Children flee violence in Sudan!

Photo credit: ABC News Sidan’s Tawila refugee camp has become a lifeline for hundreds of children separated from their families while fleeing the escalating violence in SWest Darfur. African News reports that according to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), over 400 unaccompanied minors have arrived in the camp over the past month alone. NRC’s advocacy manager Mathilde…

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A story of luck and kindness!

Lucky Lee jokes he’s lucky because of his name. His journey has indeed been one of luck – but also of kindness and hard work, an extraordinary story of resilience. He was born to Chinese parents in the 1950s. He spent his early life growing up between Cambodia, Hong Kong and Vietnam, his parents moving…

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US halts all asylum decisions …

Photo credit: Euronews The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people travelling on Afghan passports days after a shooting near the White House that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition. City News reports that investigators continued on Saturday to seek a motive in the shooting, with the…

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A migrant worker’s nightmare!

Photo credit: Yahoo News A viral video of a man being kicked and splashed with water while sleeping on a five-foot-way has sparked outrage and highlighted a story of shattered hopes. Malay Mail reports that for Shfiudeen Pakker Mohamed, this public humiliation was the cruel culmination of a Malaysian dream that had turned into a nightmare. He said,…

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