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Turkish Defectors in Greece Win Asylum Case Delay

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 28, 2016 | Middle East

Athens-Greek authorities have postponed hearings for eight Turkish soldiers who sought asylum after they fled Turkey following the abortive coup attempt to better prepare themselves for the interviews, their lawyer announced on Wednesday. Attorney Vassilis Terzidis...

Fleeing Syrian Grounds, 11 Asylum Seekers Dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 19, 2016 | Middle East

Activists and a monitoring group on Sunday reported the death of at least 11 Syrians, mostly from one family, attempting to cross into Turkey from northwestern Syria. The reports accused Turkish border patrol responsible for the shooting which took down the refugees....

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Brother of Kosovo PM Seeks Asylum in Germany

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 21, 2016 | World

Pristina- London- Kosovo’s Prime Minister, on Sunday, confirmed that his brother Ragip Mustapha joined the mass of migrants who fled to EU countries last year. A document published online revealed that Ragip Mustapha had applied seeking Asylum in Rhineland,...

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Opinion: Did Velayati Offer Assad Asylum?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Dec 7, 2015 | Opinion

A series of personal messages indicate that Iran has finally decided to host Assad i.e. grant him asylum, and receive him in Tehran as a hero. A statement made by the Supreme Leader’s advisor Velayati when he visited Syria and Lebanon a few days ago formed the basis...

Paris student protest over immigrant expulsions

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 17, 2013 | World

Paris, AP—Several hundred French teenagers erected barricades outside their schools and marched through Paris on Thursday to protest the police expulsions of immigrant families—including some of their classmates. Police sprayed tear gas at a few students throwing...