Sweden wants EU to help with Iraq refugees
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9:29 21/02/2007
Watch This Video Sweden , known for liberal asylum policies, has seen a surge of refugees from war-torn Iraq in the last year. They are urging the European Union to help shoulder the burden by...
Ireland bars European Union nationals from claiming asylum
15:41 22/01/2007
Watch This Video Ireland will no longer process asylum applications from citizens of Romania or other European Union members , the government announced recently in a further tightening of the...
Finland grants asylum and residence permits to dozens of Chechens
11:09 29/08/2006
• WatchThis Video Finland has begun granting asylum and residence permits to Chechens based upon the threat of violations to their human rights in their home country. The number of Russian asylum...
Asylum applications to UK down by 21% from last year
9:49 24/08/2005
The number of asylum applications to the UK has dropped, but the UK government said it is not removing failed applicants from the country fast enough. There were 6,220 asylum applications to Britain...
UK Government claims asylum policies working
11:15 23/02/2005
Policies brought in to discourage people from making bogus asylum claims are beginning to have an effect, according to the UK Home Office. In a statement released on February 22, the Home Office said...
Australia - asylum numbers lowest in decade
16:25 06/01/2005
The number of people seeking asylum in Australia is the lowest in ten years, reports The Advertiser newspaper. According to the last official figures available, in 2002-2003 a total of 12,525...
