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Ireland
Asylum seekers ‘excluded from financial system’ by banks in Ireland
Many times banks ask for a passport before allowing someone to open an account, but often asylum seekers won’t have a passport, and if they do have one then the government will likely take it while they are looking at their claim for asylum.
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Ethiopians cross to Sudan to flee fighting in northern Tigray region
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, on Sunday gave the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) 72 hours to surrender -- an ultimatum rejected by the leader of the dissident region, who has said his people are "ready to die" for their homeland.
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Euroviews. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted barriers to vital digital financial services for refugees ǀ View
Restrictions on the right to work and acquire assets hamper the ability for refugees to become self-reliant. The coronavirus pandemic has made a dire situation even worse in the absence of humanitarian aid or personal income.
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Euroviews. Refugee-led organisations are critical to the fight against COVID-19 ǀ View
The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique challenge but also a major opportunity to highlight how refugee-led organisations are best placed to act both in emergencies and on long-term integration strategies.
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EU's new migrant returns policy could cause problems: legal expert
A Senior Legal Advisor to the International Commission of Jurists says that the Commission's new migration pact and the returns policy within it, is at risk of creating more problems because of Member States' international law commitments.
