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Young refugees seek to call Australia home!
This week, a group of young refugees were in Canberra, the Australian capital, asking the MPs to end the bureaucracy surrounding their status. Independent Australia reports that the delegation of eight Tamil, Iranian and Rohingya refugees addressed MPs of various parties at a series of briefings in Parliament House on Tuesday. They called for a…
Nigerian woman faces jail time…
Chioma Okoli, a Nigerian woman who reviewed a can of tomato puree online, is facing imprisonment after its manufacturer accused her of making a “malicious allegation” that ruined its business. She is being prosecuted because she allegedly contravened cybercrime laws. However, the case has sparked protests by locals who believe she is being persecuted for…
Man uses “donkey route” to enter Germany!
An Indian, Harvinder Singh, in his bid to travel abroad, paid an agent Rs 12 lakh to settle him in a western European country. However, to his utter chagrin, Singh was instead put on a “donkey route”, which had him travel through challenging weather conditions in Serbia, walk for miles to evade checkposts and eventually…
Bahamian charged with human smuggling resulting in death!
A Bahamian has been charged with repeatedly trying to struggle migrants into the US by boat. To make the case worse, one trip resulted in the deaths of three people. UPI reports that Vandrick Nelson Smith was arrested on March 6 in the Bahamas at the request of the United States. The US is currently…
Migrant tries to enter US irregularly!
A migrant has been caught on video using bolt cutters to snip razor wire on the US border with Mexico. He was attempting to lead dozens of other migrants to enter the US irregularly. The man, wearing a red shirt, was pulling fencing away and sniping concertina wire, then attempted to lead dozens of others…
Migrants die while fleeing conflicts in Africa!
More than one-third of migrants die while fleeing conflicts in Africa. A report issued yesterday by the International Organization for Migration shows the dangerous trends in migrant deaths and disappearances over the past decade. This was revealed as the International Organization for Migration’s Missing Migrants Project was marking its ten-year milestone. Many of them were…
Faye is Senegal’s new president!
Opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye has become Senergal’s new President. Fay, a newcomer popular among the youth, promised to govern with humility and transparency on Monday. Faye’s main rival has called him to concede defeat. He thanked President Macky Sall and other candidates for respecting Senegal’s democratic values. He said, “In electing me, the Senegalese…