850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home since Assad’s fall, UN says
> An official with the U.N. reguee agency UNHCR says that since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December, some 850,000 Syrian #refugees have returned home from neighboring countries.
850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home since Assad’s fall, UN says
> An official with the U.N. reguee agency UNHCR says that since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December, some 850,000 Syrian #refugees have returned home from neighboring countries.
School closures as a result of funding cuts are pushing Rohingya refugee children into marriage and work. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/25/asia-pacific/society/school-rohingya-refugee-children/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #rohingya #refugees #unhcr #myanmar #children #humanrights #usaid #un #unicef
Hong Kong democracy activist Tony Chung, the youngest person to be jailed under its national security law, has been granted asylum in the U.K. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/world/politics/uk-asylum-hong-kong-tony-chung/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #uk #hongkong #democracy#tonychung #china #refugees
A decade after 1 million migrants poured into Europe and experienced the rewards and challenges of settling there, many feel torn between their new and old homes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/world/society/migrants-europe-belonging/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #europe #immigration #refugees
A "one-in, one-out" deal in which Britain can return some migrants who cross the Channel in small boats back to France came into force on Tuesday, the U.K. government announced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/world/uk-france-migrant-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #uk #france #immigration #refugees
But the #Trump admin is rolling back programs created to assist >250k #Afghans — including the #allies who worked for #US forces & other #refugees who fled after the #Taliban takeover. And while admin officials say #SIV processing will continue, advocates for Afghans who served with US troops fear the curtailment of programs they depend on, along with Trump’s ambitious #deportation plan, jeopardizes those still vying for SIV protection.
After #Kabul fell to the #Taliban in August 2021, President Joe #Biden’s admin moved to resettle #Afghans who had worked for the #US government through the Special Immigrant #Visa (#SIV) program, which grants lawful permanent resident status & a pathway to US #citizenship. As of April, about 25k Afghans had received an SIV, & another 160k had pending applications, said Adam Bates, an attorney with the International #Refugee Assistance Program who analyzed #State Dept data.
But the #Trump admin is rolling back programs created to assist >250k #Afghans — including the #allies who worked for #US forces & other #refugees who fled after the #Taliban takeover. And while admin officials say #SIV processing will continue, advocates for Afghans who served with US troops fear the curtailment of programs they depend on, along with Trump’s ambitious #deportation plan, jeopardizes those still vying for SIV protection.
Ten years ago, Greece's Lesbos became the first stop for half of the million asylum-seekers headed for Europe. Today, the island shows how far government responses have hardened against people seeking refuge in Europe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/world/greek-migrants-hardened-frontier/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #greece #europe #refugees #immigration #oceans
Sie sind an Grausamkeit wirklich kaum zu übertreffen…..
Abschiebung nach Afghanistan direkt aus der Psychiatrie
‚Unter den insgesamt 81 Personen an Bord des Qatar Airways Fliegers waren mindestens drei Personen, die zuvor aus psychiatrischen Kliniken in Bayern geholt wurden. Das hat das Bayerische Landesamt für Asyl und Rückführungen (LfAR) MDR und BR bereits in der Woche nach den Abschiebungen bestätigt.
Ob noch weitere Personen abgeschoben wurden, die ebenfalls zuvor in psychiatrischen Kliniken untergebracht waren, lässt sich derzeit nicht sagen. Einige Länder wie Berlin oder Niedersachsen wollten entsprechende Anfragen von MDR und BR dazu zunächst nicht beantworten oder verwiesen mittlerweile an das Bundesministerium des Innern (BMI). Auf erneute Anfrage verweist das BMI wiederum an die Länder….‘
#Afghanistan #Taliban#Deutschland#Migration#Refugees #Psychiatrie#Antireport
Dokumentierte Fälle von Mord, Folter und anderen Menschenrechtsverletzungen an Flüchtlingen, die in das Afghanistan der Taliban abgeschoben wurden:
Abschiebungen nach #Afghanistan
Taliban-Übergriffe gegen Abgeschobene
https://taz.de/Abschiebungen-nach-Afghanistan/!6103798/
#Migration#Abschiebung#StopDeportation#Refugees #Taliban#Folter#Antireport
Dokumentierte Fälle von Mord, Folter und anderen Menschenrechtsverletzungen an Flüchtlingen, die in das Afghanistan der Taliban abgeschoben wurden:
Abschiebungen nach #Afghanistan
Taliban-Übergriffe gegen Abgeschobene
https://taz.de/Abschiebungen-nach-Afghanistan/!6103798/
#Migration#Abschiebung#StopDeportation#Refugees #Taliban#Folter#Antireport
In early July, the top official at the U.S. Embassy in South Africa asked Washington if nonwhites could apply for a refugee program geared toward white South Africans if they met other requirements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/26/world/politics/us-nonwhites-trump-south-african-refugees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #southafrica #us #donaldtrump #discrimination #race #refugees #immigration
Days before U.S. President Donald Trump said he would help Afghan evacuees who fled their country and were stuck in the United Arab Emirates, the Emirati government had already begun returning them to Afghanistan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/world/politics/trump-afghans-uae-evacuees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #uae #afghanistan #refugees #taliban #us #donaldtrump #middleeast
Conservatives only considering humans "people" when it fits their narrative
#antifascism #antifa #antiracism #refugees #refugeeswelcome #religion #christianity #abortion #feminism #activism
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