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MHA team visits Bru refugee camp in North Tripura to discuss early repatri
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Aizwal (Mizoram) [India], Dec. 17 (ANI): Expressing concern over the early repatriation of the Brus Refugees, which was more likely to start by November, is still on hold in the northern Tripura District. MHA officials have been frequently visiting t
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Merkel calls for 'burqa' ban in Germany
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec. 6 (ANI): Making her pitch for a fourth term, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a 'burqa' ban in the country, saying the refugee crisis "must never be repeated".
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Protests in Malaysia in support of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Dec. 4 (ANI): Thousands of Malaysians and Rohingya refugees gathered at Titiwangsa Stadium to protest against the alleged state-endorsed persecution of the Muslim minority group in Myanmar on Sunday.
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PoK refugees welcome Centre's Rs. 2,000-cr package, not ready to give
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec. 3 (ANI): Refugees from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), who are now settled in Jammu and Kashmir, have welcomed the Central Government's decision to sanction a Rs 2,000-crore package for them.
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U.S. to provide USD 39 million assistance for refugees returning to Afghan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Nov. 24 (ANI): The United States has announced to provide over USD 39 million to meet the extraordinary needs of Afghan refugees returning to Afghanistan. This brings the total U.S. contribution to the Afghan humanitarian response to more than $207 million si
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Germany to deport 12,000 Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov. 18 (ANI): Germany will reportedly repatriate more than 12,500 Afghan refugees as the officials state that the security situation in Afghanistan is safe enough for their return.
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Afghan refugee boy reaches out to his community through YouTube
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
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Give Bengali-Hindu migrants refugee status, says Sarma
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Nov. 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party leader and convener of the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) Himanta Biswa Sarma has recently said that the Bengali-Hindu population who are victims of partition should be granted citizenship or refugee status throughout I
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900,000 Afghan refugees return from Pakistan and Iran
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov. 15 (ANI): About 900,000 Afghan refugees have returned this year from Pakistan and Iran surpassing all previous years, said Afghanistan's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) on Tuesday.
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Refugees' resettlement: Australia announces "one-off" deal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov. 13 (ANI): Australia has announced a landmark "one-off" resettlement deal with the United States for some refugees held at its remote offshore detention facilities on Nauru and Manus Island.
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Will suspend Syrian refugee program if elected, says Trump
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK] Nov. 8 (ANI): Continuing with his anti- immigration rhetoric, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that he would scrap the Syrian refugee project to prevent extremists from entering the country if elected and reiterated his promise of building the great wall.
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Data Wind signs two MoUs with educational institutes
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Nov. 7(ANI): To commemorate the visit of John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada, DataWind on Monday signed two Memorandums of Understanding(MoU), one with A K Education Pvt. Ltd and the other with Carleton University in the presence of t
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