More than one million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the country last week, according to U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. “In just seven days we have witnessed the exodus of one million refugees from Ukraine to neighboring countries,” Grandi wrote on Twitter on March 2. “For many millions more, inside Ukraine, it’s time…
Video: Ukrainian Refugees Given Food, Transportation at Polish Refugee Hub
People who crossed the border from Ukraine gathered at a carpark on the outskirts of the Polish city of Przemysl on Wednesday after fleeing Russia’s invasion. People received food and hot drinks before taking offers of transport elsewhere in Poland or to other countries. The United Nations has estimated that more than 870,000 people have…
Ukraine Refugees Flood West as Border Nations Scramble to Organize Aid
Shortly after the first shots were fired on Ukraine during what Russian President Vladimir Putin called “special military operations” on Feb. 24, Ukrainians began fleeing from the front lines and flooded toward the border nations of Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia, and Romania. The vast majority of Ukrainians evacuating are women and children because of the…
UK Ready to Take Ukrainian Refugees in ‘Considerable Numbers’: Johnson
March 1, 2022
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Britain is ready to take Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russian aggression in “considerable numbers,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday. Speaking in Poland, one of the main destinations for people fleeing the war, Johnson said more would be done to allow Ukrainians to come to the UK. The government is extending the family scheme, which…
New York Orders Russia Sanctions, Invites Ukrainian Refugees
February 28, 2022
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NEW YORK—New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Sunday forbidding her state from doing business with Russia, including cancelling its investments there. The governor also said New York will welcome Ukrainian refugees in response to Russia’s invasion, noting at a press conference in Albany that her state is home to the largest Ukrainian…
UN Refugee Agency: Nearly 120,000 Ukrainians Have Fled
WARSAW, Poland—Nearly 120,000 people have so far fled Ukraine into Poland and other neighboring countries in the wake of Russian invasion, the U.N. refugee agency said on Saturday. Poland has declared its border open to fleeing Ukrainians, even for those without official documents. On Saturday a government official also said that the country sent a…
Indonesia Says Will Turn Away Stricken Boat of Rohingya Refugees
BIREUEN, Indonesia—Indonesian authorities will help repair a stranded boat packed with over 100 Rohingya off its coast but will not allow its passengers to seek refuge in the Southeast Asian country and will turn the vessel away, officials told Reuters on Tuesday. Fishermen spotted the skiff on Sunday, adrift off the coast of Bireuen, a…
Refugees Risk Perilous Path to Escape Socialist Venezuela Into Neighboring Guyana
Tens of Thousands of Venezuelan immigrants are flooding into neighboring South American country Guyana in a bid to escape destitution and instability of socialism. Escape routes away from coast guards and Venezuela’s armed gangs, also known as syndicates, take the refugees along perilous routes, risking starvation and sickness in search of a new and unprepared-for…
Rogue Burmese Military Attacks on Christians Facilitated by China and Russia
Commentary Burma’s rogue military, the Tatmadaw, is attacking Christian villages. Sanctions should be swifter and stronger. Having largely ignored genocides against the Uyghurs, Falun Gong, Tibetans, Rohingya, and Tigray, the next up could be Christians in Burma (Myanmar). In Burma’s north-west Chin state, the Tatmadaw soldiers have burned as many as 300 buildings, according to reporting by…
DC Comics Goes Full-Tilt Woke
DC Comics has announced that Jonathan Kent, the son of Superman Clark Kent and Lois Lane, will have a boyfriend, combat climate change, and protest against the deportation of refugees. This is the latest entertainment company to virtue signal its progressivism. Hosted by the two-time Emmy-nominated actor and singer-songwriter Beau Davidson, The Beau Show addresses…
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