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The United Nations disclosed yesterday that it had raised concerns with Australia about its rejection at sea of asylum-seekers’ refugee applications before secretly returning them to Vietnam.
Forty-six Vietnamese were offloaded by an Australian navy ship at the port of Vung Tau last Friday, according to Australian media reports.
UN refugee agency UNHCR spokeswoman Vivian Tan said that Australian officials had confirmed that the asylum-seekers were screened at sea and returned to Vietnam.
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
Britain’s proud asylum history, from sheltering the Kindertransport escaping Hitler to Basque children fleeing fascist Spain, required tireless campaigning against persistent opposition — and it’s up to all of us to do our part today, writes SABINA PRICE