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Pakistan: Afghan refugees hold rally demanding shelter in developed countr
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 24 (ANI): Several Afghan refugees on Monday protested at a rally in Islamabad demanding shelter in developed countries, saying that Pakistan itself is reeling under economic and political crisis and they don't want to go back to their country being governed by the T
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Rights group urges UK to provide Afghan female refugees with long-term hou
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New York [US], May 12 (ANI): The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged the United Kingdom to expedite the provision of long-term housing to Afghan women evacuated last August as many of them are faced with a growing risk of domestic violence and pressure from other Afghan
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Canada to organize three flights from Poland for Ukrainian refugees: Repor
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], May 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian authorities will organize three flights from Poland for Ukrainian refugees in late May-early June, media reported.
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EU pledges nearly USD 1.6bn in humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union has pledged to increase humanitarian assistance to Syrians up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.58 billion) for 2022 and to allocate an equal amount following year, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday.
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SC grants interim protection from arrest to 7 Myanmarese citizens who ente
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): In an interim relief, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Police not to arrest or conduct further enquiry until further orders with the seven Myanmarese citizens, who entered India illegally, to travel to New Delhi to seek protection from the United
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Afghan refugees in Iran worried about census
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 9 (ANI): Afghan refugees in Iran are worried about a census which is going to be conducted in the country as their immigration status is uncertain and they may not be allowed extensions, local media reported.
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Erdogan vows to send 1 million refugees back to Syria
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] May 9 (ANI): Last Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a reversal of his previous policy, declared that his government was working on a project for "the voluntary and honourable return of 1 million Syrian refugees" back to their homeland.
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Greek coast guard locates 106 illegal sea migrants on Kos Island
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Athens [Greece], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Greek coast guard said on Sunday that 106 illegal migrants were found having reached the Greek island of Kos in the southeastern Aegean Sea after their boat sank.
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Turkey hosts over 4 million refugees in total: official
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey currently hosts 4,082,693 refugees, 3,762,686 of whom are Syrians, Turkish deputy Interior Minister Ismail Catakli was quoted by daily Hurriyet as saying on Sunday.
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650 families receive assistance in Afghan provinces
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): About 650 families received assistance in three Afghan provinces, the country's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations said on Sunday.
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Germany to impose quotas on number of Afghan refugees
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 7 (ANI): Germany intends to restrict the number of Afghan refugees into the country.
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Iranian Minister urges Afghan refugees to take part in census
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has urged Afghan refugees to participate in the census to be conducted in the country as according to the United Nations about 780,000 Afghan refugees migrated to Iran following the Taliban takeover last year.
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