In a statement for Social Justice Week, the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference condemns antisemitism, Islamophobia, and racism. The Bondi Beach massacre was a sign of an ominous escalation of hatred. Pauline Hanson, a populist anti-Asian immigration militant, represents a worrying escalation.
At least 800 Cambodians were detained last month for breaching immigration laws. NGOs have reported mistreatment and serious rights violations. Cambodia is in a weak position vis-à-vis its neighbour, on whom it depends economically. With the COVID-19 pandemic ending, Thailand is attracting Cambodian migrants again.
With pandemic restrictions lifted, undocumented Thai migrants are back in South Korea, the result of a tight labour market under a legal regime that limits immigration and favours illegality and abuses.
The economic and human burden of displaced Syrians in Lebanon has become unbearable. The government is trying to do its utmost to identify and repatriate some two million refugees, knowing that their presence risks altering the country’s ethno-demographic balance. Yet, the prospect of return is opposed by Syrians who fled Assad and do not believe in his reassurances.
The affidavit of a young man recruited through Facebook job ad was released today at a Philippine Senate hearing. About a thousand foreigners work in the same area in Parañaque near the international airport. A finger is pointed at the Bureau of Immigration easy entry visas.
In 2022, more than 15,000 Bangladeshi migrants arrived in Italy, twice as many as the year before, many travelling via Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt. Many of the bereaved families who lost loved ones on the dangerous trek paid huge amounts for the journey.
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