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UK plans "most far-reaching" asylum overhaul, may extend settlement wait t
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Britain plans major asylum reforms, making refugee status temporary and extending the wait for permanent settlement to 20 years. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the system is "out of control," while rights groups warn the changes will increase uncertainty and hardship for people fleeing
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SC directs NHRC to monitor treatment of persons placed in faith-based ment
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan transferred a 2018 plea that sought directions for the immediate release, care and treatment of persons with mental illness confined in a faith-based asylum at Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, to the NHRC.
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Tibetan man sentenced to over two years in US prison for asylum fraud sche
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A Tibetan man, Tenzin Norbu, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for running a false asylum scheme in the US. He submitted fake Tibetan persecution stories for money, earning about $170,000. The fraud, uncovered after a multi-agency probe, affected nearly 100 asylum applicants.
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20 nations press on EU to send back 'illegal' Afghan nationals
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a letter addressed to Magnus Brunner, the Commissioner of Internal Affairs and Migration, twenty European countries have come together to pressure the European Commission to find ways to send back Afghan nationals who are living illegally in Europe, either voluntarily or by force, acco
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China's long arm reaches Thailand: Dissidents face mounting danger as Zhou
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to The Epoch Times, Zhou, a member of the China Democracy Party, fled his homeland in 2015 after Chinese authorities seized his passport upon his return from a US pro-democracy conference. He made his way through Laos into Thailand, long considered a safer transit country for Chine
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UNHRC warns Pakistan deportations of Afghans could deepen crisis without a
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking in Geneva on September 12, UNHCR's representative for Afghanistan, Arafat Jamal, urged Islamabad to halt expulsions of vulnerable Afghans, stressing that many asylum seekers require protection. He said the agency was ready to work with Pakistani authorities to identify and safeguard
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Rwanda receives 7 deportees from US under Trump's immigration crackdown
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rwanda has received seven people deported from the US under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, Al Jazeera reported. Kigali said some deportees wish to stay while others want to return home. Rights groups have criticised third-country deportations, raising concerns about safety a
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Afghan refugees stranded in Pakistan as hopes to move to third country fad
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hundreds of Afghan citizens, who previously held stable jobs in Afghanistan, remain stranded in Pakistan after their hopes of relocating to a third country were crushed following policy shifts in the United States and other nations, Geo News reported.
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Germany sees sharp rise in Afghan women asylum seekers amid Taliban repres
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Germany has seen a sharp rise in asylum applications from Afghan women due to Taliban repression and EU rulings recognising gender-based persecution. Over 9,500 women have sought refuge this year, with experts warning that international support is needed to handle the growing number of vulne
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Court upholds block on Trump's asylum ban at US-Mexico border
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A U.S. appeals court upheld a lower court ruling limiting President Donald Trump's asylum ban at the Mexico border. The court said Trump overstepped legal authority, but allowed parts of the policy to remain. The ACLU had challenged the ban, calling it harmful to migrants fleeing danger.
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"Undermines Germany's legal and moral credibility": Frankfurt researcher o
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Germany's recent deportation of Afghan nationals has sparked criticism from rights advocates, with experts warning it undermines legal and humanitarian credibility. Critics say sending people back to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan violates international standards and endangers lives, even as
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Afghan journalists face 'dire' conditions in Iran, Pakistan; group warns o
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghan journalists in Iran and Pakistan face arrest, deportation, and lack of basic services, the Afghanistan Journalists Support Organization warned. It urged global action to protect them and speed up asylum processes amid worsening conditions, calling the situation "dire" and a serious th
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