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‘Muslim ban should end, not expand’: Groups slam Trump travel ban

Immigrant advocates and rights groups on Friday slammed the expansion of US President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban, saying it weaponises "immigration law to advance [the administration's] xenophobic agenda". The expanded version of the travel ban targets prospective immigrants from six additional countries: Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. More: Trump expands travel ban to six additional countries Muslim Americans testify on effects of Trump's travel ban US Democrats introduce […]

today1 February 2020

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SA-Nigeria fallout ‘will have have dire consequences’

Captains of commerce and industry have warned of dire consequences for the continent as Africa’s two biggest economies intermittently fall out over violent attacks on foreigners in South Africa, especially on Nigerians. The xenophobic violence in Gauteng sparked a diplomatic fracas between the two countries. The strain was visible in the past week as the South Africa-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce (SA-NCC) held its board meeting where concerns were raised for […]

today5 March 2017

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Rights groups, MJC condemn anti-migrant protest

This week, residents of Pretoria were placed on high alert with the outbreak of xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals and the subsequent announcement of an anti-migrant protest. The protest, which was organised by a group called Mamelodi Concerned Residents, is said to be an attempt to call attention to a surge in violent and criminal activity, reportedly at the hands of foreign nationals. On Saturday, homes belonging to Nigerian nationals […]

today24 February 2017

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Syrian children attacked by right-wing youths

Three Syrian refugee children have been hit and threatened with a knife by a gang of right-wing youths in eastern Germany, according to police. The boys, aged five, eight and 11, were getting out of a bus in the town of Sebnitz, around 40km east of Dresden, when they came under attack, police said in a statement on Friday. Following the assault, the attackers started chanting right-wing slogans, police said. […]

today8 October 2016

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