News headlines for “Immigration”, page 263
RIGHTS-AUSTRIA: Migrants Issue Stokes Political Passions
- Inter Press Service
Support for the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) in Austria has soared amid debate over controversial plans for the construction of a new centre to house asylum seekers.
MIGRATION: France Urges EU to Tighten Mediterranean Borders
- Inter Press Service
The European Union is studying a range of measures aimed at strengthening its external borders to deter undocumented migrants from entering via Mediterranean member states such as Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Spain.
JORDAN: Where Iraqi Women Are Also Fathers
- Inter Press Service
Back in Najaf, Iraq, Khayzaran and her family lived in a well-kept house. They had two cars and a small orchard. Her children, two girls and three boys, attended school and came home to modest feasts.
RIGHTS-EUROPE: Military Technology to Track Down Migrants?
- Inter Press Service
Arms manufacturers have been asked to advise an official European Union (EU) body on how their products can be used to stop asylum seekers entering the bloc’s territory.
RIGHTS-FRANCE: Policy Ignores Deeper Questions of Migration
- Inter Press Service
Activists continue to protest against the French government’s handling of undocumented migrants, in a bid to secure more humane laws and treatment.
RIGHTS-THAILAND: Fears of Mass Deportation of Migrants Rise
- Inter Press Service
Dao, a migrant worker from Burma, is struggling to make a decision that could affect not only her but her family as well. 'There are many things to worry about,' sighed the Shan state native who works in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai.
RIGHTS-THAILAND: Fears of Mass Deportation of Migrants Rise
- Inter Press Service
Dao, a migrant worker from Burma, is struggling to make a decision that could affect not only her but her family as well. 'There are many things to worry about,' sighed the Shan state native who works in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai.
MIDEAST: Opposition Grows Against Egypt-Gaza Barrier
- Inter Press Service
Activists and opposition groups are stepping up pressure on the Egyptian government to stop constructing a barrier along the border with the Gaza Strip. Officials say the barrier will prevent cross-border smuggling, but critics say it will seal the fate of the people on the Gaza Strip.
EUROPE: Fight Female Mutilation Harder Activists Urge EU
- Inter Press Service
With hundreds of thousands of girls and women believed to be at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Europe, rights groups have mounted a campaign to get EU leaders to stop what they see as a barbaric and dangerous procedure.
U.S.: Deportation System Called 'Severely Flawed'
- Inter Press Service
The number of people deported from the U.S. annually has grown from just over 69,000 to over 356,000 in the past eight years, while resource-starved immigration judges issue decisions without sufficient time to conduct legal research and analyse the complex cases they are asked to decide.
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