Political Asylum

Tamils risk all to flee Sri Lanka - Aljazeera.net

Boston Globe Tamils risk all to flee Sri Lanka Aljazeera.net The United Nations has welcomed the decision by Sri Lanka's government to announce the release of the remaining 130000 Tamils kept in detention camps for the last six...

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U.S. Government Grants Guo Feixiong’s Family Political Asylum

After more than two years of political advocacy and months seeking political refuge outside of China, the wife and two children of imprisoned Chinese legal advocate Guo Feixiong were officially granted political asylum by the...

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Michael Palin's hand of friendship gives asylum seekers a human face

Former Python star has shown us the world beyond our shores but after forging a bond with a 26-year-old Somali refugee he hopes to open our eyes to problems much closer to home They make for an odd couple. One is an...

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Canada to review soldier's asylum

Ottawa - A Canadian court on Friday ordered the country's refugee board to review the rejected asylum application of a lesbian US soldier who claimed her sexual orientation had prompted death threats. Private Bethany Smith, 21,...

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France: Inadequate Plan for Migrant Children at Airport

The French Immigration Minister's proposals to address the needs of unaccompanied migrant children held at transit zones, especially airports, falls short of bringing France into compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights...

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Local Playwright and Human Rights Campaigner told to leave UK

Lydia Besong and her husband Bernard Batey fled Cameroon and came to the UK seeking asylum on 17 December 2006. On 29 October 2009 the couple returned to their home in Rochdale to find a letter from the Border and Immigration...

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Australia: Asylum Seekers test tough but humane approach

There has been a spike in asylum seekers coming to Australia by boat following the increasing violence in Afghanistan and the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka. The Australian government has been heavily criticised for...

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Migrants Reaching Greece Despite Efforts to Block Them

LESBOS, GREECE -- "Stop the boat! Stop the boat now!" the captain of the Greek Coast Guard patrol vessel yelled over the bullhorn, turning a spotlight on the flimsy dinghy as it chugged toward this island in the Aegean Sea.

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Wernick: Disabled applicants vie for citizenship

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has made it easier for disabled applicants to get assistance in applying for immigration and citizenship benefits. If your appointment is about an asylum application (USCIS Form...

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Govt insists no special deal

The Federal Immigration Minister, Chris Evans, maintains there was no special deal with the asylum seekers who refused to leave the Oceanic Viking for several weeks. The Australian Customs ship is set to return to border...

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