Immigration
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Afghanistan
US Detains Ex-Afghan Lawmaker on Suspicion of Taliban Financial Links
DID Press: US federal authorities have arrested former Afghan parliament deputy speaker Mirza Katawazy in Washington, D.C. on allegations of transferring cash and gold linked to Taliban, in a case that has drawn significant political attention amid heightened security and…
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Afghanistan
Netherlands Expands Asylum Access for Afghan Women
DID Press: Netherlands has revised its asylum policy, stating that women and girls from Afghanistan will in most cases be eligible for residency due to deteriorating human rights conditions under Taliban rule. Dutch media reported that the Ministry of Asylum…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Summons Tourism Firms Over Illegal Work Visa Sales
DID Press: Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs says it has summoned several tourism and pilgrimage companies over allegations of involvement in the illegal issuance and sale of foreign work visas, including for Turkey. According to the ministry, a number…
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Government
UK Plans to Criminalize Promoting Illegal Migrant Crossings
DID Press: British government is advancing new legislation that will make it a criminal offence to promote or advertise illegal routes for asylum seekers to enter the United Kingdom, including via small boat crossings. The draft bill, currently under parliamentary…
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Afghanistan
Poll: Migration Crisis in Shadow of Silence; People Demand Global Action
DID Press: Following intensified pressures and restrictions against Afghanistan migrants in neighboring countries, especially Pakistan and Iran, Did Press conducted a poll to ask its audience about the most effective solution to protect the rights and dignity of these migrants.…
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Analysis
Normalization of Discrimination; Trump’s Assault on Legal Immigration
DIDPress: The Guardian newspaper, in an analysis, argued that from the very first day of Trump’s return to the White House, he launched a multi-layered assault on legal immigration through executive orders. These measures include suspending the asylum system at…
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