean Human Rights Workshop

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At the George W. Bush Institute on Wednesday, morning coffee came with a wake-up call. “We are talking about human rights,” Ambassador Julie Turner told those gathered around tables, some of whom escaped from North Korea. “Many of you had…

Wednesday, Sep 4

22

Inside controversial 'container village' where refugees will live next to homeless Brits

www.express.co.uk

The site, on the former Eagleswell School site in Lantwit Major, South Wales, has caused controversy among locals who said the Vale of Glamorgan Council has misled them and placed the structures overlooking their homes and gardens.

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Kakuma: Refugees attend convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses

www.the-star.co.ke

There was an attendance of over 50,000 people in Kenya throughout the weekend.

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Ukrainian refugees will ‘always be welcome’ in Ireland, Taoiseach says

www.irishtimes.com

Simon Harris and Volodymyr Zelenskiy discuss toughening sanctions on Russia during Kyiv meeting

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Lebanon and Cyprus used EU funds to violate refugees’ human rights – report

Rights groups have frequently criticised the tactics of authorities in both Lebanon and Cyprus in dealing with would-be migrants and asylum seekers.

Lebanon and Cyprus used EU funds to violate refugees’ human rights – report

Rights groups have frequently criticised the tactics of authorities in both Lebanon and Cyprus in dealing with would-be migrants and asylum seekers.

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Rights group alleges Lebanon and Cyprus violated refugees' human rights and EU funds paid for it

A global watchdog report says European Union aid sent to Lebanon in an attempt to regulate migration by sea is funding practices that violate human rights

Rights group alleges Lebanon and Cyprus violated refugees’ human rights and EU funds paid for it

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Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A global watchdog report says European Union aid sent to Lebanon in an attempt to regulate migration by sea is funding practices that violate human rights. Human Rights Watch released a report Wednesday…

Tuesday, Sep 3

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7 years after genocide, plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is exacerbated by camp violence

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Hundreds of thousands of minority Muslims fled Myanmar in 2017 amid a government crackdown. Seven years on, they remain in refugee camps.