Asylum and Immigration
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European leaders try to resolve differences over migrant admissions
The leaders of Germany, France and a number of other European Union countries held an emergency meeting in Brussels to discuss their differences over…
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Another Iranian asylum seeker dies on Nauru Island
An organization supporting refugee and asylum seekers' rights in Australia announced on Friday, June 15, the death of another Iranian asylum seeker...
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More than a thousand refugees rescued from danger of death in the Mediterranean Sea
The Aquarius rescue ship belonging to Doctors Without Borders managed to save the lives of 629 refugees in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Netanyahu: Iran's activities are sending a new flood of refugees to Europe
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Iran's activities in the Middle East could lead to the creation of...
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Self-immolation of an Iranian asylum seeker in Germany
An Iranian asylum seeker whose asylum application was rejected has turned himself in to the municipality of the small town of Göppingen in southwestern Germany.
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US rejects asylum requests of about 100 religious minorities from Iran
American media reports that the US government has accepted asylum requests from approximately 100 Iranians who are members of religious minorities…
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Trump administration lifts ban on refugees from Iran and ten other countries
US Homeland Security Secretary says ban on refugees from "high-risk countries" in the Middle East and Africa has been lifted...
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Security officers in Berlin force asylum seekers into prostitution
German media have reported that young asylum seekers, including those under the legal age, were being detained by officers at a camp in Berlin…
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