ROME—A bus carrying Ukrainian refugees overturned on a major highway in northern Italy at dawn on Sunday, killing a young mother, Italian firefighters and news reports said. Italian state TV said there were also five people injured, but none of the injuries was serious, in the crash on the A14 highway near Forli’, a town…
Video: Mother Recounts Horrors in Ukraine
Anna Gorpenich and her children journeyed for 40 hours to the Ukraine-Poland border. She recounted to The Epoch Times the horrors she saw in various areas of Ukraine, including Russian soldiers walking through residential areas and shooting civilians.
Video: The Refugee Crisis at a Poland–Ukraine Border Crossing
The Epoch Times walks through the process for refugees at the Medyka border area after they cross from Ukraine to Poland and board buses heading west.
Video: Refugees From Ukraine Flee the War
On the ground, Ukrainians are fleeing their homes in droves. The Epoch Times’ sister media NTD hears from some of those seeking safety. From NTD News
1.2 Million People Have Now Fled Ukraine as Civilian Deaths Mount
Around 1.2 million people have now fled the war in Ukraine, a United Nations official said, as Russian forces have ramped up their strikes against civilian infrastructure in key cities and civilian casualties mount. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi confirmed the staggering figure in a tweet on March 4, which came as the war in…
Poland Prepares for Arrival of Ukraine Refugees
Poland’s military increased its readiness level, and Lithuania and Moldova moved toward doing the same after Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling. The parliament in Poland, a nation on NATO’s eastern flank which borders Ukraine and Belarus, strongly denounced Russia’s attack on Ukraine and…
Afghans Who Worked Closely With Canada in Afghanistan Reach BC With Families
VANCOUVER—Over 200 Afghan refugees have arrived in Vancouver, the most to reach the province since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last August. Sean Fraser, Canada’s minister responsible for refugees, says the latest arrivals are among a total of 7,000 refugees that have now been airlifted to various parts of Canada. He says 161 of…
Refugee Activist Appeals Dutton’s $35,000 Defamation Case Victory
Refugee activist Shane Bazzi will be appealing a court ruling that found he defamed then-Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton when he wrote the words: “Peter Dutton is a rape apologist” on Twitter. The defamation victory for Dutton—current defence minister—saw Bazzi ordered to pay AU$35,000 and some legal costs. The case centred on comments by Dutton…
Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of Safe Third Country Refugee Pact
OTTAWA—The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review a lower court decision that affirmed the constitutionality of a pact between Ottawa and Washington on asylum seekers. Under the 17-year-old Safe Third Country Agreement, Canada and the United States recognize each other as havens where people can seek protection. It means Canada can turn back…
Chinese-North Korean Defectors Face Hardship in South Korea
GWANGYANG, South Korea—Abandoned, he feels, by three countries, Cho Guk-gyeong shows a visitor his South Korean alien registration card, which describes him as “stateless.” It’s an apt description of what his life is like in South Korea, 15 years after he fled North Korea. Most North Korean defectors to the South are ethnically Korean, but…
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