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Manipur govt asks district commissioners to 'politely turn away' Myanmar n
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], March 30 (ANI): The home department of Manipur has asked Deputy commissioners (DC) of four districts in the states to 'politely turn away' Myanmar nationals coming in from the neighbouring country.
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SC reserves order, restrains Centre on plea against deportation of Rohingy
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order on a fresh plea seeking immediate release of detained Rohingya refugees in Jammu and restrain the Centre from implementing any order regarding deporting them to Myanmar.
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SC to hear plea tomorrow seeking release of detained Rohingya refugees in
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 25 (ANI): Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will hear the matter tomorrow on the petition seeking immediate release of detained Rohingya refugees in Jammu and restrain the Centre from implementing any order regarding deporting them to Myanmar.
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Mizo Students' Association holds candlelight protest in Delhi to express s
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): The Mizo Students' Association on Tuesday held a candlelight protest to show solidarity with the people killed in the grim violence in Myanmar following the February 1 coup.
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India 'not signatory' to 1951 UN Convention: MHA on asylum to Myanmar refu
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday replied on India's stand of giving Asylum to Myanmar refugees, saying that the country is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereon.
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Refugee centers in Ethiopia's Tigray at risk of disease outbreaks: UNICEF
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethopia], March 12 (ANI/Sputnik): There are widespread concerns that overcrowding at refugee centers and lack of health facilities will drive disease outbreaks in Ethiopia's conflict-torn Tigray region, a UNICEF spokesman told Sputnik.
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Fire in refugee camp kills 4 in Syria: report
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Damascus [Syria], February 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Four people, including a child, were killed and 18 others were injured by a fire that broke out at a refugee camp in northeastern Syria on Saturday, state news agency SANA reported.
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Indian Coast Guard found boat carrying Rohingya refugees; 8 dead: MEA
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): The Indian coast guard has found a boat adrift in the Andaman Sea carrying Rohingya refugees, including eight people who had died, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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Germany convicts Syrian regime officer of crimes against humanity
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 24 (ANI): A court in Germany convicted a former Syrian security officer on Wednesday of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity for his role in arresting and transporting protesters to an interrogation center known for torture.
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US, Canada to align policies, goals to achieve net zero emissions by 2050,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The US and Canada will align policies and goals to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, said US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) during his first bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Centre committed to ensuring Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka live with peace,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Salem (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 21 (ANI): Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a "personal relationship" with Tamil Nadu, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the central government is committed to ensuring that Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka live with peace, eq
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Abducted UNHCR aid worker pleads for his rescue in video released by Boko
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Maiduguri [Nigeria], February 21 (ANI): An aid worker of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), who has been abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from a major highway in northeast Borno State, has pleaded the authorities to rescue him in a video released by the Boko Haram terr
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