The European Union has restricted its visa provisions for Ethiopian nationals. Reuters reports that the regional body did it because of a lack of cooperation from Ethiopia’s government over repatriating those who stay illegally. European governments are trying to tackle the problem of refugees leaving war-torn countries in Africa and aiming to enter Europe through dangerous crossings over…
Shallie Abbiusi, a human rights activist and journalist, has sued the Ghanaian government at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice. GhanaWeb reports that the lawyer is suing the government for unlawful arrest, detention and deportation by the Ghana Immigration Service. Abbiusi is the former spokesperson for the New Force Movement…
Nurul Noor Azman, an interpreter, has been sentenced to 11 months home detention. RNZ reports that Azman, an interpreter at an Auckland law firm, was found guilty of supplying false information in five cases involving horticultural workers. She charged them about $800 each to create the fake applications. Jason Perry, the immigration investigations national manager,…
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Thousands of people were in downtown Toronto on Sunday for the Vaisakhi, also known as Khalsa Day celebrations. CBC reports that the people assembled for one of the city’s largest events. The day marks the Sikh New Year and the establishment of the Sikh community in 1699. The Ontario Sikhs and Gurdwaras Council (OSGC) has been…
One man died after a migrant boat sank near the island of Samos in Greece. Neos Kosmos reports that 25 people described as “foreigners” were found on a “semi-submerged dinghy…and rescued from the sea west of the south Aegean island.” According to the coastguard, the migrants were safely transferred to the port of Vathi. Searches for…
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