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An Italian court on Friday ruled against the detention of asylum seekers sent from Italy to Albania for processing, stating that the refugees’ home countries are not considered safe enough for a possible return. The post Italy court rules against first asylum seeker transfer to Albania appeared first on JURIST - News.
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