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‘I’m unwanted here’: Rohingyas’ Malaysian dreams dashed amid prejudice
Members of the persecuted Muslim minority struggling to access education and jobs find solace in volunteering and supporting their community.
28 Oct 2024 - 1:51PM
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He fled mainland China for Hong Kong. Now his son helps refugees like him
8 Jul 2024 - 9:43AM
Living in limbo on US$13 a day - struggles of asylum seekers in Hong Kong
21 Jun 2024 - 10:00AM
Refugee Week Hong Kong events celebrate asylum seekers
Community and connection are the themes of Refugee Week Hong Kong, in which poetry readings, a film festival and other events will highlight the challenges faced by asylum seekers, and their creativity.
13 Jun 2024 - 4:15PM
Hong Kong asylum seekers returning to blaze-hit New Lucky House denied aid
Some asylum seekers say they did not receive financial and other help given to New Lucky House fire victims.
2 Jun 2024 - 6:22PM
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More than 14,000 asylum seekers await fate in Hong Kong – are the claims valid?
Treacherous journeys from as far away as Pakistan and East Africa often lead asylum seekers to mainland China, where they cross illegally into Hong Kong.
14 Mar 2024 - 10:57AM
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South Korea sees surge in Russians seeking asylum as Ukraine war grinds on
The number of Russian nationals submitting refugee application last year jumped fivefold, in a surge almost matching the total for more than two decades before 2019.
26 Feb 2024 - 1:42PM
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Malaysian TikTok star funds schooling for Palestinians: ‘you have to give back’
Sabrina Bahsoon, who is known for her viral dances on the London Tube, is leveraging her celebrity by sponsoring schooling for Palestinian children living as refugees in Malaysia.
8 Jan 2024 - 8:24PM
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How ruling to overturn detention of asylum seekers, refugees splits Australia
Indefinite detention of migrants had become a political tool over the years, analysts say, and a ‘vehicle for delivery of immense cruelty’.
11 Dec 2023 - 11:47AM
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Egyptian refugee in Hong Kong gets his ticket to Canada after 10 long years
Only 320 out of 27,871 asylum seekers have succeeded in getting clearance to be resettled since 2009
11 Dec 2023 - 4:59PM
Hong Kong police rescue 4 suspected illegal immigrants spotted on tiny island
Force deploys patrol boat to rescue three of them from Peaked Hill, southwest of Lantau, while fourth, who was reportedly injured, airlifted off island.
19 Nov 2023 - 7:44AM
Malaysia’s plan to give refugees its worst jobs an unethical ‘facade’: activists
A proposal to allow UN-registered refugees to work – but only in ‘dirty, dangerous, difficult’ jobs – reveals the state’s lack of empathy over their plight, advocates say.
8 Nov 2023 - 5:36PM
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How China can stop Pakistan from worsening Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis
Pakistan’s deportation of over a million Afghans threatens to overwhelm Afghanistan’s struggling economy and aid agencies, and put lives in danger. China should pressure Pakistan to reverse or delay its decision.
6 Nov 2023 - 3:30PM
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‘Dire situation’: Hong Kong urged to show compassion to ill asylum seekers
‘Sometimes I wake up and I am blind in my left eye. My sight comes back eventually, but it is terrifying,’ says Egyptian woman diagnosed with hemiplegia.
28 Oct 2023 - 6:00PM
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What a refugee’s long ‘Walk for Freedom’ reveals about Australian asylum policy
Neil Para’s family fled civil war in Sri Lanka and have been trapped in Australia for nearly a decade after their visas were revoked without explanation.
13 Aug 2023 - 11:12PM
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India must probe arrests of Rohingya Muslims, cease crackdown: rights group
A report by rights group Fortify Rights showed Indian authorities beating Rohingya refugees, denying them due process rights, and indefinitely detaining them.
1 Aug 2023 - 5:32PM
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Do whistle-blowers like Edward Snowden still have a place in Hong Kong?
Former security chief Regina Ip brushes aside lawyer’s claim that law deters whistle-blowing.
17 Jun 2023 - 9:28AM
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‘It’s going to be a celebration of resilience’: Hong Kong refugees’ carnival
Christian Action’s Centre for Refugees will celebrate the resilience of Hong Kong refugees and asylum seekers with an event at PMQ, one of many this month to mark World Refugee Day 2023.
15 Jun 2023 - 4:15PM
‘Misplaced priorities’: Hong Kong accused of ignoring asylum seeker’s basic needs
Nermen Amer, 41, and her four daughters arrived in the city last year after fleeing their home in Egypt.
11 Jun 2023 - 9:03AM
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Japan’s refugee law changes empower government amid distrust in refugee system
The law is one of several judicial decisions that reveal the haphazard way Japan awards refugee certification, adding to distrust about how the system is managed.
10 Jun 2023 - 4:55PM
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Japan passes controversial bill to revise immigration law
Opponents argue that the new legislation could repatriate those at risk of persecution in their home countries, and also expel children born and raised in Japan.
9 Jun 2023 - 6:50PM
2 years on, Japan ‘hasn’t learnt’ lessons from Sri Lankan detainee’s death
Human rights campaigners say there is still no effective oversight of the government agencies tasked with handling those in detention .
8 Jun 2023 - 9:45AM
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Too many young refugees yet to feel the sunny side of Hong Kong
Often poor, socially excluded and lacking in educational opportunities, young refugees are still waiting for the city to wake up to its duty of care.
6 Jun 2023 - 8:15AM
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Pakistani-Hong Kong film star Sahal Zaman talks about journey to big screen
First South Asian actor to win best new performer at Hong Kong Film Awards says he knew little about movie industry after first arriving in city at age four.
21 May 2023 - 1:57PM
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From Ukraine to Cambodia, women far from home need access to finance
If displaced people are unable to access financial services, they are at heightened risk of poverty. While private sector tools such as digital wallets have proved helpful, government efforts, including creating easy-to-access identity documents, are much needed too.
19 May 2023 - 4:00AM
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New policy leaves Hong Kong’s asylum seekers worried about their future
25 Mar 2023 - 9:00AM
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Japan unveils first-ever guidelines on refugee status recognition
In 2021, Japan gave refugee status to 74 people, far fewer than in European countries and the US, where more than 10,000 refugees are taken in annually.
24 Mar 2023 - 8:13PM
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UN to cut food aid for Rohingya refugees, citing fund shortfall
The value of food aid will be reduced to US$10 per person from US$12 starting next month due to donor budgets stretched by the pandemic and economic crises.
17 Feb 2023 - 6:43PM
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9 September, 2024
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