Political Asylum

                   

Surveillance law vote 'betrayed tenets of a democratic state'

thelocal.se     22-Jul-2008   2 related          

Benjamin Franklin. On a personal level, I find it ironic that on June 18th 2008, exactly one year after my family and I were granted political asylum in Sweden, the Riksdag passed a draconian surveillance law. I’m sure people...                    

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The Assyrian Dream

pressemitteilung.ws     22-Jul-2008   1 related          

The Assyrian Dream Freedom on native ground, a life in peace and the preservation of their historically valuable language – this is the dream of every Assyrian. But expulsion and fear of torture or death is destroying this...                    

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Norway searches for war criminals among refugees

xinhuanet.com     22-Jul-2008   7 related          

STOCKHOLM, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Norwegian justice officials said Monday a new check of asylum records from the 1990s has revealed that more war criminals from the Balkans may be living in Norway, according to reports reaching...                    

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Asylum seekers held even though detention ruled unlawful

earthtimes.org     22-Jul-2008   3 related          

Hong Kong - About 400 people seeking political asylum will be held indefinitely even though a court ruled their detention was unlawful, a media report said Tuesday. The asylum seekers, including several who claim to have been...                    

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UK Law Lords hear deportation appeal of woman fleeing Sharia law

pitt.edu     21-Jul-2008          

JURIST] A divorced Lebanese woman told the UK Law Lords [Parliament backgrounder] Monday that her human rights would be violated [Liberty press release] if she were deported to Lebanon, arguing that Lebanese Sharia law [CFR...                    

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UK Court to Rule on Islamic Law Case

aawsat.com     21-Jul-2008   15 related          

LONDON, (AP) - Britain's highest appeals court is scheduled to decide this week whether a divorced woman and her son should be deported to Lebanon, where she claims her abusive husband will gain custody under Sharia law. The...                    

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Number of Under-age Afghan Refugees Increase Dramatically

sr.se     21-Jul-2008   6 related          

Children playing soccer in war torn Afghanistan According to the Swedish Board of Migration, the number of young under-age Afghan people seeking asylum in Sweden has risen significantly in the last couple of years. In the first...                    

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Let them stay, eh

ahram.org.eg     21-Jul-2008   1 related          

American soldiers who deserted the US army because of their opposition to the war in Iraq are fighting a legal battle to obtain political asylum in Canada, Tamam Ahmed Jama reports from Ottawa On 4 July, a Canadian federal...                    

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Occupation Iraq: Sweden Swings Doors Shut

rockthetruth.blogspot.com     21-Jul-2008   2 related          

Hey, you been liberated by George W. Bush, so shaddup and be happy, Iraqi!"Refugees find door to Sweden closing" by Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times | July 21, 2008 SODERTALJE, Sweden - Amid a refugee flood that has taxed even...                    

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Smugglers exploit refugees desperate for Europe

signonsandiego.com     20-Jul-2008   29 related          

Applications for asylum are up, agency says ISTANBUL, Turkey – In the depths of despair, Suzan doused herself and her 14-year-old daughter with gasoline and prepared to set them both on fire. The Iraqi refugee's dream of...                    

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