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REFUGEES

Rohingya refugees hold a rally inside a refugee camp in Cox¡¯s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Aug. 25 last year, marking the eighth anniversary of their forced exodus from Myanmar.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2026
The Rohingya drown while ASEAN debates oil
People do not board unseaworthy boats because they misjudge the tides. They board because remaining has become its own form of drowning.
Members of the Spanish Army's "Regulares" infantry forces watch a group of migrants near the border post of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2026
Spain defends Ceuta sovereignty after Moroccan migrant rush
Tens of thousands of migrants irregularly entered the north African territory from Morocco in an unprecedented and deadly surge.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Ceuta, Spain, amid mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into the Spanish territory on July 31
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2026
After weathering fires, Spain PM caught out by migrant crisis
Pedro Sanchez ¡ª a figurehead for some progressives internationally ¡ª will see his government put on the spot Tuesday by EU ministers.
Migrants who crossed into Ceuta are taken back to Morocco in an army vehicle, following deadly mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, on Sunday.
WORLD
Aug 3, 2026
Death toll from migrant rush into Spanish enclave in North Africa rises to 72
More than 50,000 people crossed into ?Ceuta by ?land and sea, driven to migrate by economic hardship and encouraged by social media rumors.
Floating barriers on the maritime border between Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta and Morocco in the aftermath of the sudden influx of tens of thousands of migrants into Ceuta, as seen from the outskirts of the Moroccan town of Fnideq on Saturday
WORLD
Aug 2, 2026
Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after deadly migrant rush
Spanish authorities said about 50,000 people ?had crossed into Ceuta by land and sea from Thursday in an unprecedented surge at one of the EU¡¯s only land borders ?with Africa.
People gather at Bab Sebta, on the Morocco-Spain border near Spain's enclave of Ceuta and the Moroccan town of Fnideq, on Thursday.
WORLD
Jul 31, 2026
Migrants pour into Spain¡¯s Ceuta from Morocco, with military called in
State television TVE reported that 2,000 to 3,000 people had crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta?on Thursday as Spain deployed military units to reinforce police there.
Rohingya refugees gather in front of the office of the U.N. refugee agency after being evicted from their homes, in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2026
Malaysian PM says Myanmar agrees to take 5,000 Rohingya refugees from Malaysia
?There has recently been tension between the refugees and local Malaysian communities.
Rohingya refugees evicted from their homes are seen inside a truck as they are taken by Malaysian police, in front of the office of the U.N. refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2026
Malaysia detains over 100 Rohingya refugees seeking shelter at UNHCR
The refugees said they were driven out of their homes by local residents in the northern state of Penang and had traveled to Kuala Lumpur to seek assistance from the U.N. agency.
Students at a school for refugees in Kuala Lumpur participate in learning activities on July 13, amid a spike in online hate speech in Malaysia targeting the Rohingya community.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2026
Rohingya schools in Malaysia face closures amid online surge in hate speech
Malaysia does not officially recognize the Rohingya as refugees, branding them migrants who have entered the country illegally.
A supporter of the March and March movement, one of the main anti-immigrant organizations in South Africa, intimidates a passerby during a protest in Johannesburg on April 29.
WORLD / Society
Jul 22, 2026
South Africa¡¯s anti-migrant unrest led over 160,000 to flee
The country has seen weeks of nationwide protests, several degenerating into violence that has claimed the lives of at least four migrants.
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York in September 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2026
Diplomatic efforts seek to avert Trump split with U.N. refugee agency, sources say
The U.S. deliberations over ?ending support for the U.N. refugee agency, created after World War II, follow a disagreement over the appointment of the deputy high commissioner.
Security forces escort migrants after their arrival at Freetown International Airport, in Lungi, Sierra Leone, on May 20.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2026
How U.S. is using cash and threats to dump migrants in Africa
Lawyers say deportees have been thrown into a ¡°legal black hole,¡°?held without charges in countries where they have no ties and few if any rights.
Sudanese women gather for a hot meal in al-Rahmaniyah camp for displaced people, near the city of El-Obeid in the southern Kordofan region of Sudan on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2026
Misinformation inciting harm to refugees, UNHCR says
Artificial intelligence is exacerbating the spread of such misinformation and hate speech, according to the U.N. refugee agency.
Protesters gesture at suspected migrants while marching during a demonstration by the "March and March" and Operation Dudula movements marking an unofficial deadline set by citizen-led groups for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa, in Johannesburg on June 30.
WORLD
Jul 6, 2026
Anti-migrant protests draw thousands across South Africa
The demonstrations held in several cities were called to demand that all undocumented foreigners leave the country.
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
COMMUNITY / Issues
Jul 5, 2026
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara¡¯s latest work, ¡°Now and Then,¡± bridges a historical atrocity with the present-day treatment of asylum-seekers.
Members of the South African Police Service monitor the crowd during a demonstration by the "March and March" movement marking an unofficial deadline set by citizen-led groups for foreign nationals who entered the country illegally to leave, in Durban, South Africa, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jul 1, 2026
Antimigrant protests draw thousands across South Africa
The protests have stoked fears of xenophobic violence on a scale that erupted in South Africa in 2008, when 62 people were killed in a wave of attacks.
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that asylum seekers stopped at the border cannot seek protection abandons the humanitarian purpose of American asylum law.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court just betrayed asylum seekers
The majority opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, is a case study in the absurdities of legalism and shows why it has been condemned since the days of Jesus of Nazareth.
Children sit together near destroyed and heavily-damaged buildings at the Nuseirat camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on Friday.
WORLD
Jun 23, 2026
Israel targeted Palestinian children resulting in genocide, U.N. inquiry reports
The U.N. commission said that Palestinian children were deliberately killed during the war, including after a ceasefire came into effect in October 2025.
Migrants walk along the beach of Petit-Fort-Philippe in Gravelines, near Calais, France, last month. France, along with Spain and Britain, recorded increases in their refugee and asylum-seeker population last year.
WORLD / Society
Jun 19, 2026
Europe¡¯s refugee population stabilizes after decade of growth, study shows
The number of ?refugees and asylum seekers in the European Union and Britain stood at 9.59 million in 2025, little changed from ?9.58 million a year earlier.
Members of the Mauritanian Coast Guard patrol off the coast of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, on April 23.
WORLD
Jun 15, 2026
With Europe closed, migrants stalled in Mauritania limbo
Document checks, mass expulsions, coastal surveillance and smuggler arrests have caused migration from Mauritania to plummet over the past year.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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