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| Europe |
| Sweden tightens asylum rules |
| 2008-11-05 |
| Aswat al-Iraq: Sweden, which has welcomed far more Iraqi refugees than the U.S. or the rest of Europe, stepped up restrictions against Iraqi asylum seekers, and began deporting hundreds who came through Greece in spite of protests voiced by Human Rights organizations in the Scandinavian country. While the new rules would threaten the lives of Iraqi's seeking refuge who fear returning home, Swedish Migration Minister Tobias Billstrom announced "there is no hope for any Iraqi denied refugee status in Sweden." Sweden, a country of just nine million people that is not involved in the Iraqi conflict, took in more Iraqi refugees than any other European country. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Now, asylum candidates will have to prove they plan to kill infidels, not just claim that they have plans to do so... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2008-11-05 09:27 |
| #1 "My brother has lost hope and is in terrible psychological condition after his claim was rejected and he lost the money paid to smugglers who took him across the Swedish borders," he pointed out. In Canada, he could take this to a Human Rights Commission and the tax-payer would foot the bill. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2008-11-05 06:07 |