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Balochistan: BNM urges Azerbaijan to investigate Baloch political refugee
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): Baloch National Movement (BNM) urged the Azerbaijan government to investigate the death of Saqib Karim, a Baloch political refugee in Baku.
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India steps up vigil along border with Sri Lanka, more hovercrafts, patrol
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Amid a major political crisis in Sri Lanka, the Indian Coast Guard has deployed its hovercrafts, aircraft and patrol boats to keep an eye on the maritime border with the island nation to prevent any possible influx of refugees or anti-India elements from the
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India always stood by Sri Lanka, no refugee crisis right now: Jaishankar
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 10 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that India has been providing assistance to Sri Lanka and is monitoring the developments in the island nation adding that there is no refugee crisis now.
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Jordan calls for continued support for UN's Palestinian refugee agency
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Amman [Jordan], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Thursday underlined the importance to continue mobilizing political and financial support for UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
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Afghan refugee shot dead in Maharashtra's Nashik
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], July 6 (ANI): An Afghan national, living in India as a refugee, was shot dead in Maharashtra's Nashik district, police said on Wednesday.
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Uganda urges UN refugee agency to support environmental protection drive
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday urged the United Nations to support the country's environmental protection efforts by providing refugees with alternative means of energy for cooking instead of wood fuel.
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Lebanon compelled to return refugees to Syria due to lack of int'l plan: F
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said on Saturday Lebanon will be compelled to act in accordance with its own national interests for sending the Syrian refugees to their homeland in the absence of a clear international plan.
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'Homelessness' threatens thousands of Afghans amid cruel Taliban regime
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): Due to the displacement of Afghans back to the country by the Taliban, up to 500,000 families in Afghanistan are on the verge of homelessness, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) stated.
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Knitting Tibetan diaspora into most organized manners is biggest achieveme
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], July 1 (ANI): The biggest achievement of the 14th Dalai Lama is his success in organizing the Tibetan diaspora into one of the most organized and well-knit refugee communities of recent history and reviving Tibet's national identity in exile, according to media reports.
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Afghanistan: Homeless crisis puts hundreds of thousands of families at ris
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 1 (ANI): In Afghanistan, nearly 500,000 families may soon become homeless as a result of the increasing pressure from the government to send internally displaced people to their origin.
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PM Hasina to broach Rohingya repatriation in upcoming India visit: Banglad
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 29 (ANI): Repatriation of Rohingyas are likely to figure on the agenda of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her upcoming visit to India, scheduled in September this year.
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Urban refugees demonstrate at UNHCR office in Kathmandu seeking asylum
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 28 (ANI): Urban refugees on Monday staged a sit-in protest at the entrance of the UN refugee agency-UNHCR, seeking 11-point demand that as per them would make their stay in Nepal easier.
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