Finding Refuge
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In handing millions of Afghan refugees marching orders, Pakistan breaks its own promise
It goes against the entire spirit of why Pakistan was born – a place where a minority, once under threat of persecution, could live and be free.
Asad Rahim Khan, Dawn.com
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What ‘hurricane’? Britain barely accepts a trickle of asylum seekers
Home Secretary Suella Braverman warned of ‘uncontrolled and unmanageable’ migration to Britain at the Conservative Party conference.
Michael Collyer, The Conversation
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False hope: Many North Korean defectors struggle against discrimination in the South
A defecting North Korean gymnast went back after struggling to make a new life for himself.
Christoph Bluth, The Conversation
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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‘The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction’ makes you rethink pre-conceptions about the genre
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The Man, the Machine: Merab Dvalishvili in Mumbai
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May global nonfiction: Six recent books that examine our fears, pains, and troubled history
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The Olympics have always been an attractive opportunity for athletes to defect from home
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is not the first athlete to flee during the Games.
Keith Rathbone, The Conversation
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‘I’m trying to design a country that will go with my poetry’: Poems that speak on World Refugee Day
Poignant verses from those who have had to flee their homes, ‘like a lover’s hand that slips when pulled away you are always reaching’.
Nandita Haksar
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Nine years on, a Sri Lankan Tamil family is still waiting to get asylum in Australia
Nades Murugappan had applied for a permanent protection visa on the basis of his association with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam.
Alex Reilly, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Ma Anand Sheela, the anti-hero of ‘Wild Wild Country’, on Osho and her new life in Switzerland
The former Rajneeshee queen has left behind her notoriety as the suspected mastermind behind a bioterror plot in the United States.
Anand Chandrasekhar
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Watch: a slightly different story followed this heartwarming entry of Syrian refugees into Canada
After security personnel helped the family across the border, they were detained for two days, following protocol.
Scroll Staff
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For refugees in Germany, arrival is the only first stage on the road to becoming a resident
The path to integration includes lessons on everything from form filling to recycling, smiling, and shopping.
Bhavya Dore
The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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The enduring influence of the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ on Telugu cinema