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Injuries as violence erupts at South Africa anti-migrant protest
Photo credit: the Guardian A demonstration against undocumented migrants in South Africa descended into violence Thursday with one foreign national arrested and a community leader saying fibe Congolese were hurt. Africanews.com reports that the protest was in the port city of Durban, which has been at the epicentre of weeks of action against irregular migration, in which…
Toronto School Food Program expands to all public schools
Photo credit: The Conversation The Toronto School Food Program is expanding to all public schools in the city this fall, reaching 30,000 additional students Toronto Today reports that Mayor Olivia Chow announced Wednesday that 78 new schools have been added to the program, bringing it to about 325,000 public school students. The program sources food…
123 immigrant workers, six Malaysians arrested in Johor
Photo credit: The Star A total of 123 undocumented immigrant workers were detained in several operations on two consecutive days near Johor Baru, Malaysia. The Star reports that Johor Immigration Department director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said the operations were conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday. “Some 21 premises were inspected during the raids which started…
Sudan’s war caught in the Ethiopia-Eritrea crossfire
Photo credit: Geeska Sudan’s war is increasingly intertwined with the longstanding rivalry between Ethiopia and Eritrea, diplomatic sources told Ayin, raising fears that renewed tensions between Addis Ababa and Asmara could further regionalize the conflict. AllAfrica.com reports that three sources familiar with the region’s diplomacy told Ayin that Ethiopian officials have expressed growing concern over Lt–Gen…
President of Portugal promulgates new immigration and asylum law
Photo credit: Portugal News Portugal’s President Antonio Jose Seguro has promulgated the country’s new immigration and asylum legislation, three days after the Constitutional Court cleared the contested provisions. The Portugal News reports that the law changes the rules governing entry, residence, removal and detention of foreign nationals, as well as the procedures for granting asylum and…
Over 2,000 immigrants arrested in New York
Photo credit: ABC News U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 2,197 immigrants across the state of New York from late July to late August in an operation.https://youtu.be/gKq2rxRK-40?si=tfI_Yaks917cCUjO Gulf News reports that at a press conference in New York City on Tuesday, Mullin said that…
The “harmful” online rabbit hole finding teens within minutes
Photo credit: SBS This article contains references to sexual assault Big tech companies are radicalizing young men into harmful sexual acts, the founder of education and advocacy organization Teach Us Consent is expected to tell the Nationalist Press Club on Wednesday. SBS News reports that Chanel Contos will say the content is pushed by bad actors who share commercial…