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Explained: The Rohingya Crisis And India's Stance On Those Seeking Asylum
- Thursday March 21, 2024
- India News | Edited by Samiran Mishra
The Rohingya crisis is a humanitarian catastrophe that has drawn international attention due to its magnitude and complexity. Originating from Myanmar, the Rohingya people have faced decades of persecution and violence, leading to a mass exodus.
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New US Migrant Processing Centres Become Waiting Rooms For Asylum Seekers
- Sunday June 18, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The opening of US migrant processing centers in Colombia, Costa Rica and Guatemala ensures that more than ever these countries will become waiting rooms for asylum seekers wanting American visas.
- www.ndtv.com
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India ''Not Signatory'' To 1951 UN Convention: Centre On Myanmar Refugees
- Tuesday March 16, 2021
- India News | ANI
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday replied on India's stand of giving asylum to Myanmar refugees, saying that the country is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereon.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indians On Hunger Strike At US Detention Centre "Forced To Hydrate": Report
- Friday January 31, 2020
- Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service
Five Indian asylum seekers have been on a hunger strike for 90 days at a detention centre in the US state of Louisiana, a media report said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Gay Saudi Journalists Released From Australian Detention Centre
- Tuesday December 17, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two gay Saudi journalists who were detained in Australia as they sought permanent refuge have been released while their asylum claims are processed, their lawyer told AFP on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indians On Hunger Strike At US Detention Centre "Forced To Hydrate"
- Monday July 29, 2019
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Three Indian men seeking asylum in the US have been forced to receive intravenous drips at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in El Paso, Texas on Sunday as their hunger strike entered twentieth day, their attorney said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Julian Assange Used Embassy As Centre For Spying: Ecuador President
- Monday April 15, 2019
- World News | Reuters
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange repeatedly violated his asylum conditions and tried to use the Ecuadorian embassy in London as a centre for spying, Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno told Britain's Guardian newspaper.
- www.ndtv.com
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Julian Assage Set Up "Centre For Spying" At Embassy: Ecuador President
- Monday April 15, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Julian Assange Arrest: Ecuadoran President Lenin Moreno on Sunday defended his decision to overturn Julian Assange's asylum status, claiming in an interview with the Guardian newspaper that the WikiLeaks founder had tried to set up a "centre for spying" in Ecuador's London embassy.
- www.ndtv.com
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17 Kept Chained At "Dargah" Asylum In UP Released, Centre Tells Top Court
- Monday January 7, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that 17 people believed to be mentally ill, who were chained in a "dargah" in Uttar Pradesh, have been released.
- www.ndtv.com
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The American Dream Is Landing Several Indians From Punjab In US Jails
- Saturday June 23, 2018
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Chasing the American dream, Bunty Singh (name changed) illegally entered the US after crisscrossing several countries, but landed in an immigration detention centre in New Mexico where he has been languishing for the last 16 months.
- www.ndtv.com
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52 Indians Arrested In US For "Illegal Immigration"
- Tuesday June 19, 2018
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
A group of 52 Indians, mostly Sikhs, has been held at a detention centre in the US State of Oregon for being part of a large contingent of illegal immigrants seeking asylum, an American lawmaker has said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Submit Guidelines For Rehabilitation Of Mentally Ill Persons: Supreme Court To Centre
- Wednesday February 22, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to frame guidelines for rehabilitation of persons who have been cured of their mental illness, observing that the issue was "very sensitive". A bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar observed that after mentally ill persons are cured, not even their family members are willing to take them back home. "It is ...
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Failed Asylum Seekers Safe To Return Home: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe
- Wednesday February 15, 2017
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Wednesday that failed asylum seekers held in Australian-run detention centres in the South Pacific will not face prosecution or harm if they return home.
- www.ndtv.com
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Britain Should Manage Asylum Seekers On Its Own Territory, Says Nicolas Sarkozy
- Sunday August 28, 2016
- World News | Reuters
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is attempting a political comeback before next year's election, said on Saturday that Britain should open an asylum centre on its territory to deal with asylum seekers now camped in Calais.
- www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Tourist Mistakenly Ends Up As Refugee In Germany
- Tuesday August 9, 2016
- World News | Reuters
A Chinese tourist who tried to report a stolen wallet during a visit to Germany unwittingly signed an asylum application that got him stranded as a refugee for two weeks in the country's burgeoning asylum bureaucracy.
- www.ndtv.com
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Explained: The Rohingya Crisis And India's Stance On Those Seeking Asylum
- Thursday March 21, 2024
- India News | Edited by Samiran Mishra
The Rohingya crisis is a humanitarian catastrophe that has drawn international attention due to its magnitude and complexity. Originating from Myanmar, the Rohingya people have faced decades of persecution and violence, leading to a mass exodus.
- www.ndtv.com
-
New US Migrant Processing Centres Become Waiting Rooms For Asylum Seekers
- Sunday June 18, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The opening of US migrant processing centers in Colombia, Costa Rica and Guatemala ensures that more than ever these countries will become waiting rooms for asylum seekers wanting American visas.
- www.ndtv.com
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India ''Not Signatory'' To 1951 UN Convention: Centre On Myanmar Refugees
- Tuesday March 16, 2021
- India News | ANI
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday replied on India's stand of giving asylum to Myanmar refugees, saying that the country is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereon.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indians On Hunger Strike At US Detention Centre "Forced To Hydrate": Report
- Friday January 31, 2020
- Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service
Five Indian asylum seekers have been on a hunger strike for 90 days at a detention centre in the US state of Louisiana, a media report said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Gay Saudi Journalists Released From Australian Detention Centre
- Tuesday December 17, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two gay Saudi journalists who were detained in Australia as they sought permanent refuge have been released while their asylum claims are processed, their lawyer told AFP on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indians On Hunger Strike At US Detention Centre "Forced To Hydrate"
- Monday July 29, 2019
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Three Indian men seeking asylum in the US have been forced to receive intravenous drips at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in El Paso, Texas on Sunday as their hunger strike entered twentieth day, their attorney said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Julian Assange Used Embassy As Centre For Spying: Ecuador President
- Monday April 15, 2019
- World News | Reuters
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange repeatedly violated his asylum conditions and tried to use the Ecuadorian embassy in London as a centre for spying, Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno told Britain's Guardian newspaper.
- www.ndtv.com
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Julian Assage Set Up "Centre For Spying" At Embassy: Ecuador President
- Monday April 15, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Julian Assange Arrest: Ecuadoran President Lenin Moreno on Sunday defended his decision to overturn Julian Assange's asylum status, claiming in an interview with the Guardian newspaper that the WikiLeaks founder had tried to set up a "centre for spying" in Ecuador's London embassy.
- www.ndtv.com
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17 Kept Chained At "Dargah" Asylum In UP Released, Centre Tells Top Court
- Monday January 7, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that 17 people believed to be mentally ill, who were chained in a "dargah" in Uttar Pradesh, have been released.
- www.ndtv.com
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The American Dream Is Landing Several Indians From Punjab In US Jails
- Saturday June 23, 2018
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Chasing the American dream, Bunty Singh (name changed) illegally entered the US after crisscrossing several countries, but landed in an immigration detention centre in New Mexico where he has been languishing for the last 16 months.
- www.ndtv.com
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52 Indians Arrested In US For "Illegal Immigration"
- Tuesday June 19, 2018
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
A group of 52 Indians, mostly Sikhs, has been held at a detention centre in the US State of Oregon for being part of a large contingent of illegal immigrants seeking asylum, an American lawmaker has said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Submit Guidelines For Rehabilitation Of Mentally Ill Persons: Supreme Court To Centre
- Wednesday February 22, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to frame guidelines for rehabilitation of persons who have been cured of their mental illness, observing that the issue was "very sensitive". A bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar observed that after mentally ill persons are cured, not even their family members are willing to take them back home. "It is ...
- www.ndtv.com
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Failed Asylum Seekers Safe To Return Home: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe
- Wednesday February 15, 2017
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Wednesday that failed asylum seekers held in Australian-run detention centres in the South Pacific will not face prosecution or harm if they return home.
- www.ndtv.com
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Britain Should Manage Asylum Seekers On Its Own Territory, Says Nicolas Sarkozy
- Sunday August 28, 2016
- World News | Reuters
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is attempting a political comeback before next year's election, said on Saturday that Britain should open an asylum centre on its territory to deal with asylum seekers now camped in Calais.
- www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Tourist Mistakenly Ends Up As Refugee In Germany
- Tuesday August 9, 2016
- World News | Reuters
A Chinese tourist who tried to report a stolen wallet during a visit to Germany unwittingly signed an asylum application that got him stranded as a refugee for two weeks in the country's burgeoning asylum bureaucracy.
- www.ndtv.com