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Canada’s border guards sent 19 Afghans who failed their refugee claims back to Afghanistan in 2023 — even as the federal government continued to denounce the human rights record of the Taliban regime that took power three years ago. CBC | World News
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Israeli tanks open fire on central Gaza refugee camp, 11 killed in overnight strikes
Israeli forces sent tanks into the western side of Gaza’s Nuseirat camp on Monday in a new incursion into the enclave’s central area, and Palestinian medics said Israeli military strikes had killed at least 11 people since Sunday night. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel bans Palestinian refugee relief agency UNRWA from its country
Israel passed a law on Monday banning UNRWA from operating in the country, legislation that could impact the the UN Palestinian refugee agency’s work in war-torn Gaza. CBC | World News
Read More »6 staffers in Gaza killed after airstrikes hit school, UN Palestinian refugee agency says
The UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA said six staffers were killed after two airstrikes hit a school in central Gaza on Wednesday, marking what it said was the highest death toll among its staff in a single incident. CBC | World News
Read More »Afghan Para taekwondo athlete makes history with 1st medal for Refugee Paralympic Team
Zakia Khudadadi made history on Thursday at the Paris Paralympics by becoming the first athlete from the Refugee Paralympic Team to win a medal. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Refugee athletes deliver ‘message of perseverance’ as they seek medals at Paris Paralympics
Athletes on the Refugee Paralympic Team are looking to send a message of hope as they strive for the podium at the 2024 Paralympic Games that begin in Paris next week. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Refugee Team for Paris Olympics has 36 athletes from 11 countries across 12 sports
The Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics will feature 36 athletes from 11 countries in 12 sports. They were picked from more than 70 scholarships, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said at the team announcement on Thursday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Federal court overturns American transgender woman’s persecution-based refugee claim
Canada’s Federal Court has overturned a decision granting refugee status to an American transgender woman who successfully argued that a combination of gun culture and rising transphobia left her at risk of persecution in the United States. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli forces bombard refugee camps in central Gaza as UN appoints humanitarian co-ordinator
Israeli forces bombarded Palestinian refugee camps in central Gaza on Tuesday and ordered residents to evacuate as the military expanded its ground offensive into another part of the besieged territory. Gaza’s main telecom provider announced another “complete interruption” of services. CBC | World News
Read More »Hamas claims Israeli airstrike ‘killed 70 people’ at refugee camp
Meanwhile Israel says dozens of soldiers have been killed over the weekend as its ground offensive continues in Gaza Daily Express :: News Feed
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