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Park and monument to honour Calgary’s Vietnamese ‘boat people’A touching groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday to mark the beginning of the creation of a significant park honouring brave refugees.CanadaApr 30, 2021
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Australian officials paid human smugglers to turn boat people back, Amnesty claimsAmnesty International says it has "damning evidence" Australian officials paid human smugglers to turn boats with asylum seekers and migrants around.WorldOct 28, 2015
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Myanmar says its migrants were seeking jobs, not fleeing persecutionMyanmar said Thursday that thousands of migrants left the country to seek better jobs elsewhere, and were not fleeing persecution, a day after bringing to shore about 730 migrants, the latest arrivals in Southeast Asia's ongoing crisis.WorldJun 4, 2015
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Corpses of trafficking victims wash to Myanmar shore: advocacy groupAn advocacy group says dozens of decomposed corpses have washed to shore in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine in the last month.WorldJun 3, 2015
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi not invited to speak at conference on Rohingya MuslimsAn international gathering about the plight of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslims boasts a star-studded cast, with three Nobel Peace laureates among those calling on the world to wake up to the unfolding tragedy.WorldMay 26, 2015
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Protests over Australian deal to resettle asylum seekers in CambodiaAustralia and Cambodia signed an agreement Friday for asylum-seekers who are refused residency in Australia to instead be resettled in the impoverished Southeast Asian country criticized for its deteriorating human rights record.WorldSep 26, 2014
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