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Rohingyas mark 2nd anniversary of exodus after Myanmar crackdown
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Aug 25 (ANI): Thousands of Rohingyas on Sunday marked the second anniversary of the crackdown launched against the refugee community in northwest Rakhine state by the Myanmar military two years ago.
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UN appeals for more help to alleviate Venezuela refugee crisis
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 19 : The United Nations on Sunday appealed for more humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees pouring into neighbouring countries, where they are overwhelming social services and reportedly sparking local tensions.
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Karnataka flood: Former CM Kumaraswamy urges govt to ramp up rescue ops
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Belgaum (Karnataka) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday urged the government to take all possible measures to rescue and rehabilitate the people who have been rendered refugees due to the flood in the state.
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Congress made us education refugees: Ladakh MP
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, on Wednesday attacked the Congress saying that it had made people of his region "education refugees" with its step-motherly treatment towards it.
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Over 1,400 Syrian refugees returned home in 24 hours: Russia
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 6 (Sputnik/ANI): Over 1,400 Syrian refugees have returned to their country from Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
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60 killed after Libyan guards shoot at migrants fleeing air strikes: UN
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 5 (ANI): At least 60 people were killed and 77 others sustained injuries after Libyan guards opened fire on migrants and refugees attempting to flee from air strikes on a detention centre near the country's capital city of Tripoli, United Nations said on Thursday.
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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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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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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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