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Photo credit: Japan Today A refugee from Myanmar, Shibuya Zarny who fled his country with his parents is now making clothes for royalty. The Irrawaddy reports that the designer whose label recently held a ten-year anniversary show in Bangkok said, “Fashion is an art that has enabled me to survive.” Zany’s parents came to Japan as…

Photo credit: Aljazeera The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, is on a three-day visit to Pakistan to address challenges faced by Afghan refugees and Islamabad’s repatriation plans. Amu reports that he met with Afghan refugees and asylum seekers in Peshawar where he was briefed on their difficulties by a delegation of refugees. …

Photo credit: Reuters As Sierra Leone is trying to overcome its economic problems, thousands of unemployed young adults have turned to psychoactive drugs as an alternative to fill their days. Many of them are using “kush”, a derivative of cannabis mixed with synthetic drugs like fentanyl and tramadol and chemicals like formaldehyde. Trash-strewn alleys are…

Photo credit: BBC The UK’s general election promises to favor migrants as the new Prime Minister said he is going to stop the controversial Rwanda Plan. The plan is to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda. However, the new Prime Minister, in his first major policy announcement after winning the election, has…

Photo credit: the Guardian Hundreds of people protested against the influx of migrants to the Canary Islands on Saturday. The Guardian reports that the canary Islands have received over 19,000 migrants since the beginning of 2024. since it is located off the coast of north-west Africa, the destination has become attractive to people braving the perilous…

Photo credit: Aljazeera After scores of would-be migrants died when the boat they were traveling in capsized off Mauritania, Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has called on the youth to stay in Africa instead of attempting to flee through the dangerous Atlantic route to Europe. Almost ninety migrants died, and dozens were reported missing in the latest…

Photo credit: the Straits Times The authorities in Indonesia have deported 13 Taiwan citizens. The Straits Times reports that the 13 were suspected of serious crimes. They were suspected of taking part in cybercrime, money laundering, and drug trafficking.  The director general of immigration, Slimy Karim said, “After a thorough examination by immigration officers, the thirteen…