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Saturday, Nov 15

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UK to cut protections for refugees under asylum system 'overhaul'

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The UK government is stripping back protections and ending automatic benefits for people who have been given asylum seeker status, interior minister Shabana Mahmood said Sunday, announcing a historic overhaul of the country's refugee…

UK govt to limit protections for refugees

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The measures, which will include forcing refugees to return to their home countries once they are deemed safe, were announced as the government faces mounting pressure over irregular migration.

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Safe routes and temporary status for refugees among plans for asylum reform

www.standard.co.uk

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to unveil plans to tackle illegal immigration and reform the asylum system on Monday.

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Germany tackles housing crisis for refugees

www.dw.com

Finding accommodation for refugees remains very challenging in Germany despite signs of a slight improvement, according to a survey of local authorities.

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Mysterious plane carrying Gaza refugees lands in South Africa

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South Africa's intelligence services are investigating who was behind a chartered plane that landed in Johannesburg with more than 150 Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza who did not have proper travel documents and were held onboard on the…

Friday, Nov 14

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Refugees won't be allowed to stay in UK permanently under new rules

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Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.

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Ivory Coast boosts border defence due to ‘unusual flow’ of Malian refugees

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Ivorian authorities said the influx of Malian refugees was caused by 'attacks against civilians' from armed groups.

Afghan refugees in Pakistan live in larger households with more dependents: UN survey

www.dawn.com

ISLAMABAD: Afghan refugee households in Pakistan face a higher dependency burden and are considerably larger, with an average size of 8.9 members, compared to host communities living nearby, which have an average size of 6.7, a recent…

Wednesday, Nov 12

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New AI assistant helps refugees new to the U.S.

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IRC launches AI chatbot ALMA, designed to help newcomers to the U.S. get social services and plan their new lives.

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A refugee’s deportation rattles a deeply conservative town: ‘What Trump has done is not Christlike’

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Binod Shah, a refugee from Bhutan, went to church, got married and started an auto shop in Twin Falls, Idaho. But an arrest record got him caught in the ICE dragnet

Tuesday, Nov 11

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How to Help the Refugees in Sudan

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Millions of people have been displaced and are in desperate need of humanitarian aid.

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Migrants and refugees welcome here… just not near me! Green deputy leader complains about 600 asylum seekers being housed in her local area

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In a recent letter to the Home Office, Rachel Millward complained about Government plans to temporarily use a military site in East Sussex as asylum accommodation.

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Monday, Nov 10

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Woke Portland lawmaker wants to give cash set aside to clear notorious homeless encampments to refugees instead

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Portland Councilor Angelita Morillo has proposed that money set aside the help the growing homeless community in the city should instead go toward supporting refugees.

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Ukrainian Refugees Contribute Twice As Much As They Receive From The Czech State

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Ukrainian refugees living in the Czech Republic paid CZK 8.2 billion in taxes and levies in the third quarter of this year, more than double the amount the Czech state spent helping them, the Labour and Social Affairs Ministry announced…

Germany Admits Trump Was Right on Borders After Taking in One Million Syrian Refugees

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz moves to tighten refugee policy as camps across Germany remain overcrowded.

Sunday, Nov 9

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PBS Frontline's Latest Hit Piece Against Opposition to Violent Refugees in Germany

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PBS’s newest Frontline documentary, “The Rise of Germany's New Right” concerns the rise of the AfD in Germany (Alternative for Germany) party and its supposed links to Nazism and Putin's Russia. Director and correspondent Evan Williams has…

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‘Never lose hope’: how a new Afghanistan women’s team helps refugees cope with trauma

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Afghan Women United is comprised of players forced to flee their homeland and is another step in beating barriers

‘Never lose hope’: how a new Afghanistan women’s team helps refugees cope with trauma

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Afghan Women United is comprised of players forced to flee their homeland and is another step in beating barriers