Human rights
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Reforming the asylum process: faster deportations, more cooperation
The European Commission has presented a plan to reform the European asylum system. The plan includes speeding up the asylum process,…
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38 asylum seekers found in refrigerated truck in Austria
Austrian police found 38 asylum seekers in a refrigerated truck near Vienna. The smuggler took between six and eight of them from each…
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36 days of hunger strike have passed; concerns expressed about the physical condition of Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer imprisoned in Iran
After 36 days of hunger strike by Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer imprisoned in Iran, her husband, Reza Khandan, says the situation is...
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Execution of the deportation order of Mohammad Reza Omidi, a Christian convert, to Borazjan
Mohammad Reza (Johan) Omidi, a Christian convert, was sent to the city of Borazjan to serve a two-year exile sentence. Mr. Omidi was…
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Greece: Residents of burnt-out Moria camp should 'forget' about reaching Germany
400 unaccompanied children from the burned-out Moria camp are being transferred to northern Greece. Other asylum seekers from the camp must remain on Lesbos.…
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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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Trump to Iranian leaders: Do not execute Navid Afkari
US President Trump has urged Iranian leaders not to execute Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari. Wrestlers around the world have also urged authorities…
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