Asylum and Immigration
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Europe's largest refugee camp burns down
Fires broke out in several parts of the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos on Tuesday evening. Moria is the largest refugee camp in Europe…
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Maryam Shariatmadari, the "Girl of Revolution Street," announced the possibility of her deportation from Türkiye.
Maryam Shariatmadari, one of the "Girls of Revolution Street" whose protest against the mandatory hijab in the winter of 2017 attracted widespread attention...
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France condemned by the European Court of Human Rights in relation to refugees
Five asylum seekers, including an Iranian, have sued the French government over its treatment of refugees. The European Court of Human Rights…
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60 refugees feared dead after boat sinks in Lake Van
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that a boat carrying 60 refugees sank in Türkiye's Lake Van, close to the borders of...
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Anousheh Ashouri, a dual-national prisoner imprisoned in Iran, asked Boris Johnson for help in a voice message
The AFP reported that Anousheh Ashouri, a British-Iranian dual national prisoner, sent a voice message from inside Evin Prison to…
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UN: As the number of refugees in the world increases, concerns about the spread of COVID-19 have increased
UN officials warn on World Refugee Day that the global coronavirus pandemic will leave millions more refugees and displaced than ever before...
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UN: Nearly 80 million people displaced worldwide
According to a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of refugees in the world has doubled in the past ten years…
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The number of Iranians applying to immigrate to Israel has increased with the spread of the coronavirus.
Israel's Foreign Ministry has reported a "significant increase in immigration applications from Iranians following the coronavirus outbreak" to the country.
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