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Australia passes bill to detain terrorists indefinitely
Dec 01, 2016 10:54Australia has approved a new counter-terrorism bill that allows the indefinite detention of people convicted of terror-related offenses.
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Australian parliament interrupted by pro-refugee protest
Nov 30, 2016 11:02A group of protesters have interrupted a parliamentary session in the Australian capital Canberra, demanding reform of the government’s controversial asylum policy.
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Amnesty censures Spain for treatment of refugees in Melilla, Ceuta
Nov 29, 2016 13:16Amnesty International has criticized the Spanish government for the treatment of refugees in two of Spain's overseas territories of Melilla and Ceuta.
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Refugees clash with police, set fire to Bulgaria’s largest camp
Nov 25, 2016 07:11Some 2,000 asylum seekers have set Bulgaria’s largest refugee camp on fire and clashed with police after the facility was sealed off over reports of a disease outbreak.
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Amnesty slams European Union refugee policy
Nov 19, 2016 11:19Leading human rights group Amnesty International has slammed the European Union over its stance on refugees, saying the policies do not protect the rights of asylum seekers.
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At least 100 missing as refugee boat capsizes off Libya in Mediterranean
Nov 17, 2016 11:56At least 100 people have been reported missing after a boat carrying 130 refugees capsized off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Cyprus police rescue more than 120 stranded refugees
Nov 10, 2016 17:09Police in Cyprus have rescued more than 120 refugees, who were left afloat on a boat off the island’s northwestern coast.
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France opens refugee shelter in Paris
Nov 10, 2016 10:55Authorities in France have opened a 400-bed shelter for refugees in northern Paris, as part of a plan to organize asylum seekers from a slum-like facility in the port city of Calais.
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France evacuates new refugee camp in Paris
Nov 04, 2016 11:48Police in France have started evacuating refugees from a makeshift camp in northeastern Paris that had recently become a shelter for many of the asylum seekers evacuated from a bigger camp in the port city of Calais.
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Italian police deny allegations of abusing refugees
Nov 04, 2016 03:59Italy’s police have rejected a report by prominent rights group Amnesty International that their forces used violence and brutality in dealing with refugees.