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Ukraine refugees asked not to return this winter amid energy crisis

Refugees who fled in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should stay abroad this winter due to blackouts created by Russia, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister has said. Russia has targeted critical energy infrastructure, and Ukrainians sheltering abroad should wait until spring to return home, Iryna Vereshchuk said in a television interview. “I wanted to
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Who will take in Ukraine’s refugees?

The Russia-Ukraine conflict is on the precipice of triggering a refugee crisis, as hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing their home country in search of safety.More than 500,000 Ukrainians have left the country in the days since president Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion early on Feb. 24, according to the UN refugee agency. Half…
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Huge questions over refugee’s death

A coroner will examine the circumstances of the death of a refugee who died following a fatal fall while detained on Manus Island.Health experts have raised concerns about the medical care provided to a refugee who died after a fatal fall while detained on Manus Island before he was evacuated to Australia, a court has…
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Italy: Refugees renovate three cemeteries in Genoa

Forty refugees from Africa and Pakistan in Italy will renovate three cemeteries in Genoa through April 2022. The work is part of the EU-funded 'LGNet Emergency Assistance' project, and Genoa is the first Italian city involved. The project aims to improve quality of life and social well-being through migrants' civic commitment in areas with a…
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Refugees in India have to fend for themselves –we've been talking to them about how they manage thumbnail

Refugees in India have to fend for themselves –we’ve been talking to them about how they manage

Attempts by the Indian government to deport tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees have thrust the country’s laws into the spotlight. Lawyers representing the Rohingyas have reiterated the constitutional right (of citizens and non-citizens alike) to equality, life and personal liberty in India. Meanwhile, the government has claimed such refugees may pose a security threat
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