Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation spokesperson, Mufti Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, said that bringing the refugees back is the official policy of Afghanistan, Dawn reported. However, it should be conducted under a joint mechanism with Pakistan so that refugees are returned graduall
Struggling without recognition or financial aid, Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Rameswaram have urged the Indian government to facilitate their return to Sri Lanka. Fleeing economic turmoil, these families have been living in hardship, unable to access education or employment, while the Tamil
The Centre on Thursday said in the Rajya Sabha that the Ministry of External Affairs has not hired any Indian Air Force (IAF), chartered or commercial civilian aircraft for Indian immigrants' repatriation from any country since 2020.
According to the Dawn, citing a statement issued on Wednesday by Amnesty, the organisation criticised Pakistan's March 31 deadline for Afghan refugees to leave, stating that forcibly expelling Afghan nationals--many of whom are asylum seekers--would only worsen their suffering.
The Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) has praised US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for imposing visa restrictions on Thai officials involved in the forced repatriation of 40 Uyghurs to China. The CFU urged other nations to take similar action against those enabling human rights violations.
The Indian Embassy in Thailand advised Indians to thoroughly check the background of employers overseas and recruiting agents before accepting the job roles.
The Indian embassies in Myanmar and Thailand, in coordination with local authorities, secured the repatriation of 283 Indian nationals by an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft from Mae Sot in Thailand.
"This unlawful act has placed these individuals in significant jeopardy, as they now face an increased likelihood of persecution, torture, and severe violations of human rights at the hands of the Chinese government," the WUC said in a statement.
The government aims to send back around 800,000 cardholders to their home country, with preparations underway to remove Afghan citizens from Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the deportation of Afghan citizens from the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) and Rawalpindi has witnessed a rise.
Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations said that these migrants, including women and children, were held at the "Haji Camp" prison in Pakistan for two to five months.