Timeline by Sarah Forbes https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks Chronological timeline of events that have occurred worldwide between March and May 2020 in relation to refugees & asylum seekers. en-us 2020-05-15 05:53:29 UTC 2020-05-27 05:54:57 UTC hello@padlet.com Greece expelling asylum seekers mmpetros01 https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/588327992 March 14 2020
The Greek government has being using the pandemic as an excuse to mistreat and abuse asylum seekers and refugees, expelling at least 250 since March of 2020.

]]> 2020-05-22 04:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/588327992 Refugee resettlement mmpetros01 https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/588343943 May 21, 2020
Despite the current travel bans placed in Australia in relations to COVID-19, asylum seekers and refugees have been resettled in the US after spending years in Australian offshore detentions centres. ]]> 2020-05-22 05:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/588343943 South Africa's urgent appeal to the government to protect the rights of refugees, asylum seekers. mmpetros01 https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/588345388 May 12, 2020
Refugees and Asylum seekers have been excluded from all of their governments Covid-19 aid packages and programs.]]> 2020-05-22 05:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/588345388 Data breach puts hundreds of Asylum Seekers at risk 20371537 https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/594187350 March 2020
The federal court of Australia reported numerous data breaches during March 2020 to their database resulting in the publishing of hundreds of names of individuals applying for protection visas in Australia. A spokesperson for the court labeled the incident "a major systematic failure" and outlined the measures the court is taking to rectify the situation. This breach puts the safety of hundreds of individuals at risk as their personal information and circumstances were all available to view online, meaning that people from their past can now locate and potentially harm them if they ever return to their country of origin. These breaches highlights the growing complexities and obstacles Refugees and Asylum seekers face when they are simply exercising their rights.]]> 2020-05-26 07:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/594187350 Turkish coast guard rescues 72 asylum seekers from Aegean Sea 20708758 https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/594615342 March 25, 2020]]> 2020-05-26 12:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/594615342 Refugees left to die as COVID-19 spreads across Greece 20708758 https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/594634584 April 07, 2020
Citizens of Greece have been forced to flee their home country as Covid-19 begins to threaten their health. ]]> 2020-05-26 12:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/594634584 Refugees tell stories of problems – and unity – in facing the coronavirus mmpetros01 https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/595962295 April 30, 2020
Since the Corona Virus pandemic became a matter for national concern, minorities including refugees and asylum seekers have been ignored, this article shares their tough conditions and experiences during the pandemic in particular.]]> 2020-05-27 01:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/595962295 Greece is relocating Asylum seekers to mainland as preventative measure against COVID-19 20371537 https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/596069857 March 20, 2020
The greek government passed legislation at the beginning of March to deal with the current overcrowded conditions and also as a preventative measure against the coronavirus within overcrowded refugee camps. Since March 20, over 600 refugees and asylum seekers have been transferred to mainland Greece from the island Lesbos where the Moria refugee camp is located. The Moria camp hosts around 19,000 refugees which is over six times its capacity. The cramped living conditions paired with a lack of resources and proper hygiene, create a potentially disastrous environment for COVID-19 to wreak havoc upon already vulnerable individuals. ]]> 2020-05-27 03:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/596069857 Hungary closing transit zones for asylum-seekers 20739776 https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/596152877 May 21, 2020
This article reports on Hungary closing transit zones for asylum-seekers. Hungary’s government said on Thursday that it is shutting down the transit zones on its southern border with Serbia where asylum-seekers are being kept while their asylum requests are decided. People will now have to present claims at Hungarian diplomatic missions. ]]> 2020-05-27 05:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/596152877 Urban refugees struggling to survive as economic impact of COVID-19 worsens in East, Horn and Great Lakes of Africa. 20708758 https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/596162603 May 26 2020
Due to Covid-19 there has been an economic drop throughout the continent of Africa. This has resulted in numerous job losses and an increase in debt to be paid by the population. Refugees have had to live in harsh conditions with no sanitation, food or running water in order to survive. ]]> 2020-05-27 05:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/596162603 WHO and UNHCR join forces to improve health services for refugees 20708758 https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/596182142 May 21 2020
The World Health Organisation and The United Nations Refugee Agency formed an agreement to advance the public health system around the world. This it to ensure that the less fortunate are able to have those essential resources such as food and clean water. ]]> 2020-05-27 05:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/20371537/Bookmarks/wish/596182142