Sweden Begins Sending Iraqi Refugees Home - Human rights groups outraged

Breeze54

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Wed Mar-26-08 08:27 AM
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Sweden Begins Sending Iraqi Refugees Home - Human rights groups outraged

Edited on Wed Mar-26-08 08:28 AM by Breeze54

Sweden Begins Sending Iraqi Refugees Home

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89022332&ft=1&f=1001

March 25, 2008 �

Human rights groups in Sweden are outraged that the government has decided to send Iraqi refugees back to Iraq.
Sweden has taken in more than 20,000 Iraqi refugees since the war began � more than any other Western country.
The Swedish government is citing an improved security situation in Iraq as the reason for returning the refugees.

Related NPR Stories

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June 25, 2007
Growing Number of Iraqis Seek Refuge in Sweden
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March 6, 2007
Europe Struggles with Influx of Iraqi Refugees

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The Swedish Government is up it's ass!! :grr:

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babylonsister

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Wed Mar-26-08 08:29 AM
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1. Holy mackeral! They did a lot more for these refugees than we ever

did, but to send them back now, when it's getting worse and worse there? Makes no sense to me.

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Breeze54

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Wed Mar-26-08 08:30 AM
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3. This is making me scratch my head, as well!

Edited on Wed Mar-26-08 08:30 AM by Breeze54

:wtf:

Is the Swedish Gov. right wing?

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tuvor

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Wed Mar-26-08 08:44 AM
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6. Sweden doesn't have the resources. Time for their neighbours to step up.

Edited on Wed Mar-26-08 09:03 AM by tuvor

Sweden has become a favoured destination for people fleeing Iraq. The country's immigration service reports that 10,800 Iraqis requested asylum between January and July 2007, up from 8,950 for the whole of 2006.

The government provides those who request asylum with money, education and help finding a job and a home.

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Swedish officials are frustrated with other countries' reluctance to take in more Iraqi refugees, Adrienne Arsenault reported from Sodertalje.

"One official said it's as if asylum seekers are pushed out of other countries and right into Sweden � because (they) know the Swedes will take care of it," she said.

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/09/12/sweden-refugees.html

Edit to add link to CBC video on this story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8P5Rz7Wfd0

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ananda

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Wed Mar-26-08 08:29 AM
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2. But the surge is working.

sarcasm

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Breeze54

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Wed Mar-26-08 08:31 AM
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4. You mean the escalation of the occupation?

: sarcasm :

This is a horrible thing to do to these people! :grr:

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bdamomma

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Wed Mar-26-08 08:37 AM
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5. Our own government is not doing anything about these refugees

Europe and the Middle East region are in a humanitarian crisis over this.

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LiberalFighter

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Wed Mar-26-08 10:59 AM
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7. That should be the incentive to prevent wars

if a country is encouraging a war they should be required to accept refuges from the country being invaded. Make it even more direct... the President and VP's state. All refuges would have to be accepted in Texas and maybe Wyoming. Though I would classify Cheney's home state as Texas.

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