Refugee Crisis
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‘There are no happy stories for refugees’: The world has turned its back on a humanitarian crisis
Those seeking asylum encounter a dehumanised, ruthless and ugly society where they are used as pawns in international power politics.
Nandita Haksar
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If long-term issues are ignored, the Ukrainian refugee crisis could go the Rohingya way
Even sympathetic communities can lose their enthusiasm for hosting refugees.
Palash Kamruzzaman, The Conversation & Bulbul Siddiqi, The Conversation
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Afghan refugees who fled to Pakistan face economic hardship and police harassment
The country has grown tired of hosting them.
Zofeen T Ebrahim, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Trending
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Supreme Court to hear petition seeking lifetime ban on convicts contesting elections
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‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ review: Faithful ‘Forrest Gump’ remake has its big-hearted moments
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19 workers fled Arunachal border road project. Only 10 survived. Their ordeal tells a larger story
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Manusmriti gives respectable position to Indian women, says Delhi HC judge Prathiba M Singh
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‘Raksha Bandhan’ review: An outdated ode to brotherly love
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Boat carrying migrants capsizes off Libya’s coast, at least 57 presumed dead
A United Nations migration official said there were at least 75 migrants on board, but 18 were rescued and sent back to Libya.
Scroll Staff
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Bangladesh’s unplanned relocation of Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char island is risky
But the international community should do much more to ensure that the refugees can safely return to Myanmar.
Meenakshi Ganguly
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In Tripura, Bengalis and Mizos have joined hands to thwart the resettlement of Bru refugees
Brus cannot go back to their homes in Mizoram. And they are not welcome in Tripura, where they took shelter.
Arunabh Saikia
Video
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View from the Mumbai Metro: Massive traffic congestion on the Western Express Highway
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Watch: BJP workers clash with one another during ‘tiranga yatra’ in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
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Watch: Church bells chime tunes from ‘Grease’ as tribute to Olivia Newton-John in the Netherlands
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Watch: Muharram participant sings ‘Mahabharat’ show title song during procession in MP
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‘I took off as Bihar’s industry minister, when I landed I wasn’t’: BJP leader on changes in Patna
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Bru refugees: Supreme Court lawyer issues legal notice to six Tripura officials for stopping rations
The lawyer said that the legal notice was meant to remind the government that the top court has said the refugees cannot be forced to return to Mizoram.
Scroll Staff
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Gambia files Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar at International Court of Justice
More than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims fled to neighbouring Bangladesh after the 2017 crackdown by Myanmar’s military.
Scroll Staff
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In Bangladesh, Rohingya refugees face risk from a xenophobic media onslaught
In two years, the community from Myanmar have gone from being described as ‘guests’ to being branded a ‘menace’.
Qadaruddin Shishir
The Reel
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‘House of Hammer’ trailer: Docuseries explores alleged abuse by Armie Hammer and his family legacy
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‘Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach’ trailer: Pankaj Tripathi’s lawyer represents a murder accused
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‘Raksha Bandhan’ review: An outdated ode to brotherly love
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‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ review: Faithful ‘Forrest Gump’ remake has its big-hearted moments
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Watch: Teaser of Kiran Rao’s ‘Laapataa Ladies’ is out
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Mizoram begins hearing claims of 260 Bru refugees excluded from bonafide citizens’ list
Altogether, 26,128 Brus, lodged in six relief camps of neighbouring Tripura, have made it to the list, said Home Secretary Lalbiakzama.
Scroll Staff
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480 Bangladeshis deported between January 2016 and April 2018: Delhi Police tell Supreme Court
A petition in the top court sought a direction to the Centre and the state governments to identify, detain and deport all ‘illegal migrants and infiltrators’.
Scroll Staff
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Mizoram officials re-identify over 26,000 Bru refugees in Tripura camps, says home secretary
However, Lalbiakzama said the figure was not final, as scrutiny would be held after a meeting with the officials who returned from Tripura.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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India tour of Zimbabwe: KL Rahul cleared to play, named captain of ODI squad
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Chess Olympiad: Harika Dronavalli reflects on clinching a historic bronze while nine months pregnant
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Watch: Harry Kane, England and Tottenham star, takes on a six-hitting challenge during The Hundred
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CWG 2022, Athletics: Avinash Sable-led track and field contingent shines in Neeraj Chopra’s absence
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Watch: Serena Williams’ farewell speech at Toronto Masters– ‘I am terrible at goodbyes’