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Asylum and Immigration
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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Asylum and Immigration
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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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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Christianity
Pope Francis defends migrants and refugees in Christmas speech
Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, compared the situation of Mary and Joseph to that of immigrants and refugees in his Christmas speech.
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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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“Torture and slavery” of refugee children on their way to Europe
Many children fleeing the Central Mediterranean route to Europe face nightmares of torture, rape and slavery. To…
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Asylum and Immigration
IVV at the Venice Film Festival: Iranian refugees with their backs to the camera
Everyone knows the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, and perhaps it is not without reason that he is sometimes considered the most well-known…
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Asylum and Immigration
Germany awaits hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers' family members
According to the German government's assessment, in the near future, approximately 200,000 to 300,000 Syrian and Iraqi nationals will be…
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