Refugee Media

Detection and deportation of illegal immigrants is a continuous process. Central government is vested with powers under Section 3(2) (C) of The Foreigners’ Act, 1946 to deport foreign nationals staying illegally in the country. Under the…
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The temporary closure of international borders and lockdown to protect the spread of COVID-19 have impacted 20.4 million refugees and millions of migrant workers. At this time, it is very early to claim how this pandemic has affected…
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Addressing the refugee crisis is a momentous task for many governments across the world. The term ‘Refugee crisis’ became a political hot potato and media buzzword, post the European migration crisis. UNHCR Global Trends reported a whopping…
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COVID-19 knows no boundaries. More than 100 countries across the world have reported cases of the virus. Already fleeing from war, violence, and emergency situations, over 70 million refugees and displaced people around the world are the…
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As we enter the tarpaulin shanties of Kelambakkam Rohingya relief camp, we are welcomed by a group of kids playing. The look on their faces seems to suggest that things are fine even with the scars of the past. Ladies are busy doing…
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According to official statisticsof the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), by the end of 2017, 68.5 million individuals were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights…
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Today is World Refugee Day. According to UNHCR Report the number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million in 2018.India has been invariably a home to a huge number of refugees ranging from those belonging to…
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India has been friendly nation when it comes to accepting people from various parts of the world.  According to UNHCR, a ‘refugee’ is a person who is forced to flee their home-country due to violence and persecution. The UNHCR’s data…
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When Thubten Ngodrup set himself on fire in Delhi on April 27, 1998 and later succumbed to it calling for freedom of Tibet, it was registered as the first self-immolation protest for Tibetans in Exile. Since then, more than 160 Tibetans…
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