Refugees Archive

  • Keith Locke

    Breakdown of Burmese ceasefire - by Keith Locke



    On Wednesday, Wellington’s Kachin community arrived in Parliament grounds to protest the increasing violence happening in their home province. Kachin state is the Northern most state in Burma, neighbouring China. The Kachin community told me about the breakdown, last month, of a 17 year ceasefire between the Burmese government and Kachin people. 20,000 people have fled [...] read more
    July 29, 2011 2:02 pm - 6 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Refugees won’t be booking cruise liners to NZ - by Keith Locke



    John Key made millions by trading currencies, but he doesn’t seem to have a good grasp of business principles when it comes to the economics of boat people coming to New Zealand. read more
    July 16, 2010 11:49 am - 19 Comments
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    Climate refugees - by frog



    The number of refugees in the world rose by 3 million people last year after a having been in a short period of decline.  And, according to the United Nations, one of the biggest causes is climate change.  Antonio Guterres, the UN high commissioner for refugees tells the Guardian: “Climate change is today one of [...] read more
    June 19, 2008 8:33 am - 5 Comments