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Using force against Afghan refugees outside UNHCR may have international r
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): The Police informed the Delhi High Court on Friday that no prior permission was sought by the Afghanistan refugees and asylum seekers camping outside the UNHCR office, and using police force may have international ramifications.
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Plea in Delhi HC seeks removal of Afghan refugees, asylum seekers camping
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over a large gathering of Afghan nationals in the temporary structures outside the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Vasant Vihar here.
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France evacuated almost 2,000 people from Kabul since Taliban takeover
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 23 (ANI): France has evacuated nearly 2,000 people, including French nationals and Afghan asylum seekers, from Afghanistan since the Taliban seized the capital of Kabul on August 15, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday.
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UNHCR issues non-return advisory for Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has released a non-return advisory for Afghanistan, calling for a bar on forced returns of Afghan nationals, including asylum seekers who have had their claims rejected.
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Belgium suspends deportation of illegal Afghan migrants: Migration Secreta
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium] August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration, Sammy Mahdi, said on Monday that his country would not be deporting failed asylum seekers back to Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country.
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Switzerland suspends deportation of Afghan migrants amid Taliban offensive
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), August 12 (ANI): Switzerland on Wednesday suspended the forced return of failed Afghan asylum seekers due to the dire security situation in Afghanistan.
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Afghans in India anxious about relatives as Taliban intensifies offensive
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Thousands of Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers in India are living in fear and uncertainty as the Taliban intensify their attacks on Afghan security forces and capture more territory in the war-torn country.
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UNHCR calls for orderly release of detained asylum seekers in Libya
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday called for the orderly release of asylum seekers detained in Libya.
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Asylum seekers in Canada help govt to fight against coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], June 13 (ANI): The asylum seekers in Canada have taken up the duty to help the government in combating the coronavirus.
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Congress's dirty politics compelled asylum seekers to live as refugees for
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 12 (ANI): BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi on Sunday said that because of the dirty politics of Congress, asylum seekers from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan were compelled to spent half of their lives as refugees in the country.
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US, Mexico deal paves way for asylum overhaul
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], Nov 25(ANI): The White House with the full support of Mexican government has decided to remake a border policy that would require asylum seekers to wait outside the United States border with Mexico while their cases are processed.
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London Tube attack: Iraqi teenager found guilty
Updated : 8 years ago IST
London [UK], Mar 16 (ANI): An Iraqi asylum seeker was on Friday found guilty of attempted murder over the Parsons Green Tube bombing in the UK capital that injured 30 people in September last year.
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