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Refugee news – May 2015

Global

  • Up to 8,000 asylum seekers from Myanmar and Bangladesh may be stranded at sea after being turned away by both Malaysia and Indonesia: http://www.smh.com.au/world/desperate-killings-at-sea-rohingya-fleeing-myanmar-20150517-gh3dpo.html
  • The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has met with government officials in Afghanistan to discuss plans to support returning refugees, internally displaced people, and the latest influx of refugees from Pakistan. Read more here: http://www.unhcr.org/55561ee4530.html
  • The EU has proposed to distribute asylum seekers more evenly throughout its member states with the use of mandatory quotas based on population and national income. Read more here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-14/eu-plans-migrant-quotas-britain-opts-out/6468266
  • A French NGO has opened a library in the Azraq refugee camp in Jordan:  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-30/an-oasis-of-learning-in-a-desert-refugee-camp-in-jordan/6434630
  • More than 105,000 people have fled political violence in Burundi, with 10,000 more waiting in to cross the border into Tanzania. Read more here: http://www.unhcr.org/5555f62a6.html

At Home

  • Tony Abbott has said Australia will not offer resettlement to asylum seekers involved in the south-east Asian refugee crisis. Read more here: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/nope-nope-nope-tony-abbott-says-australia-will-not-resettle-refugees-in-migrant-crisis-20150521-gh6eew.html
  • Ten asylum seekers have challenged the legality of offshore processing in the High Court. Read more here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-14/asylum-seekers-launch-high-court-challenge/6471376
  • Four refugees who had been detained in Nauru have agreed to settle in Cambodia. Read more here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-13/asylum-seekers-en-route-to-cambodia-flown-to-darwin/6467710
  • Detention facilities on Christmas Island are slated to close, with 200 asylum seekers being relocated to Darwin. Read more here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-13/christmas-island-detention-centre-to-close/6465266

 

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