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Afghan migrants in Pakistan forced to sell belongings!
Photo credit: Human rights watch As Pakistan escalates efforts to expel Afghan migrants, many are being forced to auction off their household belongings at deeply reduced prices. AMU reports that most of those affected are in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, where authorities have intensified efforts for Afghan nationals to leave. Shujauddin, an Afghan migrant living in…
The Dutch asylum deportation controversy!
Photo credit: the Guardian The Dutch government is exploring the idea of deporting Africans, whose asylum requests have been refused, to Uganda. The Guardian reports that Foreign Trade and Development Aid Minister Feinette Klever and Migration Minister Marjolein Faber spearhead the controversial 9nitiative. It targets asylum seekers who have exhausted all legal options and cannot…
Canada and EU strike back at Trump!
Things are not looking good for international trade in Europe and the Americas. On Wednesday, Canada and the European Union unveiled retaliatory levies against the United States, hours after President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imported steel and aluminium took effect. This triggered more tremors through financial markets and fueled fears of inflation and recession. USA Today…
“Proposed EU Return Rules for Migrants are cruel, Unrealistic…”
Photo credit: Human Rights watch The European Commission’s proposal for a new “Returns Regulation” for undocumented migrants, announced on March 11, is both cruel and unrealistic, according to Human Rights Watch. It would mean longer detention, harsher treatment, and fewer rights for people, without any meaningful promise of more repatriations. It also signals the European Union’s deepening…
No US-style deportations in Malaysia!
Photo credit: Malay Mail Malaysia’s Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) does not plan to follow the United States in its policy of deporting illegal immigrants to their countries of origin as a new tougher policy to stem the influx of foreigners into the country. Malaymail reports that Deputy Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar…
The Zero-Sum game between Canada and the US! – Adewale Sobowale
A zero-sum game describes a relationship, competition, or business deal where one person’s gain is the other person’s loss. The phrase comes from game theory and the notion that if one person wins and the other person loses, this produces a net game of zero. Zero-sum thinking is when someone assumes they can only win at…