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EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
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1 week, 4 days ago

EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Some European Union countries on Thursday doubled down on their decision to rapidly halt asylum procedures for Syrian migrants in Europe, but said that it was too early to consider sending any of the hundreds of thousands of people who have fled since 2011 back home. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, has said that currently “the …

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EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
1 week, 4 days ago

EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, has said that currently “the conditions are not …

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Several European countries pause processing of Syrian asylum claims
2 weeks ago

Several European countries pause processing of Syrian asylum claims

The Hindu  

Several European countries paused decisions on Syrian asylum claims, following the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria. Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer asked Interior Minister Gerhard Karner to suspend all Syrian asylum applications which were in process and to review all asylum grants, the Austrian Interior Ministry said in a statement shared with The Hindu. “No asylum-seeker should be forcibly …

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Syrians lose hope for loved ones after Greece boat tragedy
1 year, 6 months ago

Syrians lose hope for loved ones after Greece boat tragedy

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera speaks to the relatives of three Syrian fathers assumed dead after an overloaded fishing trawler sank off Greece. But the search for a cure for his son who had cancer prompted him to turn to the treacherous sea,” his cousin, Abdul Rahman al-Rahal, told Al Jazeera. “Thaer made the decision to travel and risk his own life to …

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Greece accused of using migrants to push back other migrants
2 years, 6 months ago

Greece accused of using migrants to push back other migrants

Al Jazeera  

According to rights groups and pushback survivors, Greece is informally employing third-country nationals to help expel asylum seekers from its territory. The men, referred to as “proxies” and “auxiliary police” in a recent report by Human Rights Watch, appear to be responsible for paddling boats across the Evros river, which separates Greece from Turkey, as well as searching and sometimes …

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Migrants fleeing Lebanon by sea accuse Greece of abuse
2 years, 11 months ago

Migrants fleeing Lebanon by sea accuse Greece of abuse

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of people in Lebanon attempted to sail to Italy on October 26, but they never reached their destination. “Women, men and children have displayed severe emotional distress while recounting experiences as they sought protection.” The Greek Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy said in the same statement to Al Jazeera, “The officers of the Hellenic Coast Guard who …

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