Workers Revolutionary Party
Federation of Garment Workers Myanmar leading demonstrations in Hlaing Thi Yar industrial zone during Monday s strike
THE G7 (Group of Seven) countries have âfirmlyâ condemned the heavy-handed crackdown, including the use of live ammunition, committed by Myanmarâs junta against the anti-coup protesters.
Seeing the working class fight back with a general strike, the foreign ministers of the G7 countries, comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain, and the United States as well as the European Unionâs high representative for foreign policy, on Tuesday urged the Myanmar security forces to âexercise utmost restraint and respect human rights and international law.â
“I had to leave behind my wife, daughter, parents, brothers and sisters. My daughter, who is now eight years old, always asks me: “Why are you in detention?”
“I don’t have answers. Sometimes it’s hard to speak to her because how can I explain why I am imprisoned indefinitely, without crime? Even criminals have a limited [sentence].”
Omda said it had become stressful trying to explain his and other refugees’ situation to family members. This is because many struggle to believe that the Australian government would lock up their loved ones, sometimes also questioning their innocence.
“Because everyone is far away from me, they don’t understand: everyone thinks if you are in detention, it means you have committed a crime.
Pres. Weah alone with UNHCR Country Representative cut robbing to the housing unit
President George M. Weah has told Ivorian refugees living in Bahn, Nimba County, to protect Liberia and respect the laws if they must live here freely.
The Liberian Leader made the statement when he dedicated 93 durable housing units that were built for integrating Ivorian refugees.
Out of the 93-housing units, 10 were built with support from the EU/UN Spotlight Initiative through the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and Plan Liberia with the remaining 15 expected soon.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency), constructed the remaining 83 in collaboration with the government of Liberia through the African Initiative for reconstruction and Development (AIRD). Â
On January 14, 2021, outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted about Palestinian refugees, proclaiming “(less than) 200,000 Arabs displaced in 1948 are still alive and most others are not refugees by any rational criteria.” A month earlier, on December 11, a group of 22 Republican members of Congress sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting that he instruct the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration to declassify a report on the approximate number of Palestinian refugees, with the intention of redefining and disenfranchising millions of Palestinian refugees of their refugee status. The intent behind the request is made evident by the letter, which states, “The issue of the so-called Palestinian ‘right of return’ of 5.3 million refugees to Israel as part of any ‘peace deal’ is an unrealistic demand, and we do not believe it accurately reflects the number of actual Palestinian refugees. Just like your courageous action to bring about unprecedented pe
Liberia: UN, EU, GOL Collaborate to Provide Stable Shelter for Ivorian Refugees in Liberia
Liberia: UN, EU, GOL Collaborate to Provide Stable Shelter for Ivorian Refugees in Liberia
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The project is a fruit of a formidable partnership involving the United Nations, the European Union and the Government of Liberia, which is aimed at providing durable and secure shelter for thousands of Ivorian refugees opting to reintegrate in the Liberian society
Bahn, Nimba County – It was moments of joy and celebration in Bahn, Nimba County and Zwedru, Grand County when hundreds of Ivorian refugees and Liberians trooped in their numbers to give a rousing welcome to President George Weah during the official dedication and groundbreaking of several low cost housing units for the refugees and Liberians.