Refugee
A refugee, according to the Geneva Convention on Refugees is a person who is outside their country of citizenship because they have well-founded grounds for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, and is unable to obtain sanctuary from their home country or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail themselves of the protection of that country; or in the case of not having a nationality and being outside their country of former habitual residence as a result of such event, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to their country of former habitual residence. Such a person may be called an "asylum seeker" until considered with the status of "refugee" by the Contracting State where they formally make a claim for sanctuary or right of asylum.
In UN parlance, the definition of the word has been expanded to include descendants of refugees, in the case of two specific groups: Palestinian refugees and Sahrawi refugees. Currently, the UN does not consider refugee status to be hereditary for any other groups.
Refugee (2000 film)
Refugee is a 2000 Indian film written and directed by J. P. Dutta. The film marked the debuts of Abhishek Bachchan, son of popular actor Amitabh Bachchan, and Kareena Kapoor, the younger sister of actress Karisma Kapoor. The film also starred Jackie Shroff, Sunil Shetty and Anupam Kher. The film performed moderately well at the box office and was the fifth highest grossing film of that year.
The films tells the story of an unnamed Indian Muslim, who helps illegal refugees from both India and Pakistan to cross the border through the Great Rann of Kutch. The film is attributed to have been inspired by the short story "Love Across the Salt Desert" by Keki N. Daruwalla.
Synopsis
Bihar-based Manzur Ahmad and his family was migrated to East Pakistan after the partitioning of India in 1947. However, after the formation of the state of Bangladesh in 1971, he and several other people were forced to re-locate to the western part of Pakistan. To do this by land, they will have to cross India. The route from Dhaka leads to Guwahati in India then to Delhi then to Ajmer then to Bhuj, and then on to Haji Peer in Pakistan.
Refugee (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)
"Refugee" is a song recorded by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in January 1980 as the second single from their album Damn the Torpedoes. It peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1980. The song is in compound AABA form.
Notable covers
It was covered by Melissa Etheridge in 2005 for her Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled album, and reached No. 96 on the Billboard Pop 100. Other versions have been done by Vains of Jenna, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and The Gaslight Anthem.
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Refugee
ALBUMS
- Refugee & Refugee Live In Concert 1974 released: 2011
- Refugee live 1974 released: 2007
- Refugee released: 1974
Refugee
ALBUMS
- Burning From the Inside Out released: 1987
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by Tribal Ink
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by Melissa Etheridge
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by Tom Petty
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by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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by Prime Time
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by Browncow
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by Paddy Casey
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by Camel
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by This Beautiful Mess
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by Oi Va Voi
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by Diorama
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by Savage Rose
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by Vains Of Jenna
Refugee
by: Tribal InkIn fear of drowning
As my heart keeps pounding
Striking ones step
To hold on to what's left
Hold on, to the strings of reality
Bouncing on my heel of prosperity
Leave from my cell with a gleam in my eye
Watching it all wash by, watching it die
Its so hard to see it all fall through
But it's too late nothing left to do
Refugee, I'm an enemy of your belief
Don't hate me, because i disagree
Release me from a world unkind
A world where the blind is leading the blind
It's so unfair that i can't feel free
That i have to be what you want me to be
Shadows of the past keep stabbing my back
Reminding me of when i slipped out of track
Their wasting their time another morning dawning
And time when the restless keeps on joining
Refugee, I'm an enemy of your belief
Don't hate me, because i disagree
Refugee, I'm an enemy of your belief
Don't hate me, because i disagree
(Whaaaaaaaaaa!)
Refugee, I'm an enemy of your belief
Don't hate me, because i disagree
Refugee, I'm an enemy of your belief
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