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    1. Hakeem al-Araibi returning to Australia after Thai court rules extradition case be dropped

      Hakeem al-Araibi returning to Australia after Thai court rules extradition case be dropped This is a follow-up to this previous story: Refugee footballer Hakeem AlAraibi to remain in Thai prison...

      Hakeem al-Araibi returning to Australia after Thai court rules extradition case be dropped

      This is a follow-up to this previous story: Refugee footballer Hakeem AlAraibi to remain in Thai prison after bail request rejected

      4 votes
    2. After a year in Bangladesh camps, Rohingya women are finding their feet

      Summary A look at the situation of Rohingya women living in Bangladeshi refugee camps, with a focus on health, medicine, and education. Extracts Before coming to a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar,...

      Summary

      A look at the situation of Rohingya women living in Bangladeshi refugee camps, with a focus on health, medicine, and education.

      Extracts


      Before coming to a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Rashida had never seen a foreigner.

      [...] the biggest shock she had was when a community health worker suspected Rashida was pregnant again and took her to the clinic for an examination.

      "What I found out that day was that you can stop having babies if you want to," she says. "I had never heard of family planning."

      Rashida has since thought hard and discussed this with her husband. Their shelter is cramped, and their future uncertain.

      "Three children is a nice family size," she says. "After that, I don't want any more. What I want is to learn something. When we go back home I'd like to be able to work, not just look after children."


      Bakoko [a midwife from Uganda] teaches new mothers how to wrap babies and put on nappies. She examines pregnant women to check for signs of eclampsia, the biggest threat to pregnant women's lives. And she teaches women to check for multiple pregnancies, and to care for women before and after they give birth. She has saved numerous lives.


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      http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-25/bangladesh-rohingya-young-women-coxs-bazar-refugee-camp/10161260

      8 votes
    3. Should we, in rich countries, open our borders to migrants, refugees and other immigrants?

      Loads of people want to get to rich countries for various reasons: no war less crime better economic prospects no persecution no famine The list is almost endless. Should we, in countries not...

      Loads of people want to get to rich countries for various reasons:

      The list is almost endless.

      Should we, in countries not affected by such problems, accept these folks that want to get away for whatever reason?

      22 votes