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Photo credit: UN City The Yonhap News Agency of South Korea and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will co-host an international forum in April to address Africa’s displacement and the refugee crisis.  Yonhap News Agency reports that the International Forum on Solutions for Africa’s Forced Displacement (Refugees) will take place at the Yonhap News…

Photo credit: the New Indian Express Authorities in the Philippines have arrested two individuals allegedly involved in the recruitment of more than 200 Filipinos rescued in scam hubs in Myawaddy, Myanmar, according to the Bureau of Immigration.  GMA News Online reports BI Commissioner Joel Viado as saying the Philippine National Police and the National Bureau…

Photo credit: First post The legal and ethical debate surrounding the US administration’s policy of deporting certain Venezuelan migrants to a high-security prison in El Salvador has intensified following an appeals court decision upholding an injunction against the practice. The controversy highlights the tension between national security concerns and human rights, with strong arguments on…

Photo credit: the Guardian For the first time since the signing of a ceasefire on Beirut with Hezbollah, Israel has conducted an airstrike on the Lebanese capital.  The Guardian reports that huge smoke plumes rose from the site of the attack as residents reported hearing the explosion from the mountains surrounding the city.  The strike…

Photo credit: Reuters The Italian authorities have upgraded their agreement with Albania.  Azernews reports that they are now planning to use migrant camps in the non-Eu country as a transitory location for refused asylum-seekers before their final deportation to their home countries, according to Italian media.  Under the new decree, the two centres in Albania…

Photo credit: Yahoo News UK The family of Hanna (surname undisclosed) has been shocked by her unexpected death. Wales Online reports that they now face a battle to have her body returned to them. The grieving family has been left navigating the painful process of safely transporting the remains of their grandmother in war-torn Ukraine…

Photo credit: Aljazeera Pakistan has expelled 213 Afghan nationals as part of its ongoing campaign against illegal immigrants. Pajhwok News reports that a total of  923 Afghan nationals were arrested in Rawalpindi on Thursday and 213 of them were repatriatied to Afghanistan.  The report added that since the launch of the crackdown against illegal foreigners,…