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Pakistan: Afghan refugees urge global community to consider asylum applica
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghan refugees in Pakistan on Thursday called on the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the international community to respond positively to their asylum applications.
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Himachal: Fire breaks out near mental asylum, Balika Ashram
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): A major fire engulfed mental hospital and rehabilitation centre in Panajri area and Balika Ashram near Tutikandi area.
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Granting citizenship to Syrian refugees could tip the scales in Turkey's e
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] April 25 (ANI): The question of granting citizenship to refugees from Syria and Afghanistan is gradually becoming a controversial issue in Turkey, as the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu openly accuses President Recep Tayyip Erdog
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Ukraine crisis could trigger Pakistani migrants to EU: Report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 11 (ANI): The ongoing Ukraine crisis could encourage Pakistani migrants to take advantage of the porous borders with bordering countries to seek asylum or arrive as illegal immigrants in European countries like Germany, said a media report.
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Ukrainian refugees receive EU protection for up to 3 years - German Interi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Refugees from Ukraine do not need to go through the asylum procedure, and will receive immediate protection for up to three years in the European Union, German Minister of the Interior, Building and Community Nancy Faeser said on Wednesday.
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Women part of Taliban delegation to Oslo seeks asylum in Norway: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 5 (ANI): The Afghan women that came to Oslo as part of a delegation of the Taliban applied for asylum in Norway, a media report said on Saturday.
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Moscow bans entry to Senior Montenegrin official due to giving asylum to R
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has banned entry to State Secretary of the Interior Ministry of Montenegro Zoran Miljanic due to Podgorica granting asylum to Russian businessman Telman Ismailov, whom the Russian investigation put on the international wanted list, the Russia
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Indian agencies prepare for extradition hearing of fugitive arms dealer Sa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): With reports suggesting that fugitive arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari has sought asylum in the United Kingdom, Indian agencies in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs are engaged in preparation for his extradition hearing scheduled next month.
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Chinese people's number seeking asylum in other nations surges dramaticall
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): The number of Chinese and other people -- living in Beijing-controlled territories -- seeking asylum in foreign countries has surged dramatically in the past decade, which experts say is an indication of growing fears of Beijing's oppressive policies among
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Belarusian border committee says Polish soldier seeking political asylum
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], December 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarus' State Border Committee on Friday said that a Polish soldier has requested political asylum in Belarus in protest against Warsaw's ill-treatment of asylum seekers.
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Morocco's extradition of Uyghur asylum seeker to China could lead to serio
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 17 (ANI): Four UN independent human rights experts called on Thursday for Morocco to reverse its decision to extradite an Uyghur Muslim to China as his return would place him under threat of serious human rights violations.
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176 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya to Rwanda
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday it evacuated 176 vulnerable asylum seekers from Libya to Rwanda on a humanitarian flight.
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