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UN raises alarm over 'continuing' expulsions of asylum seekers from Libya
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled from Libya, raising concerns at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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15 EU countries to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 11 (ANI): Fifteen European Union (EU) countries on Thursday decided to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees in order to prevent irregular immigration of these people.
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Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet discusses wide-ranging issues during W
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], December 10 (ANI): The Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet met and discussed action plans for Tibet on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Winter Session of the Swiss Parliament, said Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).
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Afghans lodge most asylum applications in EU: report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 5 (ANI): The asylum requests by Afghan people to Europe have increased dramatically and is now the biggest country that lodges the highest number of asylum requests in Europe, according to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO).
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SC issues notice to Centre on plea to provide ration to refugees registere
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central government on a plea seeking to ensure food security for all refugees and asylum-seekers registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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Italy gives asylum to famed 'green-eyed Afghan girl'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], November 29 (ANI): The Afghan 'green-eyed' girl, who became popular after her photo was carried on the cover of an international magazine in 1984, has now been given asylum by Italy, the Italian government said.
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UK home minister blames 'dysfunctional' asylum system over Liverpool bombi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Home Minister Priti Patel has reportedly claimed on Wednesday that the suspect in the Liverpool Sunday terror attack took advantage of the country's "dysfunctional" asylum system to remain in the United Kingdom after his application for a permanent
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Prince Harry, Meghan meet Afghan refugees in New Jersey
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 14 (ANI): Prince Harry and his wife Meghan visited the US military camp in New Jersey to meet Afghan refugees who are seeking asylum in the US.
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Belarus-Poland crisis: UN urges all parties to respect human rights
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties to respect human rights and refrain from using them for political ends.
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Uyghurs who fled China still await asylum status, say world have abandoned
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): Muslim Uyghurs of Xinjiang who fled China amid discrimination, imprisonment, torture, enforced sterilization, and persecution has still not been granted asylum and they said that the world has abandoned them.
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Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR building in Indonesia over delay in
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 7 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghan refugees continued to sit in protest outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) building in Indonesia over delay in processing their asylum applications.
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UNHCR urges Libya to address 'dire' situation of asylum-seekers
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday called on the Libyan authorities to immediately address the "dire situation of asylum-seekers and refugees in a humane and rights-based manner."
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