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5 year old Behzad Amiri, an Iranian national residing in India (Pune) as a refugee, since the 1980s. (Express Photo by Arul Horizon)

No war, Iran needs democratic rule: Refugee and resistance group member

March 26, 2026 8:54 pm

A refugee in India since 1982, Behzad Amiri lives in Pune and heads India branch of NAMIR, a group founded by former Iran PM Dr Shapour Bakthiar, who was murdered in 1991.

A woman with a child in her arms walks through a war-torn landscape. (Generated using AI)

From Troy to Kabul, how women ultimately pay the cost of war

March 27, 2026 12:25 am

From the ruins of ancient Troy to the modern streets of Kabul, literature reveals how women transform the trauma of displacement into a powerful narrative of survival

UK govt set to reform asylum norms, refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently

November 16, 2025 10:37 am

The government has said that financial assistance to asylum seekers would become "discretionary", which implies that the administration would be able to deny the aid to those who are capable of working.

US to accept only 7,500 refugees a year, with majority being white South Africans

October 30, 2025 11:46 pm

Trump and his former close confidant, Elon Musk, who is himself a white South African, had promoted an unproven conspiracy theory of a "white African genocide" in South Africa.

The Trump administration plans to drastically reduce US refugee admissions, favoring Europeans and white South Africans while imposing stricter assimilation and vetting requirements.

Trump considers overhaul of refugee system that would favor White people

October 16, 2025 10:44 pm

The Trump administration is considering a sweeping overhaul of the US refugee program, slashing refugee admissions, emphasizing assimilation.

Trump considers overhaul of refugee system that would favor white people

October 16, 2025 11:02 am

Trump administration officials have not ruled out any of the ideas, according to people familiar with the planning, although there is no set timetable for approving or rejecting the ideas.

Abhishek Bachchan recently revealed that when he shared his thoughts on his performance in Refugee with its director JP Dutta once, the filmmaker gave him an earful.

'Are you saying I don't know my job?': JP Dutta slammed Abhishek Bachchan's reaction to his Refugee performance, actor gave 17 retakes in front of 10,000 people

July 02, 2025 5:23 pm

Abhishek Bachchan recalled how he was scared that JP Dutta would smack him in front of 10,000 people when he fumbled during a Refugee scene.

Kareena Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan made their debut with Refugee, which released on June 30, 2000.

Abhishek Bachchan on 25 years of Refugee: 'Kareena Kapoor and I were locked into projector room because audience got to know we're visiting the theatre'

June 30, 2025 8:38 am

In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, Abhishek Bachchan discusses his 25-year journey since his debut film Refugee, which released on June 30 in 2000.

World Refugee Day 2025: All you need to know about the day..

World Refugee Day 2025: Date, theme, history, significance — all you need to know

June 21, 2025 7:46 am

World Refugee Day 2025 Date, History, and Theme: The global observance will fall on Friday, 20 June 2025, this year. It will focus on the theme "Solidarity with Refugees."

Kareena Kapoor Khan gets candid about dealing with setbacks and loneliness. (Photo: Instagram/kareena Kapoor Khan)

Kareena Kapoor recalls how a string of flops 'traumatized' her, she would cry everyday: 'I hadn't worked for a year when...'

March 28, 2024 1:12 pm

Kareena Kapoor Khan discusses the phase in her life when she encountered many failures in a 25-year-long career in films, talks about battling lonelines.