Refugees – Page 6 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

15,000 Myanmar refugees flee to India as violent clashes rage amid post-coup crackdown

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021By Editor

The number of Myanmar citizens seeking refuge in India has risen to more than 15,000, an Indian government official confirmed, as violent clashes amid the junta’s post-coup crackdown continue throughout the country. … Read More >15,000 Myanmar refugees flee to India as violent clashes rage amid post-coup crackdown

Asia & Pacific

Myanmar refugees fleeing military crackdown turned away by neighboring Thailand & India – reports

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021By Editor

People trying to get out of Myanmar amid a violent military crackdown on dissent after the February 1 coup are being refused entry to neighboring Thailand and India, activists and media reports claim. … Read More >Myanmar refugees fleeing military crackdown turned away by neighboring Thailand & India – reports

Asia & Pacific

15 dead and 400 missing after ‘devastating’ fire at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Posted on March 25, 2021March 25, 2021By Editor

Fifteen people have died and at least 400 are missing after another “devastating” fire tore through the camp on Monday evening, leaving 45,000 displaced, according to the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR. … Read More >15 dead and 400 missing after ‘devastating’ fire at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Asia & Pacific

‘Arson’ destroys four UNICEF Rohingya schools, days after blaze burned down Bangladeshi camp leaving thousands homeless

Posted on January 19, 2021January 19, 2021By Editor

UNICEF has condemned an “arson attack” that burned down four learning centers at a Bangladeshi camp for Rohingya refugees, days after a similar blaze left thousands of the religious group homeless. … Read More >‘Arson’ destroys four UNICEF Rohingya schools, days after blaze burned down Bangladeshi camp leaving thousands homeless

Middle East

Lebanese Army Says Detained Individuals Linked to Arson of Syrian Refugee Camp

Posted on December 28, 2020December 28, 2020By Editor

The Lebanese army said on Sunday that it had detained two Lebanese nationals and six Syrians linked to a scuffle that led to a shooting and arson of a refugee camp in the country’s north. … Read More >Lebanese Army Says Detained Individuals Linked to Arson of Syrian Refugee Camp

EU calls for ‘responsible cooperation’ with Turkey over migration as bloc seeks to build relations with Ankara

Posted on December 13, 2020December 13, 2020By Editor

Speaking after a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels, European Council President Charles Michel said that the EU is ready to work with Turkey to address migration issues. … Read More >EU calls for ‘responsible cooperation’ with Turkey over migration as bloc seeks to build relations with Ankara

Middle East

President al-Assad during video talks with President Putin: Int’l Conference on Refugees’ Return a beginning for solving this humanitarian issue

Posted on November 9, 2020November 9, 2020By Editor

President Bashar al-Assad affirmed that the Int’l Conference on Refugees Return, scheduled to be held in Damascus, is just the beginning of solving this humanitarian issue, indicating that the largest part of the refugees are willing to return to Syria. … Read More >President al-Assad during video talks with President Putin: Int’l Conference on Refugees’ Return a beginning for solving this humanitarian issue

Documentary

Independent Sources: The Black Russians

Posted on November 1, 2020November 1, 2020By Editor

On this edition of Independent Sources hosted by Garry Pierre-Pierre, Zyphus Lebrun interviews a filmmaker, Yelena Demikovsky who is producing a documentary about the African Americans who sought refuge in Russia from the US’ Jim Crow system of segregation. Sarah Pizon speaks to Dr. Marta Morena Vega and Desiree Gordon about the multi-million dollar relocation and renovation of one of the country’s leading institutes for Afro Latino culture. … Read More >Independent Sources: The Black Russians

Shows

Dr. Jacob Granville: Covid-19 cures and post-Covid chaos. Magid Magid: Refugees and radical politics

Posted on October 17, 2020October 17, 2020By Editor

In this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Jacob Granville, who starred in Netflix’s Pandemic and is the CEO of Distributed Bio. He discusses the treatments Donald Trump underwent for coronavirus; the reports that the antibody cocktail he was given uses tissue from aborted foetuses; how a vaccine would work, and how close we are to getting one, including Russia’s Sputnik V … Read More >Dr. Jacob Granville: Covid-19 cures and post-Covid chaos. Magid Magid: Refugees and radical politics

Shows

Head of UN Support Mission to Libya: Foreign interference fuelling ongoing war! (E923)

Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we firstly speak to the head of the UN Support Mission to Libya, Stephanie Turco Williams. She discusses the situation regarding the coronavirus pandemic in the country, which has been in turmoil since the killing of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, how foreign interference and arms coming in from abroad are fuelling the ongoing war in Libya … Read More >Head of UN Support Mission to Libya: Foreign interference fuelling ongoing war! (E923)