Tag: refugees
Filipino Muslim refugees pray for end to sacrifices on Eid al-Adha
These trials — the Marawi siege and COVID-19 pandemic — make us realize our purpose as Muslims, sociologist says
Malaysia spares Rohingya refugees from caning
Court decided caning would be inhumane as the men were refugees and did not have any prior history of crime or violence
Malaysian court to hear bid to set aside caning for Rohingya...
Lawyers also seek a review of a case against six Rohingya teenagers, including two girls, who they say have been wrongly tried and convicted as adults
Al Jazeera report prompts further govt attacks on migrants in Malaysia
Documentary on immigration raids during lockdown opens up a wider debate on xenophobia and an impending employment crisis in the country
Thousands in western Myanmar flee as army plans operations, monitors say
The Myanmar army has been fighting Arakan Army, a group from the largely Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group that is seeking greater autonomy
Rohingya refugees tell Malaysia how dozens perished during four-month voyage
They had risked the perilous sea journey having lost hope of making a better life in Bangladesh refugee camps
Pope Francis, Cardinal Bo appeal for care for refugees amid pandemic
Nearly 70 percent those displaced are from Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan, and Myanmar
Living on the edge, Pakistani Hindus still feel safer in India
Hindu asylum-seekers from Pakistan are among beneficiaries of a law that lays out a path to citizenship for people from six religious minorities from three neighboring countries
Rohingya refugees face deportation in Malaysia
The 270 refugees had fled southern Bangladesh by boat in April
Thailand ‘should help’ Rohingya, instead of ‘worsening their suffering’
Thai authorities cannot summarily disregard claims of asylum seekers who arrive at its borders, rights group says
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