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False age claims by asylum seekers costs Austria €2.9 million last year
Asylum seekers misrepresenting their age costed Austria 2.9 million euros (3 million U.S. dollars) in 2016, the Kurier newspaper reported on Monday.
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Asylum requests in Switzerland drop significantly in January
A total of 1,588 asylum requests were made in Switzerland last month, 178 fewer than in December 2016, the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration...
Ecuador to extend asylum to Wikileaks’ founder “for as long as he wishes”
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said Friday that his government would offer asylum to Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange for as long as the whistleblower wants.
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Russia extends asylum for Snowden
Russia has extended asylum for U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden for two years, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday.
The decision was made in...
Barrow Insists Jammeh Should Remain in Gambia
The winner of December’s presidential election in The Gambia says there is no need for President Yahya Jammeh to seek asylum and he is...
