Tag: #Exile
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Exiled Pakistanis in Danger for Anti-State Remarks?
LONDON: British security officials and European intelligence services have warned Pakistani exiles living in the region that their lives are in danger. According to the report, exiled Pakistanis who criticize the military have been warned by local authorities that they will be targeted. “Pakistan is a strong ally of the UK, but the UK must…
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Former Editor-in-Chief Sentenced to 27 Years in Jail
Istanbul, Dec 23 (AFP/APP): A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced the exiled former editor-in-chief of the Cumhuriyet daily to more than 27 years in jail on espionage and terror charges for one of the reputable paper’s stories. The court found Can Dundar — who fled to Germany in 2016 — guilty in connection with an…
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Morales arrives in Argentina to seek asylum
Buenos Aires, Dec 13 (AFP/APP): Bolivia’s exiled ex-president Evo Morales arrived in Buenos Aires on Thursday where Argentina’s new leftist government of President Alberto Fernandez has granted him asylum. Morales “has just landed at Ezeiza (airport). He’s coming to stay in Argentina as an asylum seeker and will then have refugee status,” Foreign Minister Felipe…
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More than 132,000 Sephardic Jews apply for Spanish nationality
Madrid, Oct 1 (AFP/APP):Over 500 years after their descendants were expelled from Spain in 1492, more than 132,000 Jews have applied for Spanish nationality under a limited-term offer, officials said Tuesday after the deadline expired. Passed by the Spanish parliament in October 2015, the law sought to try and address a “historic mistake” by King…