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In Iraqi Kurdistan, Yazidi girls box their way to a new future after ISIS terror

After the 2014 ISIS genocide which left them reeling from the effects of mass abduction and rape, Yazidi refugee girls are rebuilding their lives with the help of boxing, art and music classes. Emma Loffhagen and Charline Bou Mansour report from Iraqi Kurdistan

Evening Standard

Israel kills three Palestinians in Jenin, general strike called

Israeli forces kill three Palestinian men in a raid on Jenin and its refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera

New initiative takes aim at mental health crisis among refugees

ATLANTA — U.S. troops’ chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan is something Hogai Nassery has been confronted by long after August 2021, when the last plane took off from Kabul, marking the end of the U.S.’ longest war. Starting last year, Nassery has supported Afghan evacuees who have resettled in metro Atlanta…

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Israeli Army Kills 3 Palestinians in West Bank Raid

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians on Thursday during a pre-dawn raid in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said it was carrying out an arrest raid in the flashpoint city of Jenin in the northern West Bank when forces came under fire and then…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Behrouz Boochani in Australia: ‘Some of those politicians who barred me are gone. But I am here’

The Kurdish Iranian refugee was always confident he would prove Peter Dutton’s declaration that he ‘wouldn’t be permitted to come to Australia’ wrong

The Guardian - AU

Foreign Office making ‘draconian’ cuts to overseas aid, says Andrew Mitchell

Development minister says Ukrainian refugees have affected costs while UK ‘no longer a development superpower’

The Guardian - UK

Al Jazeera wants court to probe Palestinian reporter's death

News channel Al Jazeera is formally asking the International Criminal Court to investigate the fatal shooting of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh as she was reporting from a Palestinian refugee camp in May

The Independent UK

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'One hell of a journey': Roza Salih in list of world's top 100 influential women

SCOTLAND'S first refugee councillor has been named one of the most influential women of 2022 by the BBC.

The National (Scotland)

The increasing persecution of refugees

Countries embracing Ukrainians are simultaneously persecuting equally desperate refugees from elsewhere

Salon

District attorney encourages immigrants, refugees to report crime, says legal status won't be reported

SAN DIEGO — There's a new outreach effort under way in the region's immigrant and refugee communities to encourage people to report crimes, and authorities say those who come forward will not face retribution because of their immigration status, the San Diego County District Attorney's Office announced last week.

Tribune News Service

UN condemns ‘legal errors’ in asylum report backed by Suella Braverman

‘There is no such thing as an illegal asylum seeker,’ says UNHRC

The Independent UK

Ukrainian refugees in US ‘have nowhere to return’

Since Russia’s invasion, tens of thousands have fled Ukraine for the US, often taking considerable risks in the process.

Al Jazeera

UN refugee body criticises ‘errors’ in asylum report backed by Braverman

Organisation questions use of ‘illegal’ to describe asylum seekers in report calling for radical crackdown

The Guardian - UK

Palestinians Say Man Killed during Israeli Raid in West Bank

Palestinian health officials said a Palestinian man was killed by Israeli fire during a military raid in the occupied West Bank on Monday. It was the latest death in a recent surge of violence in the territory. The Israeli military has been conducting daily raids throughout the West Bank since…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The Independent UK

‘Unworkable’ asylum plans backed by Suella Braverman condemned as ‘completely out of step with British values’

The home secretary says she will do ‘whatever it takes’ to stop Channel crossings

The Guardian - UK

Refugee who illegally brought injured niece to UK given leave to remain

Najat Ibrahim Ismail was jailed in 2017 and officials tried to deport him three times before judge ruled in his favour

Asharq Al-Awsat

UNHCR Chief Calls for Helping Lebanon's Most Vulnerable

The United Nations' refugee agency chief called Saturday for sustained support for Syrian refugees in Lebanon and vulnerable Lebanese citizens, three years after the country's economy began collapsing. "We must stand with Lebanon," UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi said at the end of a three-day visit to Beirut. According to the…

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Palestinian refugee who helped hundreds after gas explosion starts new life

The Edinburgh graduate now plans to study for a PhD, saying this will “empower me to have a louder voice and advocate for my community”.

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Nottingham Post

Meet the Long Eaton asylum seeker who spends his spare time litter picking

Issa Mahamat fled his homeland, Chad, to save his life. Now, he volunteers to help the town where he lives - and he has been praised for his hard work

Edinburgh Live

Student graduates with distinction from Edinburgh university despite living in Palestinian refugee camp

Nahed Mansour cannot attend Heriot-Watt University ceremony in person because she lives in a camp in Tripoli, north Lebanon

The Independent UK

Palestinian refugee ready for ‘new chapter’ as she graduates with distinction

Nahed Mansour, 34, completed the course online from her home in a refugee camp in Lebanon.

WEKU

A new kind of climate refugee is emerging

They flee their homes not solely because of climatic changes that make it difficult to earn a living but also because of violence sparked by the competition for dwindling resources.

Evening Standard

Suella Braverman sent advent calendar of refugee “hopes and dreams” by activists

The Home Secretary has been sent an advent calendar featuring the hopes and dreams of refugees and asylum seekers in the UK after she professed it her “dream” to see them deported to Rwanda. The calendar, delivered to Suella Braverman from a network of activists, counts down to Christmas with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UNHCR to Remove Obstacles Hindering Return of Syrian Refugees

Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), announced on Thursday that the agency is working with Syrian authorities to remove obstacles preventing the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland. During a meeting at the Grand Serail with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Grandi said the UN…

Reuters

UN seeks $1.72 billion next year to aid Venezuelan migrants, refugees

The United Nations will seek $1.72 billion for 2023 to aid Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean, member agencies said on Thursday.

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