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Officials discuss problems of Afghans refugees in Iran
May 30, 2022 09:38Officials representing the Iranian embassy in Kabul and the Taliban weighed plans to handle the problems of the Afghan refugees flocking into Iran.
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Iran supports UN efforts to address global food insecurity: Takht-Ravanchi
May 20, 2022 06:31Iran's envoy to the United Nations (UN) says the Islamic Republic supports the world body's efforts to address global food insecurity amid the acute hunger crisis gripping the world.
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Vast majority of Afghans turned away by US entry program
Apr 28, 2022 08:15The administration of President Joe Biden has denied nearly 85 percent of the applications it has processed from Afghans who want to enter the US through a program which allows for temporarily waiving immigration requirements.
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Taliban minister to visit Iran for talks on migrants
Apr 27, 2022 00:09The Taliban’s Minister for Refugees, Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani, is going to visit Iran for a series of negotiations, particularly problems relating to the Afghan migrants.
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Expert: UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda ‘contravenes Geneva Convention'
Apr 20, 2022 02:07A plan by the UK government to forcefully send asylum-seekers to the East African Republic of Rwanda has come under harsh criticism by the UN refugee agency and international NGOs, with a migration expert saying the plan is “contrary to the letter and spirit of the Refugee Convention.”
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Outrage over UK’s decision to send migrants to Rwanda
Apr 19, 2022 15:04The UK has launched a plan with Rwanda to send asylum-seekers to the African nation. The UK is giving Rwanda £120m to accommodate migrants. Critics say it’s inhumane to send migrants to Rwanda. Rights organizations also say the plan will hurt asylum-seekers.
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US arrests 210,000 migrants at Mexico border in March, rivaling record highs
Apr 16, 2022 14:41US border authorities arrested 210,000 migrants attempting to cross the border with Mexico in March, the highest monthly total in two decades and underscoring challenges in the coming months for US President Joe Biden.
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UK under criticism over plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda
Apr 15, 2022 02:10The United Kingdom has come under harsh criticism over its plan to send illegal immigrants and asylum-seekers thousands of miles away to Rwanda.
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US preps for possible surge in border crossings, as officials mull lifting COVID curbs
Mar 31, 2022 01:58The US Department of Homeland Security is preparing for the possibility of surge in border crossings of thousands of more migrants per day at the southern border if Title 42 is revoked.
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Dozens of migrants rescued off Canary Islands
Mar 28, 2022 07:38Spanish coast guard rescued on Sunday 64 migrants intercepted off Canary Islands and brought them to Arguineguin port, in the Gran Canaria Island.