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Son of Singapore founder says ‘campaign of persecution’ forced him to seek asylum in UK
Exclusive: Lee Hsien Yang says Singapore is no ‘paradise’ after fleeing authoritarian regime that his older brother inherited and still holds sway over through their revered father’s legacy. A ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
Europe's human rights watchdog urges Cyprus to let migrants stuck in UN buffer zone seek asylum
A senior official with Europe’s top human rights watchdog is urging the government of ethnically divided Cyprus to allow passage to nearly three dozen asylum seekers who have for months been ...World - ABC News - October 30 -
Asylum hotel rioter dies in prison
Peter Lynch was serving two year and eight months after pleading guilty to violent disorderTop stories - BBC News - October 21 -
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Greece sceptical about EU outsourcing asylum seekers
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says Italy-Albania deal cannot be replicated for entire blocBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
UK gives asylum to son of Singapore founder over persecution claims
Lee Hsien Yang has alleged he faced oppression back home from the government his brother had led.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
White supremacist stabbed asylum seeker in hotel
Callum Parslow is convicted of attempted murder over the attack at a hotel in Worcestershire.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Asylum seekers moved off Bibby Stockholm barge
It's understood the men have been sent to places including Cardiff, Wolverhampton and Bristol.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Italy sends first asylum seekers to Albania under controversial pact
Men from countries deemed safe are transferred to Albania to have asylum claims processed . The first people to be intercepted at sea by the Italian navy under a controversial migration deal with ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
Poland's leader defends his decision to suspend the right to asylum
Human and civil rights groups are expressing concern after Poland's leader said he would suspend the right to asylum because of its alleged abuse by eastern neighbors Belarus and RussiaWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
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Albania says only Italy is allowed to operate migrant asylum centers in the country
Albania’s prime minister says his government turned down many requests from other European Union countries to take in thousands of asylum-seekers but made an exception for ItalyWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
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Poland's president criticizes the planned suspension of the right to asylum as a 'fatal mistake'
Poland’s president has condemned the government’s contentious plan to suspend the right to asylum for irregular migrants, calling it a “fatal mistake.”World - ABC News - October 16 -
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More EU leaders expected to back calls for offshore asylum centres
Migration to dominate summit as four people including two toddlers die after falling from crowded speedboat off Kos. A growing number of European leaders are expected to back calls for offshore ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Anti-whaling activist held in Greenland appeals for political asylum in France
Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd organisation faces extradition to Japan after arrest in Nuuk in July. Paul Watson, the anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland and awaiting possible extradition ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Netherlands mulls sending rejected African asylum seekers to Uganda
Critics say plan mooted by coalition government led by Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party is ‘totally unfeasible’. The Dutch coalition government, headed by Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Italian court rejects Meloni plan to hold asylum-seekers in Albania
Anger in ruling coalition as first group of migrants sent to processing centres ordered to be returned to ItalyBusiness - Financial Times - October 18 -
Blow to Meloni’s Albania deal as court orders asylum seekers’ return to Italy
Judges’ decision on 12 men held in Italian migration hub in Albania also casts doubt on EU’s hardline plans. The last 12 asylum seekers being held in a new Italian migration hub in Albania must be ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
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Son of Singapore founder Lee Kuan Yew granted UK asylum
Lee Hsien Yang claims he and his family faced persecution at homeWorld - Financial Times - October 22 -
The next administration can reframe asylum rules to address the immigration crisis
These simple executive branch steps may be the best approach until we as voters insist that Congress does its job.Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Son of Singapore’s First Prime Minister Says He Is Granted Asylum in the U.K.
Lee Hsien Yang accused his brother, a former prime minister, of persecuting him politically, inflaming the feud in Singapore’s first family.World - The New York Times - October 23 -
UK to slash overseas aid in Budget as asylum seeker costs rise
International development organisations warn country’s contribution could slump to its lowest level in 17 yearsBusiness - Financial Times - October 22 -
UK ministers explore using break clauses in asylum housing contracts
Home Office aims to revise terms or terminate after being ‘shocked’ by private companies’ profitsWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
Under Trump or Harris, U.S. Asylum Curbs Are Likely to Endure
As administrations of both parties have failed to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, a reckoning for the asylum system, which some say is overdue, seems inevitable.Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
Dutch asylum agency is fined 50,000 euros daily for an overcrowded center
A Dutch court has ordered the agency responsible for housing asylum seekers to pay a 50,000-euro ($54,000) penalty for every day that more than 2,000 migrants stay at an overcrowded center in the ...World - ABC News - October 30 -
Asylum housing provider Clearsprings’ profits jump on high demand
Bumper profits risk fuelling government concerns over large amounts paid to private companies to handle politically sensitive issueWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
Revealed: English neo-Nazi who stabbed asylum seeker was serial stalker
Terrorist Callum Parslow was previously jailed for sending 10 women sexually explicit and misogynistic messages, and targeted a former GB News presenter. A neo-Nazi terrorist who was found guilty ...World - The Guardian - November 2
