Category: Asylum seeker
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UN Watchdog Faults Australia For Treatment Of Migrants On Nauru
Text size Australia violated the rights of asylum seekers arbitrarily detained on the island of Nauru, a UN watchdog ruled Thursday, in a warning to other countries intent on outsourcing asylum processing. The UN Human Rights Committee published decisions in two cases involving 25 refugees and asylum seekers who endured years of arbitrary detention in…
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UN Watchdog Faults Australia For Treatment Of Migrants On Nauru
Text size Australia violated the rights of asylum seekers arbitrarily detained on the island of Nauru, a UN watchdog ruled Thursday, in a warning to other countries intent on outsourcing asylum processing. The UN Human Rights Committee published decisions in two cases involving 25 refugees and asylum seekers who endured years of arbitrary detention in…
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‘I came here as an asylum seeker and want to give something back’
‘I came here as an asylum seeker and want to give something back’ Simon Thake Saeid Hashemi came to the UK as an asylum seeker from Iran in 2020. He was granted refugee status in 2021. Saeid Hashemi came to the UK from Iran as an asylum seeker. After being granted refugee status, he settled…
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What’s next for Russia in Syria after Assad’s ouster?
On 8 December, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad fell from power after a rapid-fire offensive led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebel group. While Assad’s ouster was widely celebrated in Syria and across the Arab world, the mood in Moscow was much less sanguine. A Russian Foreign Ministry statement released shortly after Assad’s arrival in…
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Syrian rebels name interim PM as Middle East nations say Israel ‘exploiting’ Assad’s downfall
A new PM and warnings from Israel – what happened today in Syria?published at 21:04 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December Image source, Reuters We’re going to be pausing our live coverage for the day, but before we do so, here’s a recap of the third day since the end of Bashar al-Assad’s rule in Syria.…
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UK could face terror ‘reckoning’ amid Middle East war fears, MI6 chief warns
Britain could face a new “reckoning” with terrorists radicalised by war in the Middle East, the head of MI6 has warned. Intelligence chief Sir Richard Moore, in a speech in Paris, admitted the “menace of terrorism has not gone away”. And Sir Richard said the war in Gaza and the “terrible loss of innocent life…
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Facing the fear of water: Refugees learn to swim in Lesbos
Many refugees who end up on the Greek island are traumatised by water. A swimming programme helps them embrace the sea. Renia Voyatzi, a volunteer coordinator, emerges from the water at the end of a swimming session [Giacomo Sini/Al Jazeera] Renia Voyatzi, a volunteer coordinator, emerges from the water at the end of a swimming…
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Musk, Huckabee, Noem: Who has Trump picked for his second term?
United States President-elect Donald Trump has wasted little time in choosing officials to take up key roles in his incoming administration. Just days after his resounding election victory on November 5, Trump has named a handful of advisers and political allies to serve in various posts, including White House chief of staff. Trump’s early appointments…
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Asylum seeker ‘upset’ at age review before death
An asylum seeker who died after being run over on a motorway slip road was “upset” that a social worker did not believe he was a child the day before, an inquest has heard. Amir Safi was seen “ambling” up an M1 slip road in Nottinghamshire before being found with multiple bone fractures and a…
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Total fury as Syrian asylum seeker pushes 91-year-old widow down the stairs
Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. HOME News Politics Royal Showbiz & TV Sport Comment Finance Travel Life & Style UK World Politics Royal US Weather Science History Weird Nature Sunday InYourArea The asylum seeker and convicted rapist is facing deportation after pushing his victim down a flight of stairs at a Swedish…