Migration crisis: Record 24m flee authoritarian regimes
NEW YORK -- People fleeing political oppression and poverty-stricken economies reached a record high last year, according to research by Nikkei, as a wave of migration sweeps across the world.
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NEW YORK -- People fleeing political oppression and poverty-stricken economies reached a record high last year, according to research by Nikkei, as a wave of migration sweeps across the world.
Hello from Tokyo. Recent remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden saying Japan is "xenophobic" and doesn't want immigrants have prompted the Japanese government to hit back, saying his comments were not based on an accurate understanding. But the fact remains that foreign residents account for just over 2% of Japan's total population, far less than in major Western countries such as the U.S. and Germany.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The number of people fleeing their homes because of war, violence and persecution has reached 114 million and is climbing because nations have failed to tackle the causes and combatants are refusing to comply with international law, the U.N. refugee chief said Thursday.
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - Tens of thousands of visitors flock each week to this local seaside resort, a gateway to the world's longest natural sea beach, named after a 19th century British colonial administrator.
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh – Tens of thousands of visitors flock each week to this local seaside resort, a gateway to the world’s longest natural sea beach, named after a 19th century British colonial administrator.
“I hope this helps more and more people understand the reality that women and LGBTQ people face in Japan,” Akira Nishiyama, deputy secretary general of the Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation (J-ALL), told This Week in Asia. “The reality is prejudice, discrimination and no legal protections.”
But before the men – who reportedly were members of an armed Rohingya insurgent group called Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO) – could disappear from the camp with their captives, they were surrounded by scores of refugees who overpowered them.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Australia and Bangladesh on Tuesday said that the two countries would work to expand trade and cooperation on areas including security and the Rohingya refugee crisis.