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
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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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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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future