Asylum seekers – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

WATCH: Asylum seekers stuck on Poland-Belarus frontier for more than two months attempt to destroy border fence with rocks & logs

Posted on October 23, 2021October 23, 2021By Editor

A group of asylum seekers from a refugee camp on the Belarusian frontier with Poland has been filmed attempting to destroy a border fence after more than two months of being stuck in no man’s land between the two nations. … Read More >WATCH: Asylum seekers stuck on Poland-Belarus frontier for more than two months attempt to destroy border fence with rocks & logs

Poland ‘illegally’ refused entry to asylum seekers at border with Belarus, stranding them without food, water & shelter – Amnesty

Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021By Editor

Warsaw has illegally stranded 32 Afghan migrants on its border with Belarus, leaving them without access to clean water, shelter and medicine for weeks, despite having an obligation as an EU country to process their asylum claims. … Read More >Poland ‘illegally’ refused entry to asylum seekers at border with Belarus, stranding them without food, water & shelter – Amnesty

Austria’s Kurz vows ‘no stop’ to deportations of Afghan asylum seekers after policewoman assaulted

Posted on July 28, 2021By Editor

Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has pledged to continue deporting asylum-seekers back to Afghanistan, after a police officer was attacked at a detention center in Vienna. … Read More >Austria’s Kurz vows ‘no stop’ to deportations of Afghan asylum seekers after policewoman assaulted

Middle East

US asks Afghanistan’s neighbors to shelter its ex-employees who fear Taliban retaliation after troop pullout – media

Posted on July 5, 2021July 5, 2021By Editor

Thousands of Afghan citizens eligible for US visas after working for the US government may soon move to a different Central Asian country, where they will presumably be safe from retaliation while their applications are processed. … Read More >US asks Afghanistan’s neighbors to shelter its ex-employees who fear Taliban retaliation after troop pullout – media

World

Number of global displaced persons doubled in a decade amid ongoing war and persecution – UN report

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021By Editor

A United Nations report released on Friday found that the number of people around the world classified as refugees or asylum seekers rose to more than 82 million in 2020, as people continue to flee drawn-out wars and persecution. … Read More >Number of global displaced persons doubled in a decade amid ongoing war and persecution – UN report

European Commission concerned as Denmark passes new law to deport asylum seekers to non-EU states for processing

Posted on June 5, 2021June 5, 2021By Editor

The European Commission has said it has “fundamental concerns” about a new Danish law, passed on Thursday, which will allow the state to deport asylum seekers to non-EU countries for processing. … Read More >European Commission concerned as Denmark passes new law to deport asylum seekers to non-EU states for processing

French refugee center manager stabbed to death by asylum seeker – police

Posted on February 19, 2021February 19, 2021By Editor

The manager of a refugee center in the French city of Pau has died of his injuries, after allegedly being stabbed multiple times by a Sudanese asylum seeker, police said on Friday. … Read More >French refugee center manager stabbed to death by asylum seeker – police

Shows

War against a MAGA insurgency & ICE weaponizes Covid-19

Posted on February 11, 2021February 11, 2021By Editor

Against the backdrop of impeachment, many are wondering how to balance freedom with security when fighting domestic terrorism? ICE uses Covid-19 to threaten asylum seekers. Dr. Bandy Lee discusses the dangers of electing the mentally unhinged to the office of the president. … Read More >War against a MAGA insurgency & ICE weaponizes Covid-19

World

‘We’ll give him protection’: Mexican president promises asylum for Julian Assange

Posted on January 4, 2021January 4, 2021By Editor

Mexico’s president has offered asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, hours after a British judge refused to extradite Assange to the US to face espionage charges. … Read More >‘We’ll give him protection’: Mexican president promises asylum for Julian Assange

Russia

Anti-LGBT ‘arsonist’ requests asylum in Russia claiming he is target of ‘extremist’ Brazilian gay community

Posted on November 22, 2020By Editor

A Brazilian man accused of attacking a movie company over its depiction of Jesus Christ as homosexual has asked Russia for asylum after being arrested in Moscow in September at the request of Interpol. … Read More >Anti-LGBT ‘arsonist’ requests asylum in Russia claiming he is target of ‘extremist’ Brazilian gay community

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