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EU struggles to update asylum laws three years on from a sweeping reform. And the clock is ticking

European Union governments are struggling to overcome obstacles to put a new asylum system in place three years after unveiling a plan to reform the bloc's outdated asylum rules

The Independent UK

Detainees mistreated in ‘prison-like’ conditions, Brook House Inquiry finds

A total of 19 incidents of mistreatment took place at the detention centre near Gatwick Airport in West Sussex in five months.

The Independent UK

‘Abnormal is becoming normalised’: David Miliband on war in Ukraine

Head of International Rescue Committee says increasing weariness is creeping into global response to war

The Guardian - UK

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Aid group official warns the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine risks becoming "normalized"

The head of the aid group International Rescue Committee in Ukraine says he is bracing for fewer donations this year because not enough international attention is being placed on Ukraine as Russia's war risks becoming a protracted conflict

The Independent UK

Government ‘failing Afghans as safe routes not matching scale of need’

One organisation said the figures ‘reveal the shocking reality of the Government’s failure to provide protection for vulnerable Afghans’.

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman lines up new £306m migrant detention centres to house 1,000 asylum seekers

Officials are seeking contractors to run three immigration removal centres (IRCs) amid the ‘unprecedented rise of small boat crossings’

The Independent UK

Harry Styles invites Ukrainian refugees to Love On Tour concert in Poland

Fan Maryna, who fled to Poland last year with her kids, said it was great to ‘forget our worries for a night and sing and dance’

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Refugee sleeping at Piccadilly Station trekked through mountains and camped in Calais to get here

For Refugee Week, we spoke to five refugees living in Greater Manchester. They revealed why they moved, how they got here and what life is like for them in the place they now call home

Manchester Evening News

EU accused of ‘staggering neglect’ after just 271 Afghans resettled across bloc

Many in need of permanent protection remain stuck in ‘prison-like’ camps on Greek islands, leading refugee charity says

The Guardian - UK

Australian Nursing Federation's WA branch fined $350,000 over strike outside state parliament

WA's Australian Nursing Federation is fined $350,000 for a strike outside state parliament last year that attracted thousands of nurses at the height of a bitter dispute over pay and conditions.

ABC News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 448

As the war enters its 448th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

New York Has Set Redistricting Boundaries As Result Of The New York Supreme Court Case

The redistricting for New York state is set for the 2024 elections that would establish news vacancies in various districts.

Zenger

YouTube’s IRC Tire Guy Schools Us On Proper Peg-Weighting Technique

The IRC Tire USA Moto YouTube channel and host Rich Larsen demonstrate proper off-road balancing techniques with peg-weighting techniques.

RideApart

Abortion, marijuana, and policing—One week until voters in San Antonio decide ballot measure

Welcome to the Monday, May 1, Brew.

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New York adopts revised State Assembly districts

New York enacted new State Assembly district boundaries on April 24, 2023, when Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed legislation establishing them for use starting with the 2024 elections. The State Assembly passed the bill earlier that day by a vote of 132-13, and it passed the state Senate by a…

Reuters

Mexico's Haitian asylum seekers lack access to basic resources, says IRC

More than nine in 10 Haitians seeking asylum in Mexico lack the resources to cover basic necessities such as food, shelter and medical care, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) aid group said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Engagement with paramilitaries is necessary to disband groups, MPs are told

Direct engagement with paramilitary groups is necessary to achieve disbandment of the organisations, MPs have been told.

The Independent UK

Cuts to police may damage efforts to tackle paramilitarism, MPs told

Members of the Independent Reporting Commission issued the warning as they addressed the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.

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Al Jazeera

Will Sudan’s violence cause a wave of refugees?

Humanitarian organisations say they’re ready to respond to looming refugee crisis – but conflict has halted operations.

ABC News

Australian Nursing Federation's WA branch agrees to pay potential $350,000 fine over strike at parliament house

The union agrees to accept a potential $350,000 fine after "flagrantly" flouting orders not to strike at parliament house, but the final figure still needs to be approved by the Industrial Relations Commission.

ABC News

Australian Nursing Federation's WA branch compared to Hitler, Karl Marx at Industrial Relations Commission hearing

The Industrial Relations Commission's registrar alleges the ANF's WA branch breached its orders 3,590 times, which the union says could see it fined more than $27 million.

Tribune News Service

More than 34 million could face hunger by June in West Africa, IRC says

More than 34 million people across West Africa’s Sahel region could face hunger by June as conflict, climate change and economic turmoil following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has deepened a humanitarian crisis, the International Rescue Committee said.

The Guardian - UK

Behind the fanfare of James Cleverly’s visit to Sierra Leone, the need to restore aid is starkly apparent

The foreign secretary received a warm welcome in the country of his mother’s birth but critics say the slashing of aid budgets undermines the message of support for women and girls

Al Jazeera

Syrian women find strength in the aftermath of the earthquake

As the world marks International Women’s Day on Wednesday, women in Syria are facing trauma and displacement.

Reuters

Fleeing drought, Somalis face malnutrition and cholera in Kenya

When her three-month-old baby fell sick from malnutrition, Dool Abdirahman Ismael left her village in Somalia and walked for three days through swirling dust and scorching heat to the Dadaab Refugee Camp just across the border in Kenya.

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