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Refugee defector from Iran to face Iranian at Tokyo Olympics

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

Some 10,000 refugees fled to India, Thailand from Myanmar: UN Special Envoy

Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar has warned that the regional threat of the crisis is real

UN refugee agency says 3 mn driven from homes in 2020 despite Covid crisis

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

Estimated 4,000-6,000 refugees from Myanmar sought safety in India: UN

There has been a rise in levels of displacement of people since the military coup in the country in February

Immigrants are a gift: Germany learns from solution for birth rate crisis

It's useful to bear the German experience in mind as the US again tackles its 'immigration crisis'.

Covid-19: Why India needs to vaccinate undocumented immigrants, refugees

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

CAA will be implemented after Covid-19 vaccination ends: Shah

Amit Shah said the process of granting Indian citizenship to refugees under the CAA will begin once the process of Covid vaccination has ended

Blinken says US should accept refugees fleeing Hong Kong amid draconian law

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

Is digital ID system, Aadhaar, a tech solution for socio-economic problem?

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

In pics: All you need to know about UN's list of forcibly displaced persons

According to the United Nations, 20 people leave everything behind every minute to escape war, persecution or terror

Hindu refugees from Pakistan hail Parliament clearance to Citizenship Bill

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

Citizen Amendment Bill: Story so far

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

Citizens of nowhere

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

Final NRC leaves out Bangladeshi refugees in India prior to 1971: Himanta

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: A home to Arab, African refugees and their cuisines

Delhi's Khirki village is a melting pot. Ritwik Sharma recommends dipping into it, for delicious flavours from Afghanistan, Yemen, Lebanon, Somalia and more

Sikh, Hindu refugees from Afghanistan torn between identity and livelihood

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

Over 7,000 Indians filed applications for asylum in US in 2017: UN report

There are about 40,391 asylum seekers from India at the end of last year

UN urges Australia to stop detaining refugees, shut detention centres

UNHCR has no other choice but to endorse relocation of all refugees to US

Three million Syrian refugees in Turkey

After Lebanon, Turkey is the country hosting the most Syrian refugees

Refugees make up bulk of crossings from US to Canada: UNHCR

The UN mission was coordinated with the border police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police