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Photo credit: the Minnesota Daily National Welcoming Week is a national celebration honouring and advocating for new immigrants and refugees to the United States.  The Minnesota Daily reports that Minneapolis is celebrating this week, September 13 to 22, with resource fairs and other events throughout the city.  Michelle Rivers, Director of the Office of Immigration and…

Photo credit: France 24 Hundreds of people heading towards the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Sunday were stopped by Moroccan police. AFP reports that social media posts encouraged crossing attempts. However, Moroccans and migrants from other parts of Africa who headed towards the village of Fnideq, which is near Ceuta, were sent back by Moroccan police….

Photo credit: Euro News Venezuela has arrested six foreigners, including a US Navy SEAL, for an alleged plot to “destabilize” the country that has been in crisis since disputed elections earlier this year. CNN reports that Diosdado Cabello, the Interior Minister, claimed that the CIA led the alleged plot and it aimed at assassinating Nicolas…

Photo credit: AP News Matteo Salvini, a right-wing League leader in Italy, is facing a six-year prison sentence for his decision to prevent over one hundred migrants from landing in the country when he was interior minister in 2019. ABC News reports that prosecutors requested the prison term on Saturday. If convicted, he would be…

Photo credit; the independent At least eight UK-bound migrants were downed today in the latest small boat disaster in the English Channel. Mirror reports that the French emergency services received a Mayday from a dinghy that became stranded off the coast of Ambleteuse, near Calais. However, within six hours, migrants took out another boat in…

Photo credit: LBCI Lebanon Lebanon’s Education Ministry has affirmed that it follows the government’s policy regarding Syrian refugees, which includes providing education for refugee children in Lebanese schools. LBC reports that the ministry noted that it submits the names and available documentation of all refugee students who passed official vocational exams issued by the General Directorate…

Photo credit: Minority rights group A Quebec court on Friday gave the green light to a class-action lawsuit by a Guatemalan worker alleging that the closed work-permit system was rooted in direct discrimination based on race, ethnic origin and colour, violating the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. “The Court finds that at this preliminary stage,…