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Tag: refugees
Army chief says Rohingya ‘not natives’
Rohingya Muslims are not native to Myanmar, the army chief told the US ambassador.
Bangladesh carving out forest to shelter Rohingya
Hard-pressed to find space for refugees, Bangladesh will chop down a swathe of forest.
Aid groups seek $434m for Rohingya refugees
Humanitarian organisations say they need $434 million to help up to 1.2 million people
Japan takes in three refugees
Japan accepted just three refugees in the first half of 2017 despite receiving a record 8,561 fresh asylum applications.
Sri Lanka arrests six in monk hunt
Sri Lankan police say they have arrested six people in their hunt for a mob led by Buddhist monks who attacked Rohingya refugees.
Refugee protection weak in practice
As a refugee producing country for more than 20 years, it is commendable that Cambodia has gone to great lengths to show the world that they are now ready to help others.
First refugees leave Australian offshore detention centre
Refugees have left one of Australia’s offshore detention centres for the United States.
Cambodia pleads for families in US deportation feud
Cambodia set out its case yesterday in the row with the US over repatriating people convicted of crimes after Washington slapped travel bans on senior officials.
EU court rules eastern states must take refugees
The European Union’s highest court rules that EU states must take in a share of refugees.
An open letter to Minister Sar Kheng
As a network committed to refugee rights protection, APRRN urges the Royal Cambodian Government to protect the right of the remaining 36 Montagnards seeking asylum.
Words on wheels for refugees
For tens of thousands of refugees stuck in Greece for the past two years after European states shut their borders in rapid succession, survival is no longer an issue.
UN accuses Australia of breaching refugee deal
The UN accused Australia yesterday of backtracking on a deal to relax its strong stance on asylum-seekers and resettle some refugees now held in overseas detention on home soil.
Nauru refugee haven doubted
Cambodian officials played down possibility of more refugees coming after US officials abruptly left Nauru.
America has lost its way
Under Donald Trump’s leadership, America is now once again entering a shameful period of choosing to fear refugees.
