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Turkey deports 138 illegal Afghan migrants
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A total of 138 illegal Afghan migrants were deported to their home country by the Turkish government, Khaama Press reported.
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Dutch PM Rutte resigns, calls cabinet fall "irreconcilable"
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
After days of bickering and the collapse of the ruling coalition, after the partners failed to agree on a stricter asylum policy, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte submitted his resignation on Friday night, reported Nu.nl.
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Netherlands: Coalition govt collapses over disagreement on asylum policy
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The four parties in the ruling coalition -- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Democrats 66 (D66), Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and Christian Union (ChristenUnie) -- failed to agree on crisis discussions chaired by Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
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Over 1,30,000 refugees will require re-settlement in Pakistan: UN
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Around 1,34,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, almost all from Afghanistan will require settlement in Pakistan, reported Dawn citing the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) report.
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India shows generosity in accommodating refugees, hosts 40,000 Rohingyas
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
India has a rich historical background of welcoming refugees and asylum-seekers who were displaced due to a variety of reasons and keeping with tradition, India continues to provide protection and shelter to vulnerable individuals from foreign countries even today including Tibetan minoritie
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Amnesty International urges Pakistan to stop arresting Afghan Refugees
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amnesty International said today on World Refugee Day that the government of Pakistan must urgently stop arbitrarily arresting and harassing Afghan refugees and asylum seekers, many of whom are fleeing persecution by the Taliban, Khaama Press reported.
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Iron Asylum all set to represent at IHFF - International Health, Sports an
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15: Iron Asylum, one of the pioneers of sports nutrition in India will be exhibiting at IHFF - International Health, Sports and Fitness Festival, Asia's largest Health, Sports and Fitness Expo by Sheru Classic. The expo will be held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from
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More than 9,000 Afghans file asylum applications in EU in a month
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to the European Census Bureau, asylum interests in the EU member states at the beginning of the current year have increased by 40 per cent compared to last year.
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US President Biden meets Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, reaffirms c
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Both leaders discussed issues of strategic relevance ranging from the war in Ukraine to trade and immigration.
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Asylum decisions up by 40 per cent in 2022 in EU
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Among the 384,245 asylum seekers who were granted protection status in 2022 in the EU, 44 per cent received refugee status, 31 per cent were given subsidiary protection, and 25 per cent received humanitarian protection. Compared with 2021, the number of refugee status granted increased by 22
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Uyghur asylum seekers keep dying in Thailand's detention centres
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Mattohti is the fifth Uyghur asylum seeker to die in Thai detention over the past nine years. In 2018, a 27-year-old man died of cancer at a Thai immigration detention facility after being detained there for four years. Another two Uyghur children died in 2014, according to media reports, in
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India raises concerns on misuse of UK's asylum status by pro-Khalistani el
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
India on Wednesday raised concerns on the misuse of the UK's asylum status by the Pro-Khalistani elements aid and abet terrorist activities here and requested better cooperation with the UK and increased monitoring of UK-based Pro-Khalistan Extremists and take appropriate proactive action
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