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                                <title><![CDATA[ UK government says asylum applications at 20-year high ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Govt mulls agreement with UNHCR on refugees, asylum seekers in Malaysia ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 00:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says UNHCR must carry out its responsibilities towards these groups and not place the burden solely on the government. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ US Congress gears up for immigration overhaul as Title 42 ends ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 02:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Title 42 began under Republican former president Donald Trump in 2020 at the beginning of Covid-19 and allows US authorities to expel migrants to Mexico without the chance to seek asylum. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Britain scraps interviews for 12,000 asylum seekers to speed up process ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 01:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The interior ministry, or Home Office, said all asylum seekers would still be subject to mandatory security checks and those who fail to respond to the questionnaire could see their claims withdrawn. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 150 Myanmar asylum seekers deported despite dangers back home, sources say ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say the authorities plan to send back more despite the risk of arrest they face in their home country. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Foreign minister proposes OIC refugee education foundation ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 09:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Saifuddin Abdullah says this is to design, facilitate and develop intervention in all relevant areas for the education of refugees. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ UK to propose asylum ban on English Channel migrants ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 01:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The government has been under pressure to deal with the rising number of people making dangerous journeys despite plans to deport those arriving illegally to Rwanda. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Who will champion the Rohingya? ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/opinion/2022/08/23/who-will-champion-the-rohingya</link>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The plight of the Rohingya is fast becoming a pressure cooker that no-one seems inclined to take off the stove. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ UK vows to pursue asylum policy after Rwanda flight cancelled ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:10:07 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The number of those due to be put on the flight dwindled from an original 130 to seven and finally none after a last-minute order by the European Court of Human Rights. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Number of child asylum seekers in EU soared in 2021, with many from Afghanistan ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Syrian citizens accounted for over a quarter of successful asylum cases last year, followed by Afghans and Venezuelans. ]]></description>
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