CNN: Chinese migrants, including Ye Chengxiang, flee to New York City’s Flushing neighborhood to escape religious and political persecution in China. Their experiences involve perilous journeys, navigating the asylum process, and facing mixed reactions in their new community.
Bangkok Post: Sixty-three Chinese religious refugees have been detained in Thailand while seeking asylum, underscoring tensions between international refugee policies and local enforcement practices.
Vancouver Sun: A rising number of asylum seekers coming to Canada from India, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, and China are claiming to be victims of religious persecution. Many of the 60,000 migrants who entered into Canada in 2019 are claiming either political or, increasingly, religious persecution, according to an internal report by the Canadian Border Services Agency.
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