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AJK laws tweaked to facilitate refugee voting

Dawn 27 Apr 2026
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has promulgated the AJK Elections (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, introducing changes to the electoral law aimed at facilitating refugee voters and extending ...
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Bangladeshi Hindus refugees, Muslims infiltrators’: Assam CM draws ire

Kashmir Media Service 27 Apr 2026
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma triggered controversy after making discriminatory remarks on Bangladeshi migrants, stating that Hindus should be treated as refugees while Muslims are “infiltrators” who must be deported.
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Israeli army raids Nablus, Qalandia refugee camp in northern West Bank amid escalation

Anadolu Agency 27 Apr 2026
Israeli army forces raided Nablus city and the Qalandia refugee camp in the northern West Bank on Monday, in the latest escalation in the occupied territory, local sources said ... The Qalandia refugee ...
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Feature: First convoy of DR Congo refugees return from Burundi, amid cautious hope

China.dot.org 27 Apr 2026
The convoy, which departed from the Busuma refugee site in Burundi's Ruyigi Province, entered the DRC through the Kavimvira border post before proceeding toward Uvira, a lakeside city in South Kivu Province.
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Israeli army raids refugee camp, seizes Palestinian homes in West Bank

Anadolu Agency 27 Apr 2026
The Israeli army raided the Qalandia refugee camp north of the occupied East Jerusalem Monday, and seized Palestinian homes after evacuating residents, converting some into detention and interrogation centers.
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Afghanistan: Refugees can return

NWA Online 26 Apr 2026
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's foreign ministry says Afghans who helped America's war effort and have been stuck in Qatar in the hope of reaching the United States can safely return to Afghanistan ... .
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Fifty years on, Lam Tac Tam reflects on life in Australia as the first Vietnamese refugee to arrive by boat

The Observer 26 Apr 2026
Unbeknownst to the Lam brothers and their three crewmates, they were about to become the first refugees from Vietnam to reach Australia by boat, the seeds of a community the country would come to embrace.
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Afghanistan calls on Afghans who helped US in war and are now stuck in Qatar ...

Newsday 26 Apr 2026
officials had informed the group of discussions between the United States and Congo about taking the Afghan refugees who have been in limbo at Camp As-Sayliyah, a U.S.
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Austria Begins Visa Cancellations for 1,971 Syrians

Enab Baladi 26 Apr 2026
Austria Suspends Refugee Family Reunification. The Austrian government announced in March 2025 the suspension of family reunification for refugees, becoming the first European Union country to take this step ... Most Asylum Applications From Syrians ... ....
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Dozens of Palestinians breach IDF checkpoints to enter Jenin refugee camp

The Jerusalem Post 25 Apr 2026
At least 10 Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces operating in the area, with IDF using drones to monitor and locate more suspects inside the refugee camp ....
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Lionel Rosenblatt Dies at 82; Led Daring Rescue of Vietnamese Refugees

New York Times 25 Apr 2026
In an unsanctioned mission, the Foreign Service officer helped evacuate about 200 South Vietnamese citizens from Saigon days before the city fell in 1975 ... .
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