The movement of Rohingya from Myanmar to Bangladesh is an exodus of vast proportions that has bewildered even the most seasoned aid workers, writes Nahlah Ayed. CBC | World News
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Refugee Advocate Benedict Cumberbatch Explains Why He Ruled Out Bringing Syrian Refugees Into His Own Home
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch is known as a vocal advocate for Syrian refugee relief. After performances of Hamlet in London at the height of the crisis, for example, he implored the audience in the theater to pass the hat and contribute cash to help displaced Syrian children. At one curtain call, using an expletive, he denounced British politicians for their ...
Read More »Impact of Merkel’s ‘great gamble’ on refugees goes beyond the ballot box
Win or lose, the consequences of the chancellor’s decision to open Germany during the refugee crisis, including a motivated far right, will be felt long after Sunday’s election, Margaret Evans writes. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump’s $817 Per Night Home Taken Off Airbnb After Rental To Muslim Refugees: Listing No Longer Available
President Donald Trump’s childhood home was once available for rent via Airbnb, for $ 817 per night. As reported by the Inquisitr, the house in Queens has been used for many purposes, including paranormal activities, when a writer named Heather Dockray brought a Ouija board therein and claimed to have run into a bad spirit that liked to eat and ...
Read More »Rohingya refugees’ access to food, water an increasing concern
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh could die due to a lack of food, shelter and water, given the huge numbers fleeing violence in Myanmar, an aid agency warned on Sunday, as authorities began moving people to camps to streamline the distribution of help. CBC | World News
Read More »Parsons Green: Home raided by police owned by couple ‘who took in children & refugees’
THE SURREY home raided by police in connection with yesterday’s terror attack in Parsons Green is owned by an elderly couple who were both appointed MBEs after fostering hundreds of children. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Canada provides $2.5M in urgent funding for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
The federal government announced on Friday $ 2.55 million in funding to United Nations agencies grappling with a huge influx of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar in recent weeks to escape what the UN’s human rights chief has called a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” CBC | World News
Read More »Rohingya refugees accuse Myanmar military of planting mines along escape route
Myanmar’s military has been accused of planting land mines in the path of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in its western Rakhine state, with Amnesty International reporting two people wounded Sunday. CBC | World News
Read More »Number of Rohingya refugees swells to 270,000
The UN Refugee Agency reports a surge in the number of Rohingya Muslims who have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar, with an estimated 270,000 arriving in the last two weeks. CBC | World News
Read More »Merkel admits EU is being RAVAGED BY TERROR but says Germany should welcome MORE refugees
CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel has said Germany is facing a “major” threat from terrorism but that this should not stop refugees being welcomed to Europe. Daily Express :: News Feed
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