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Photo credit: Dawn The president of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Muhammad Tadeen Khan Tarakai has urged the government and the judiciary to reconsider the decision to forcibly repatriate Afghan refugees and to play a role in finding a solution through mutual understanding and negotiations.  Dawn reports that while speaking at a press conference on Monday,…

Photo credit: Indian Express Monsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident in the US was arrested on Monday for leading protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University.  Los Angeles Times reports that he was arrested at a Vermont immigration office where he expected to be interviewed about finalizing his American citizenship. …

Photo credit: Bloomberg Many Americans with family ties to Canada are seeking to reclaim their Canadian citizenship.  BNN Bloomberg reports that they are spurred in part by shifting political and social conditions in the US. Immigration lawyers say they’ve seen increased interest from individuals who have Canadian parents or grandparents and are now looking to…

Photo credit: BBC Tanzania’s main opposition party has been banned from participating in this year’s election.  BBC reports that the party was banned some days after its leader was charged with treason. Director of elections at the Independent National Elections Commission, Ramadhani Kailma, said Chadema had failed to sign a code of conduct document that was…

Photo credit: Aljazeera Italy has sent 40 failed asylum seekers to Albania.  Reuters reports that they are to be held until repatriation to their home countries in vacant, Italian-run detention centres built for a stalled migration deterrent scheme.  Italy built a couple of facilities in Albania last year intending to use them to process asylum…

Photo credit: Times colonist Dino Osmanovic came to Canada under the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program in 2021 with hopes of having his family follow him. Chek News reports that in January, limits were placed on temporary residents bringing their spouses and children to the country.  Now, Osmanovic is appealing to the federal government to…

If I’m not mistaken, he went into the Grammar School some years after I left the place. I never even knew him until I started living with my pals at 61, Ibadan Street, (East), EB. However, what made us click was his being an unspoilt child in spite of his being a last born. Thanks…