Descrease article font size Increase article font size There was immense relief and joy at Calgary International Airport Saturday afternoon as Ossama Zaqqout, his wife, and kids finally welcomed his parents to Canada. But the journey to bring his family to safety is far from over. This is just the first of 36 members of … Read more
“The ethnic cleansing of Rohingya started in 2012 but at that time, not much of it was reported. So my family and I took asylum in India,” he said. The Rohingya community in India lives in a precarious situation, often encountering suspicion and harassment from police and residents. In 2021, the Indian government detained 270 … Read more
The number of migrants staying in Denver shelters dipped below 1,000 for the first time in six months this week, leading city officials to consolidate hotel shelters amid a period of respite. Sarah Plastino, Denver’s recently hired newcomer program manager, called the dip in numbers a “turning point for the city” during a lull in … Read more
As it clings on, the military is fighting back with air strikes – including in the border area with India – and has activated a conscription law to boost its thinning ranks, driving thousands of mainly young people to seek sanctuary outside the country. ‘Parasites’: spike in Rohingya arrivals tests Aceh’s sympathy for their plight … Read more
By JOSEF FEDERMAN, SAMY MAGDY and NAJIB JOBAIN (Associated Press) JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants carried out the deadliest single attack on Israeli forces in Gaza since the Hamas raid that triggered the war, killing 21 soldiers, the military said Tuesday, a significant setback that could add to mounting calls for a cease-fire. Hours later, … Read more
Azizah’s mother was a victim of human trafficking when she met her future husband. “He had to buy her from her agent in order to free her from bondage,” Azizah said. Fake UN accounts spewing anti-refugee hate feed Indonesia’s Rohingya rejection Though exiled from their country of birth, her parents had big dreams of a … Read more
Greg Raymond, a senior lecturer at the Australian National University (ANU), said Thailand is prepared to “act outside of Asean official policy”, citing the visit to Bangkok in June by Myanmar’s foreign minister Than Shwe. “So would Thailand do it again? Yes, absolutely and Asean can do nothing to stop it,” he said. Ken Mathis … Read more
Rights groups and some political parties say pact is ‘unworkable’ and will lead to ‘surge in suffering’. The European Union has reached an agreement on reforms designed to share the cost of hosting migrants and refugees, and limit the numbers of people coming in to the bloc after years of discussion on how to overhaul … Read more
By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH (Associated Press) KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military raided Gaza’s largest hospital early Wednesday, conducting what it called a targeted operation against Hamas as troops seized broader control of northern Gaza, including capturing the territory’s legislature building and its police headquarters. In recent days, … Read more
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