Tag Archives: Refugees

US-bound Refugees In Hong Kong Despair As Trump Halts Arrivals

US-bound Refugees In Hong Kong Despair As Trump Halts Arrivals

After 13 years in Hong Kong as a refugee, John received plane tickets that would grant his family new lives in the United States — only for them to be snatched away with a stroke of the pen by President Donald Trump. Trump’s executive order to suspend all refugee admissions and halt the US asylum programme, signed hours after taking …

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Trump Administration Cancels Flights for Refugees Already Approved for Travel

Trump Administration Cancels Flights for Refugees Already Approved for Travel

The State Department abruptly canceled travel for thousands of refugees already approved to fly to the United States, days before a deadline that President Trump had set for suspending the resettlement program that provides safe haven for people fleeing persecution. The cancellation of the flights comes on the heels of an executive order signed by Mr. Trump on Monday that …

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TikTok refugees flock to RedNote: Why users should exercise caution, report explains

TikTok refugees flock to RedNote: Why users should exercise caution, report explains

The potential ban of TikTok in the United States has sparked a wave of interest in the Chinese social media platform RedNote, known domestically as Xiaohongshu or Little Red Book. The app, often described as China’s answer to Instagram, has seen a meteoric rise in downloads, with its popularity soaring on the US Apple App Store. This migration of users, …

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What is RedNote? TikTok “refugees” swarm the Chinese platform

What is RedNote? TikTok “refugees” swarm the Chinese platform

Readers help support MSpoweruser. We may get a commission if you buy through our links. Read our disclosure page to find out how can you help MSPoweruser sustain the editorial team Read more Americans are flocking to RedNote, and if you’re on TikTok, you may see a lot of Americans jumping ship to the popular Chinese social media platform after …

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Afghan Refugees Suffer ‘Like Prisoners’ In Pakistan Crackdown

Afghan Refugees Suffer ‘Like Prisoners’ In Pakistan Crackdown

The space in which refugee Shaharzad has to live has shrunk to the small courtyard of a guesthouse in Pakistan’s capital, reminiscent of her life under Taliban rule in Afghanistan. She fears being swept up in a wave of anti-Afghan sentiment, including reports of harassment, extortion and arrests by Pakistan authorities who have cracked down on mainly undocumented families living …

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