A defector from Iran who competes in taekwondo for the refugee team at the Tokyo Olympics was drawn on Thursday to face an Iranian opponent in the qualifying round
Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar has warned that the regional threat of the crisis is real
The UN refugee agency says war, violence, persecution and human rights violations caused nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, even though Covid crisis restricted movement worldwide
There has been a rise in levels of displacement of people since the military coup in the country in February
It's useful to bear the German experience in mind as the US again tackles its 'immigration crisis'.
For humanitarian reasons and to keep the rest of the population safe, India cannot afford to leave refugees and undocumented immigrants out of the Covid-19 vaccination drive
Amit Shah said the process of granting Indian citizenship to refugees under the CAA will begin once the process of Covid vaccination has ended
The top US diplomat reiterated his predecessor Mike Pompeo's statement of China being a threat to the United States adding that Washington has strong alliances as compared to Beijing
Aadhaar began to take shape in 2009, when the Indian National Congress (INC) was in government, but saw aggressive implementation under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), currently in office
According to the United Nations, 20 people leave everything behind every minute to escape war, persecution or terror
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday evening passed the contentious bill, completing the legislative process for giving Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh
The bill surpassed its initial hurdle, like it did on January 8, earlier this year. However this time it was passed with 311 votes in favour and 80 against it
Despite some caveats, Dina Nayeri's The Ungrateful Refugee that lets us into the lives of one of the most misunderstood people in the world
In a series of Tweets, the senior leader of the ruling BJP also alleged that the legacy data were manipulated for including names of doubtful persons as alleged by many
Delhi's Khirki village is a melting pot. Ritwik Sharma recommends dipping into it, for delicious flavours from Afghanistan, Yemen, Lebanon, Somalia and more
From a vibrant population of 2.20 lakh in Afghanistan, the number of Hindus and Sikhs have now come down to 5,000 now, according to estimates of India security agencies
There are about 40,391 asylum seekers from India at the end of last year
UNHCR has no other choice but to endorse relocation of all refugees to US
After Lebanon, Turkey is the country hosting the most Syrian refugees
The UN mission was coordinated with the border police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police