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Lice, Filth And Naked Patients At Bengal Mental Health Hospital
Shocking pictures have emerged of patients at a state-run mental hospital in West Bengal: Men and women roaming naked in unhygienic surroundings.
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Germany Runs Massive Backlog On Asylum Applications
German authorities are struggling to process hundreds of thousands of asylum applications, the head of the country's refugee office admitted today,even though a record influx of migrants was finally slowing.
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Sweden Plans To Expel Up To 80,000 Asylum-Seekers: Minister
Sweden intends to expel up to 80,000 migrants who arrived in 2015 and whose application for asylum has been rejected, Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said Wednesday.
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Self-Harm At Australia Detention Centres Once Every 2 Days: Reports
Self-harm by asylum-seekers being held at Australia's offshore detention centres takes place on average once every two days, a report said Saturday, with some prospective refugees swallowing poison, cutting themselves and attempting suicide.
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Three dead, Nearly 100 Saved as Migrant Boat Sinks off Libya
Libya's navy said it retrieved the bodies of three would-be migrants and rescued almost 100 others after their boat sank on Thursday.
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Australia Defends Returning Migrants to Sri Lanka
Australia on Wednesday defended returning dozens of Sri Lankan asylum seekers back home after intercepting them at sea and rejected allegations they were mistreated.
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Australian Court Grants Brief Respite to 153 Sri Lanka Asylum Seekers
Australia's High Court has temporarily blocked the government from handing to Sri Lanka 153 asylum seekers intercepted at sea, amid growing international objections to the country's tough immigration policies.
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Italian Navy Rescues 2,500 Migrants in 24 Hours
The Italian navy on Friday said it had rescued around 2,500 asylum-seekers from 17 boats in the past 24 hours as good weather conditions in the Mediterranean further boost the influx of asylum-seekers trying to reach Europe.
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South Korea Ferry Owner Seeks Asylum: Report
South Korean prosecutors investigating April's ferry disaster said on Tuesday the fugitive head of the family that owns the vessel had indirectly approached a foreign embassy in Seoul over asylum, but was rejected.
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Lice, Filth And Naked Patients At Bengal Mental Health Hospital
Shocking pictures have emerged of patients at a state-run mental hospital in West Bengal: Men and women roaming naked in unhygienic surroundings.
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Germany Runs Massive Backlog On Asylum Applications
German authorities are struggling to process hundreds of thousands of asylum applications, the head of the country's refugee office admitted today,even though a record influx of migrants was finally slowing.
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Sweden Plans To Expel Up To 80,000 Asylum-Seekers: Minister
Sweden intends to expel up to 80,000 migrants who arrived in 2015 and whose application for asylum has been rejected, Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said Wednesday.
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Self-Harm At Australia Detention Centres Once Every 2 Days: Reports
Self-harm by asylum-seekers being held at Australia's offshore detention centres takes place on average once every two days, a report said Saturday, with some prospective refugees swallowing poison, cutting themselves and attempting suicide.
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Three dead, Nearly 100 Saved as Migrant Boat Sinks off Libya
Libya's navy said it retrieved the bodies of three would-be migrants and rescued almost 100 others after their boat sank on Thursday.
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Australia Defends Returning Migrants to Sri Lanka
Australia on Wednesday defended returning dozens of Sri Lankan asylum seekers back home after intercepting them at sea and rejected allegations they were mistreated.
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Australian Court Grants Brief Respite to 153 Sri Lanka Asylum Seekers
Australia's High Court has temporarily blocked the government from handing to Sri Lanka 153 asylum seekers intercepted at sea, amid growing international objections to the country's tough immigration policies.
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Italian Navy Rescues 2,500 Migrants in 24 Hours
The Italian navy on Friday said it had rescued around 2,500 asylum-seekers from 17 boats in the past 24 hours as good weather conditions in the Mediterranean further boost the influx of asylum-seekers trying to reach Europe.
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South Korea Ferry Owner Seeks Asylum: Report
South Korean prosecutors investigating April's ferry disaster said on Tuesday the fugitive head of the family that owns the vessel had indirectly approached a foreign embassy in Seoul over asylum, but was rejected.
