French Asylum For Snowden And Assange Would Send ‘Clear Message’ To US

In response to new revelations that U.S. had spied on French leaders, officials say offering asylum would not be surprising.

Nadia Prupis
بواسطة Nadia Prupis
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden

French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira would "absolutely not be surprised" if whistleblower Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange received asylum in France. "It would be a symbolic gesture," Taubira told French news channel BFMTV on Thursday, adding that it would not be her decision to offer asylum, but that of the French Prime

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2011 NATO Destruction Of Libya Has Increased Terrorism Across Region

From Libya to Mali, Nigeria and Somalia, NATO’s 2011 intervention against Moammar Gadhafi has had an undeniable domino effect — but when do the dominoes stop falling?

Sean Nevins
بواسطة Sean Nevins
A revolutionary forces commander, Wajdi Badri, right, stands next to a pre-Gadhafi flag as he celebrates the new take over of the western main square in Sirte, Libya, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. The general commanding NATO's mission in Libya said at the time that isolated groups of forces loyal to ousted strongman Moammar Gadhafi continud to be a threat to local people would be unable to coordinate their actions.

A revolutionary forces commander, Wajdi Badri, right, stands next to a pre-Gadhafi flag as he celebrates the new take over of the western main square in Sirte, Libya, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011.  The general commanding NATO's mission in Libya said at the time that isolated groups of forces loyal to ousted strongman Moammar Gadhafi continud to be a

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2015 On Pace To Break Record For Migrant Deaths In The Mediterranean

The latest deaths in the Mediterranean have reignited the debate on how the European Union should deal with the crisis.

Ambika Kandasamy
بواسطة Ambika Kandasamy

Migrants wait to disembark from a tug boat after being rescued in Porto Empedocle, Sicily, southern Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Last year more than 3,000 asylum seekers perished as they strived to cross the Mediterranean Sea to seek a safe haven in Europe, the Geneva-based International Organization for Migration said. Given the number

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On World Refugee Day, Israel’s Asylum-seekers Suffer Religious Discrimination

Some 50,000 Sudanese and Eritreans hope for refugee status in Israel. Many of them believe that because they are not Jewish, they don’t stand a chance.

Yermi Brenner
بواسطة Yermi Brenner

HOLOT, Israel — Deep into Israel’s Negev Desert, surrounded by miles of arid land, lays the Holot Detention Center for asylum-seekers. Maawiya Mohammed Adam, a 28-year-old from Sudan, who fled his war-torn homeland and entered Israel in 2008, has been detained in Holot for the past six months. For non-Jews, Adam said, seeking asylum in the Jewish

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Homeland Security Reissues Immigrant Asylum Rules

(AP/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department has reissued asylum rules to immigration officials amid concerns that they are misinterpreting how to decide which immigrants get to see a judge for asylum claims. The chief of the asylum division at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has told asylum officers that immigrants who make a […]

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department has reissued asylum rules to immigration officials amid concerns that they are misinterpreting how to decide which immigrants get to see a judge for asylum claims. The chief of the asylum division at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has told asylum officers that immigrants who make a

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Turkey: The EU’s New Border Police

By signing a deal with the EU that may put migrants and asylum seekers at risk, Turkey got something it’s wanted for years: visa-free travel to the EU.

Magda Fahsi
بواسطة Magda Fahsi
(AP Photo)

BRUSSELS --- Last week, the European Parliament endorsed a “readmission” deal between the European Union and Turkey, the main objective of which is to establish procedures allowing both parties to return foreign nationals who have irregularly entered or illegally reside in their territories. In practice, this means that Turkey will be required to

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