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UNHCR expresses concern over airstrike on migrant centre in Libya
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 3 (ANI): The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed concern over the deadly airstrike on a migrant centre in the Tajoura suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli that left at least 40 people dead and 80 injured.
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Madurai: Sri Lankan refugees submit petitions to seek Indian citizenship
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 2 (ANI): More than 200 Sri Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district for 29 years submitted petitions to collector's office on Monday to seek the Indian citizenship.
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Angelina Jolie speaks about pain of refugees
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 20 (ANI): Today on World Refugee Day, Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie has shared her thoughts on ways to help refugees around the world and improve their lives.
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Priyanka Chopra pens a heartfelt message on World Refugee Day
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 20 (ANI): Bollywood diva, Priyanka Chopra who is the UNICEF goodwill ambassador shared a heartfelt message on World Refugee Day which is celebrated on June 20.
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65 Rohingyas found stranded in southern Thailand
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Jun 12 (ANI): Around 65 ethnic Rohingya Muslim refugees were found shipwrecked and stranded in southern Thailand, Thai officials said on Wednesday.
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7 killed after boat capsizes off Greek island of Lesvos
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], Jun 11 (ANI): At least seven people were killed after a boat carrying dozens of refugees capsized in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Greek island of Lesvos on Tuesday.
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Angelina Jolie seeks more international support for Venezuela
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 9 (ANI): Hollywood star and special envoy for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Angelina Jolie on Saturday urged the international community to provide more support to Venezuela, from where the number of refugees and migrants has risen to over four
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4 dead, 2,500 flee homes due to severe floods in Libya: UNHCR
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ghat [Libya], Jun 8 (ANI): At least four people have lost their lives while 2,500 people have been forced to flee their homes due to severe flooding caused by heavy rainfalls here, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) revealed in a statement on Friday.
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Jammu: Massive fire razes shanties of labourers, Rohingyas
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 3 (ANI): Nearly 150 shanties, including 41 of Rohingya refugees, were gutted in a massive fire in Jammu in the early hours of Monday.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: 29 injured in fire at refugee camp
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Velika Kladusa [Bosnia and Herzegovina], Jun 2 (ANI): At least 29 people sustained injuries in a fire that broke out at a refugee camp located in the northwestern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Saturday.
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Sneak peek of the partition sequences from 'Bharat'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 21 (ANI): Giving a glimpse of what went into the creation of Salman Khan starrer 'Bharat', the makers of the film shared behind the scene video that shows intricate details the team looked into while creating the partition scene and refugee camps in the movie.
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Over 270,000 Rohingya refugees receive first ID cards: UN
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday confirmed that more than 270,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been registered and provided with identity cards (ID) for the first time in an attempt to safeguard their right to voluntarily return home to Myanmar in
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