One of Osama Bin Laden's sons, who no longer has any contact with his father and has declared himself a pacifist, is seeking political asylum in Spain. He has already been refused entry to the UK."One of Osama Bin Laden's sons has asked for political asylum in Spain, local...
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With the financial crisis dominating the recent European Union summit in Brussels, it was easy to miss another important decision that will effect the daily lives of millions living within the 27-nation bloc and even...
Lured by high tax free salaries westerners move to work in Dubai and similar locations. Such moves are not a one-way deal. The attractive pay and luxury home require that you agree to live by the cultural mores and...
Well, when there is act there is always consequence either is bad or good...think about it Mr. Thaksin."Thaksin, 59, and his wife Pojaman, 51, and their three adult children fled to London last week. Pojaman has been...
Australia has changed its immigration law so that people coming to the country seeking asylum will no longer be immediately and automatically detained. The move is part of an overall softening of the country's...
highlighted by Dave Keating | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago 176 views | 17 recommendations | 3 comments
Is Australia being superior to International Amnesty? Why don't just put a sign board "NO PLACE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS""The new Australian government has abandoned the country's controversial policy of jailing all asylum...
" BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A senior Colombian rebel commander is rejecting asylum in France or anywhere else for jailed guerrillas freed in any potential prisoner swap.Rebel commander Ivan Marquez called the government's asylum abroad proposal an insult to guerrilla...
Over twenty people were left injured at the Nordbybraaten center for asylum seekers when a group of men with bats and iron bars attacked the facility. This is the second attack this week."The center's director, Ole Morten Lyng, says 40 to 50 men were involved in the "planned"...
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Diane Abbott has recently become more known for her safe sofa media pundit role of late than for her championing of the underdog that she was once famous for so good to see her pushing on this abuse of...
Apparently the only female competitor to come out of Afghanistan for the Beijing Olympics has gone missing in Italy where she was training with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).According to the report on CBC, Mahbooba Ahadgar called home and told...
As the UK threatens to send 11,000 refugees back to Zimbabwe, British policy on Mugabe comes under fire. London refused the aylum applications of those refugees and asked them to leave UK. " UK criticised for refugee crackdown Britain has called on...
Britain is asking for tougher sanctions against Mugabe's corrupt rule in Zimbabwe but at the same time sending back thousands of refugees to who knows what imprisonment and torture. These are failed asylum seekers...
According to a report by the South African newspaper Mail & Guardian, a group of 200 Zimbabweans gathered on Thursday outside the U.S. embassy in Harare, pleading for protection and food. "The group, which included breast-feeding mothers and toddlers, sat patiently on the...
More and more bloggers are adding their voices to the chorus of confusion and unease in Zimbabwe, as opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai announced his withdrawal from the presidential run-off from the safety of the...
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