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African immigrants are sometimes used as a political scarecrow by the Berlusconi government (Photo: nobordernetwork)

Commission dodges stance on Italian asylum

The European Commission on Tuesday (12 May) avoided giving a clear answer about the legality of Italy's recent move to send back African asylum seekers, a policy strongly condemned by the United Nations.

Since last week, Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right government sent over 500 African migrants back to Libya, under a new agreement signed with Tripoli allowing Italian authorities to ship them back without first checking if they are asylum seekers.

The United Nations High Commission...

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African immigrants are sometimes used as a political scarecrow by the Berlusconi government (Photo: nobordernetwork)

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