Refugee

AI translation is replacing interpreters in GP care – here’s why that’s troubling
When a doctor can’t find an interpreter, many now reach for Google Translate. It seems like a practical fix to a pressing problem. But a new study warns this quick solution may be putting refugee and migrant patients at serious risk – exposing them to translation errors that could lead…
The Conversation
6 min read
US tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees are paying the price
Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology
The Independent UK
19 min read
Love Actually’s Hugh Grant and Richard Curtis back Red Cross’s family reunion campaign
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has axed the refugee family reunion visa route - with loved ones only able to come to the UK if the sponsor is on a work or study visas
The Independent UK
5 min read
Lifting of US sanctions on Syria could spur refugee returns, UNHCR official says
The UN refugee agency reports that altogether more than 1 million refugees and nearly 2 million internally displaced Syrians have returned to their homes since Bashar al-Assad's fall.
Euronews
5 min read
Trump Admin Warns of 'Severe Consequences' After South Africa Briefly Detains U.S. Officials in Refugee Operation
The State Department warned of "severe consequences" if South Africa fails to hold accountable those responsible of what it described as the detention of U.S. officials and the public release of their passport information during an immigration enforcement operation.
Latin Times
3 min read
Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children's lives crushed by foreign aid cuts
Though the US spent just 1% of its budget on foreign aid, Trump dubbed USAID wasteful and shut it down, a move that has proven catastrophic for the world's most vulnerable.
Euronews
9 min read
UN official says lifting US sanctions on Syria could encourage refugee returns
The U.N. refugee agency in Lebanon says the U.S. lifting sanctions on Syria could encourage more refugees to return
The Independent UK
5 min read
Thousands to avoid Christmas on streets as Home Office ordered to delay refugee evictions
Move-on period extended from 28 days to 56 days if person recently granted refugee status is at risk of sleeping rough
The Guardian - UK
4 min read
In rare ruling, EU's top court sides with refugee's appeal in a landmark case against Frontex
The European Union's highest court has sided with a Syrian refugee in a landmark case against Frontex, the EU border agency
The Independent UK
6 min read
Refugee firefighters in Mauritania battle bushfires to give back to the community that took them in
Bushfires are deadly, they can break out in the blink of an eye and last for days in the vast desert of Mauritania
The Independent UK
6 min read