Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers
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Australia Sends 157 Asylum Seekers to Nauru Detention Centre
Australia has sent 157 migrants, thought to be Sri Lankan asylum seekers, to a detention centre on the Pacific island of Nauru after they declined an offer to speak with Indian officials about their refugee claims, the government said on Saturday.
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Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers to be Taken to Australia
Australia's immigration minister says Sri Lankan asylum seekers who have been languishing on board an Australian customs vessel for weeks will temporarily be brought to the mainland.
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Sri Lanka Asylum Seekers Returned by Australia Face 'Rigorous Imprisonment'
Forty-one Sri Lankan asylum seekers returned by Australia are to be charged with leaving the country illegally and those found guilty face "rigorous imprisonment", police said on Monday, fuelling concerns about Australian policy and rights abuses in Sri Lanka.
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Australia Sends 157 Asylum Seekers to Nauru Detention Centre
Australia has sent 157 migrants, thought to be Sri Lankan asylum seekers, to a detention centre on the Pacific island of Nauru after they declined an offer to speak with Indian officials about their refugee claims, the government said on Saturday.
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Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers to be Taken to Australia
Australia's immigration minister says Sri Lankan asylum seekers who have been languishing on board an Australian customs vessel for weeks will temporarily be brought to the mainland.
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Sri Lanka Asylum Seekers Returned by Australia Face 'Rigorous Imprisonment'
Forty-one Sri Lankan asylum seekers returned by Australia are to be charged with leaving the country illegally and those found guilty face "rigorous imprisonment", police said on Monday, fuelling concerns about Australian policy and rights abuses in Sri Lanka.
