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Tag: asylum seekers
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Self-immolating Iranian migrant dies in Australian hospital
The 23-year-old Iranian migrant named Omid who set himself on fire in Nauru’s camp for asylum seekers trying to get into Australia has reportedly…
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Iranian migrant self-immolates after seeking asylum in Australia
An Iranian asylum seeker set himself on fire in Nauru, a camp for refugees seeking asylum in Australia, on Wednesday April 27. Canberra reports…
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Norooz in Calais
Aida Qajar A number of Iranian musicians ushered in the new Iranian year with a concert at the refugee camp in Calais, France. More…
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Migrants in Greece protest Macedonia’s measures to deport them
Asylum seekers have staged a peaceful rally in the Greek village of Idomeni to protest Macedonia’s decision to deport some of them. AP reports…
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Iranian family’s plight in Czech “camp” shines light on refugee incarceration
Ali Asghar Faridi, an independent Iranian journalist who had been held with his family in a refugee camp in the Czech Republic, was issued…
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Pregnant woman among thousands of rescued migrants
The Italian Navy announced on Monday May 4th that it had rescued 6,800 asylum seekers off the coast of Libya in the past two…
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More migrant boats in danger as Europe grapples with problem
As boats carrying asylum seekers continue to head for Europe despite repeated catastrophic accidents, the International Organization of Migration announced that its offices in…
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Hundreds of Italy-bound refugees killed in latest sea accident
Once again, asylum seekers leaving Africa for Europe have met with catastrophe in Mediterranean waters, with 700 lives claimed by the sea and only…
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400 die after refugee boat sinks off Libyan coast
A boat carrying asylum seekers from Libya to Europe capsized, leading to the death of 400 people. The Italian coastguard managed to save 144…
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Australia seeks to return hundreds of asylum-seeking Iranians
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says his country is engaged in talks with Iranian authorities in order to return Iranians who have been denied…