No asylum application from Snowden, say Russian immigration officials
Snowden came to Moscow's Sheremetyevo international airport on June 23 from Hong Kong, apparently intending to board a flight to Cuba. The post No asylum application from Snowden, say Russian...
View ArticleShould Snowden beware of Russians bearing gifts of asylum?
The spunky defiance by Russia, Hong Kong, China, Moscow, a slew of Latin American countries offering asylum, Snowden himself and the anti-secrecy group, WikiLeaks, completes the picture of a world less...
View ArticleAsylum in USA for Indian gay couple: Sec 377 ruling swung their case
Just days after the Indian Supreme Court reinstated the ban on “sex against the order of nature” in the Indian Penal Code, a gay couple received political asylum in the United States. Until now their...
View ArticleIf I could go anywhere, it would be home: Snowden
"If I could go anywhere in the world, that place would be home," Snowden told NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams in an excerpt from the interview that aired on Wednesday. The post If I could go...
View ArticleAngela Merkel declares asylum rules ‘obsolete’ as migrant talks opens
EU foreign ministers and their counterparts from nations bordering Syria were to gather on Thursday to discuss the migration crisis, after German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared Europe's asylum rules...
View ArticleGerman police says anti-foreigner crimes organised via social media, Merkel...
German police are treating the latest in a series of attacks on asylum seekers as "anti-foreigner crimes" and believe that they were organized via social media, a spokesman said on Monday. The post...
View ArticleDenmark passes controversial bill to seize assets and valuables from refugees
Denmark's parliament passed measures on Tuesday aimed at deterring refugees from seeking asylum. The post Denmark passes controversial bill to seize assets and valuables from refugees appeared first on...
View ArticleBritain announces plans to take in number of vulnerable migrant children
The British government, pressured by major charities to do more to help migrant children in dire need, announced plans on Thursday The post Britain announces plans to take in number of vulnerable...
View ArticleAmnesty, Human Rights Watch criticise Australia over asylum-seeker ‘abuse’ on...
Some 442 asylum-seekers are being held in Nauru, and another 854 on Manus Island, according to immigration department data ending 30 June. The post Amnesty, Human Rights Watch criticise Australia over...
View ArticleBaloch leader Brahumdagh Bugti seeks asylum in India, will file papers soon
On Monday, Baloch leader Brahamdagh Bugti, founder and leader of Baloch Republican Party decided to file asylum papers to India. The post Baloch leader Brahumdagh Bugti seeks asylum in India, will file...
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