Refugees

Canada Ends 10-Year Multiple-Entry Tourist Visas: What Does This Mean For Travelers?

Canada has made significant changes to its tourist visa policy, marking an end to the automatic issuance of 10-year multiple-entry visas. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the update on Thursday, shifting to a system that gives immigration officers more flexibility to assess visa applications on an individual basis....

Calls For Investigation: Spanish Police Boat Appears To Run Over Dinghy Carrying Four People

Human rights advocates in both Morocco and Spain are demanding a formal investigation into a troubling incident involving a Spanish police boat and a small dinghy carrying four individuals. A video of the event, which occurred on Sunday near the Spanish semi-exclave of Melilla, shows a Guardia Civil patrol boat...

UN Appeals For $620 Million To Aid Afghan Migrants In Iran And Pakistan

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in South Asia has stated that it needs USD 620 million to protect and support Afghan migrants in Iran and Pakistan, as reported by Khaama Press. On social media platform X, the organization noted that the situation in Afghanistan and its...

About 65000 Afghan refugees return home

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that over 65,000 Afghan refugees returned to Afghanistan from Iran in the past month. The UNHCR said that the increase in refugee returns is due to a number of factors, including the improvement in security in Afghanistan and the worsening economic...

Massive fire engulfs Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh

Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Cox Bazar, southern Bangladesh were left homeless after the camp fire. At least 2000 makeshift dwellings were gutted in fire at the refugees’ camp in Cox Bazar & 12,000 refugees were left homeless & forcibly displaced. 'It is likely that this fire was incidental, as...