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Asylum and Immigration
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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Asylum and Immigration
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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New fire in refugee camp; Europe mobilizes for help
Scattered fires have broken out in the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, and what remains of the refugees' lives…
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Oxfam: Fair processing of asylum claims in Greece has become impossible
Greece has changed its asylum laws. Oxfam says the changes are contrary to European humanitarian standards.…
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Asylum and Immigration
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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Asylum and Immigration
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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US Deputy Secretary of State: We call on Iran to stop violence against refugees
The US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy and Human Rights said that Afghan migrants and refugees are being treated by the Border Patrol and police…
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Asylum and Immigration
European Court of Justice: Hungary's asylum center is a prison
The European Union's highest judicial authority condemned the conditions of asylum seekers' accommodation in Hungary in a ruling, calling it a prison.
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