美国国家公共电台 NPR Italy Surpasses Greece As Top Euro Destination For Asylum Seekers

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: In 2016, Italy took over from Greece as the primary landing spot for migrants and refugees entering Europe. Nearly 180,000 people arrived in Italy, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa. That's left Italy trying to manage a surge in asy

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Their Search For Asylum, Central Americans Find The U.S. Is Closing Its Doors

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Every year, thousands of immigrants come to the U.S.-Mexico border and request asylum. That means they're seeking safety from persecution in their home countries. It is common for asylum-seekers to stay somewhere in the United St

美国国家公共电台 NPR Mexican Journalist Released, Awaits Asylum Appeal

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A Mexican journalist who had sought asylum in the U.S. is now free. Immigration authorities released him last week after he and his son spent nearly eight months in detention. His discharge took his legal team by surprise, and it

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraqis Top List of People Seeking Asylum in Ind

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 September 2007 The United Nations refugee agency says Iraqis top the list of people seeking asylum in 36 of the world's richest countries. A new report shows asylum applications in industrial countries filed by Iraqis rose 4

2006年VOA标准英语-Australian Visas to Indonesian Asylum Seek

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 23 March 2006 The Australian government has granted temporary visas to 42 Indonesian asylum seekers, in a move Jakarta called

VOA标准英语2008年-Religious Pilgrims Seek Asylum in Australia

Refugee activists say that 20 Catholic pilgrims have applied for asylum in Australia after attending last month's World Youth Day event. The Asylum Seekers Center of New South Wales reports the pilgrims are mostly from African countries. From Sydney

VOA标准英语2012--Ecuador Mulls Giving Julian Assange Asylum

Ecuador Mulls Giving Julian Assange Asylum Julian Assange walked into the Ecuadorian Embassy on Tuesday and has been staying there ever since. He spoke to a radio station in his native Australia from the embassy. Ecuador back in 2010 suggested that p

VOA标准英语2010年-Tamil Boat People Seek Asylum in Canad

Internally displaced ethnic Tamils watch Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse during his visit to the Manik Farm refugee camp, in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka (file photo) The United Nations refugee agency reports that all 490 Tamil passengers on a cargo sh

VOA标准英语2009年-Asylum Debate Stirs Political Debate in Au

By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 October 2009 A sharp increase in illegal migrants heading by boat to Australia has prompted accusations that the government has made the country a target for traffickers by easing immigration laws. More than 42 vessels have

美国国家公共电台 NPR Israel Gives African Asylum-Seekers A Choice: Deportation Or Jail

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: While the debate over immigration rages here in the U.S., there's a similar debate happening in Israel. Tens of thousands of East African migrants have gone to Israel in the past decade, and now Israel is handing out deportation

美国国家公共电台 NPR Fearing Arrest At Home, Turkish Military Officers Seek Asylum In U.S.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: In Turkey, the government has been arresting people who've been implicated in the failed political coup last summer. Tens of thousands of Turkish military officers, teachers, judges and journalists have been jailed on orders from

美国国家公共电台 NPR Medical Clinics That Treat Refugees Help Determine The Case For Asylum

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's getting harder for people to seek asylum in the U.S. Last month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced stricter rules on people fleeing domestic abuse and gang violence. Now some applicants are hoping to increase their ch

美国国家公共电台 NPR Anti-Refugee Backlash In South Korea Targets Yemenis Fleeing War And Seeking Asylum

AILSA CHANG, HOST: More than 500 refugees from war-torn Yemen have found themselves in an unlikely place - the tiny resort island of Jeju in South Korea. The Yemenis are hoping for asylum to stay there. But as they wait, they're catching backlash fro

美国国家公共电台 NPR An Asylum-Seeker Wrote A Book By Phone Texts From Manus Island Detention

NOEL KING, HOST: Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani fled Iran fearing for his safety. He wrote for a pro-Kurdish magazine that was raided by the Iranian military. So he went to Indonesia, and from there, he got on a boat to Australia. He wan

VOA常速英语2007年-Britain: Failed Zimbabwean Asylum Seekers Will

By Tendai Maphosa London 05 December 2007 The British Home Office says the ruling against a Zimbabwean asylum seeker does not mean automatic removal of people who failed to gain asylum in the United Kingdom. Tendai Maphosa reports for VOA from London

VOA常速英语2007年-UNHCR: Increase in Asylum Seekers to Poland

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 December 2007 The United Nations refugee agency says there has been a steep increase in the number of people seeking asylum in Poland since July. The agency says many of the new arrivals are from Russia's troubled regions of

VOA常速英语2007年-British PM Stops Deportation of Burmese Asylum

By Tendai Maphosa London 22 November 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has personally intervened in the case of an opponent of the Burmese military government who faced deportation from Britain. Tendai Maphosa looks at whether other Burmese as

英语杂谈：48 Asylum Debate Stirs Political Debate

A small corner shop in suburban Sydney is an unlikely place to hear the horrors that force people from their homes and into the devious and dangerous world of people smugglers. Hassan Abotbeek fled Iraq and arrived in Australia by boat more than seve

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2874 asylum seeker

今天我们要学的词组是asylum seeker。Asylum seeker，意思是寻求避难者 。Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada has opened its doors as a temporary shelter to a growing number of asylum seekers who have fled the US and come to Canada. 加

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 1791 asylum

1791 asylum 今天我们要学的词是asylum. Asylum 是避难的意思。Russia said it would consider political asylum for NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden if requested. 俄罗斯表示，如果将美国秘密监视项目公诸于众的美国前国