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EU expects no improvement in migration situation on border with Belarus: E
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], October 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The situation on the EU border with Belarus will most likely see no improvement in the number of irregular migrant crossings, the Executive Director of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) Nina Gregori told Funke media group.
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Germany remains EU's main migrant destination with over 1,00,000 Annual Re
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany] October 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany remains the most popular European destination for migrants, with more than 100,000 asylum bids recorded for nine years in a row, media said Sunday.
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Biden administration to issue new memo to terminate Trump-era 'Remain in M
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it will issue a new memorandum to terminate the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols program after a Texas judge ordered the federal government to reinstate the rule, which required asylum-seekin
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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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Fearing persecution back home, Afghan family living in Mumbai seeks perman
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 31 (ANI): A couple from Afghanistan with a one-year-old girl fears going back to their country and is seeking permanent asylum from the Indian government.
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France evacuated almost 2,000 people from Kabul since Taliban takeover
Updated : 4 years, 6 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, 6 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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Japan to grant asylum to Myanmar football player
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 13 (ANI): Japan will be granting asylum status to Myanmar football player Pyae Lyan Aung, who refused to go back to Myanmar following the World Cup qualifier in Japan next week.
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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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