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The plight of African refugees in Delhi!
Photo credit: the Conversation The police have been arresting African refugees living in Delhi for the past week or more. Scrollin reports that refugees from Sudan, Yemen and Somalia are picked up, and after taking their biometrics, get sent to the infamous detention facility in Haryana called Lampur Seva Sadan. Refugees say the police have been picking up…
53 migrants found crammed inside three vehicles in Thailand!
Photo credit: Bangkok Post Fifty-three illegal Myanmar migrants were found packed inside three vehicles stopped in the parking lot of a temple in Thong Pha Phum district on Monday night. While one of the vehicles fled the scene, the three others were found to hold 53 illegal migrants, including a two-year-old child. The drivers also escaped. Some of…
Small plane crash lands in Toronto!
Photo credit: CTV News A small plane containing three occupants crashed-landed in Toronto’s east end on Monday night. CP24 reports that the incident occurred at Monarch Park Collegiate Institute with no injuries reported. Toronto fire said they were dispatched to the area at 8:20 pm for reports of a small plane that had crashed into the…
Nigeria’s labour unions adopt trade union labour migration policy!
Photo credit: The Guardian The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have taken a further step in advocating for decent work, fair recruitment, and the protection of migrant workers, with the adoption of the Trade Union Labour Migration Policy. The Nigerian Tribune reports that the policy was developed with support from the International Labour Organization…
Qatar PM blasts Israel!
Photo credit: Khaleej Times Arab and Islamic states have condemned Israel’s “barbaric” attack on Qatar and will support Qatar in measures it will take to safeguard its sovereignty. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Than said, “We appreciate the solidarity of brotherly Arab and Islamic countries from the international community that condemned this…
“Bengali-phobia” at Tatanaga, India
Photo credit; Telegraph India In yet another incident of violent “Bengali-phobia”, a Sandeshkhali resident, Tapchhel Jamadar and several other youths from the area, got “brutally attacked” on Saturday at Tatanagar railway station in Jharkhhand, allegedly for speaking in Bengali. The Telegraph online reports that the group from Boyramari in Sandeshkhali had just reached Tatanagar station…
Hundreds of migrants endure tough conditions on Crete!
Photo credit: Euro News The Greek coastguard has brought around 800 migrants to Crete and the small island of Gavdos over the last 48 hours, according to the Greek public broadcaster ERT. They were apprehended after apparently setting off from the Libyan port of Tobruk in fishing boats. The majority are young men who claim to…