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Friday, Jul 24

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Calderdale's Reform UK council withdraws from scheme supporting refugees

www.examinerlive.co.uk

Reform UK-led Calderdale Council voted to withdraw from the Local Authority of Sanctuary scheme after a heated debate

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Fears for Birmingham's future amid 'changing attitudes' towards refugees

Reform councillors at Birmingham Council wanted to see the authority withdrawn from the City of Sanctuary scheme

Wednesday, Jul 22

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'Really nice' rioter who branded refugees 'rapists' tried to take own life in prison

www.examinerlive.co.uk

Peter Lynch was found dead in his cell weeks after he was jailed for his part in the Manvers riots.

Tuesday, Jul 21

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144 refugees, migrants dead, missing off Mauritania coast: UNHCR

gazettengr.com

“The refugees and migrants were reported dead or missing after attempting the perilous sea journey from West Africa towards Europe,” the agency said.

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UN says 144 migrants and refugees reported dead or missing off the coast of Mauritania

www.france24.com

The UN refugee agency said Tuesday that 144 people were reported dead or missing following "tragic maritime incidents" off the coast of Mauritania last week. Two children who were brought safely ashore from one of the sinking boats had…

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Trump could pull the plug on the U.N. agency protecting millions of refugees

www.independent.co.uk

The Trump administration has, in ​recent weeks, weighed cutting ties with the U.N. refugee agency

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As Sudan’s war crosses borders and millions are made refugees, could Ethiopia’s plan solve ‘humanity’s migration issue’?

www.theguardian.com

Amid fears of fresh bloodshed, the country is hoping its offer of education and employment can provide a model for other nations to follow

Monday, Jul 20

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Refugee’s amazing journey from war zone to graduatio

aboutmanchester.co.uk

A woman who fled Liberia’s brutal civil war as a young adult, lost both parents and spent years living in refugee camps is to graduate from The University of Manchester this month with a 2:1 BSc in public health(20/07/26). In December 1990…

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Refugee’s amazing journey from war zone to graduation

www.manchester.ac.uk

A woman who fled Liberia’s brutal civil war as a young adult, lost both parents and spent years living in refugee camps is to graduate from The University of Manchester this month with a 2:1 BSc in public health(20/07/26).

Friday, Jul 17

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Refugees fleeing Myanmar feared dead after boats sink

www.arkansasonline.com

SYDNEY -- More than 500 people are feared dead after reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal, officials said Thursday.

Thursday, Jul 16

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UN says over 500 Rohingya refugees feared dead after two ships sink off Myanmar coast

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A second boat, reportedly carrying about 280 people, is believed to have sunk off Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady coast on July 8.

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Hundreds feared dead after boats carrying refugees 'capsize' in Bay of Bengal

news.sky.com

It's feared more than 500 people have died after reports that two boats carrying persecuted Rohingya refugees capsized in the Bay of Bengal.

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More than 500 feared dead as 'boats carrying refugees capsize'

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Two boats carrying Rohingya refugees reportedly capsized in the Bay of Bengal after leaving Myanmar's Rakhine state

More than 500 people feared dead after two boats 'carrying refugees capsize'

www.examinerlive.co.uk

One boat is said to have had around 280 passengers on board while the other is believe to have had 250

More than 500 feared dead as officials investigate reports of boats capsizing with Rohingya refugees

wtop.com

SYDNEY (AP) — More than 500 people are feared dead after reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted…

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More than 500 people feared dead after 'boats carrying refugees capsize'

www.express.co.uk

One of the boats reportedly had around 250 people on board, while the second one counted some 280 passengers.

Hundreds of Rohingya refugees feared dead after ships suspected of sinking off Myanmar

www.independent.co.uk

Two boats with hundreds of Muslim Rohingya refugees departed from Myanmar for Bangladesh in late June

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Myanmar: More Than 500 Feared Dead As Officials Investigate Reports of 2 Boats Capsizing With Rohingya Refugees

www.latestly.com

According to preliminary information, the two boats left Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine in late June carrying mostly Rohingya passengers, including some who had traveled from refugee camps across the border in Bangladesh, according to…