98 Afghan Nationals granted refugee status by Japan

Aug 23, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 : 98 Afghan Nationals who fled to Japan due to the Taliban's rising atrocities in Afghanistan have been granted refugee...

Asylum decisions up by 40 per cent in 2022 in EU

Apr 29, 2023

Among the 384,245 asylum seekers who were granted protection status in 2022 in the EU, 44 per cent received refugee status, 31 per cent...

Japan grants official refugee status to Myanmar national footballer

Aug 20, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], August 20 : Immigration Service Agency of Japan on Friday gave a certificate of refugee status to Myanmar national football goalkeeper Pyae...

US lawmakers introduce bill to prioritise refugee status to Uyghurs

Apr 13, 2021

Washington DC [US], April 14 : US Senators Marco Rubio and Chris Coons on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation wherein people of China's Uyghur minority...

Record number of Chinese granted refugee status in Japan amid rise in religious intolerance in China

May 11, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], May 11 : A record number of Chinese nationals were granted refugee status in Japan in 2020 amid rising intolerance of religious...

Japan approves six-month visa for Myanmar soccer player seeking asylum

Jul 02, 2021

Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 3 : Myanmar national soccer goalkeeper Pyae Lyan Aung, who applied for refugee status in Japan last month, has been approved...