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12-06-2017, 08:03 PM
German pilots have stopped more than 200 flights to deport Afghan refugees
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Germany is still dealing with the overwhelming impact of the refugee crisis, as fresh government data reveals.*
SEE ALSO: Before-and-after satellite images show massive influx of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh (http://mashable.com/2017/12/04/rohingya-refugees-bangladesh-satellite-images/)
According to Deutsche Welle (http://www.dw.com/en/german-pilots-refuse-to-carry-out-deportations/a-41638832), in the course of 2017 German pilots stopped 222 planned flights who were supposed to repatriate refugees to Afghanistan.*
Last year, the European Union signed a deal with Kabul (https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/eu_afghanistan_joint_way_forward_on_migration_issu es.pdf) to start deporting asylum seekers back to "safe areas" in Afghanistan, which drew criticism from human rights groups such as Pro Asyl (https://www.proasyl.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/PRO_ASYL_Afghanistan_Broschuere_englisch_web_Mai17 .pdf)Amnesty International (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/10/european-governments-return-nearly-10000-afghans-to-risk-of-death-and-torture/) said nearly 10,000 Afghans are at risk of torture, kidnapping, and death in their home country.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/germany-pilot-deportation-refugees-flights/)
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Germany is still dealing with the overwhelming impact of the refugee crisis, as fresh government data reveals.*
SEE ALSO: Before-and-after satellite images show massive influx of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh (http://mashable.com/2017/12/04/rohingya-refugees-bangladesh-satellite-images/)
According to Deutsche Welle (http://www.dw.com/en/german-pilots-refuse-to-carry-out-deportations/a-41638832), in the course of 2017 German pilots stopped 222 planned flights who were supposed to repatriate refugees to Afghanistan.*
Last year, the European Union signed a deal with Kabul (https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/eu_afghanistan_joint_way_forward_on_migration_issu es.pdf) to start deporting asylum seekers back to "safe areas" in Afghanistan, which drew criticism from human rights groups such as Pro Asyl (https://www.proasyl.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/PRO_ASYL_Afghanistan_Broschuere_englisch_web_Mai17 .pdf)Amnesty International (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/10/european-governments-return-nearly-10000-afghans-to-risk-of-death-and-torture/) said nearly 10,000 Afghans are at risk of torture, kidnapping, and death in their home country.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/germany-pilot-deportation-refugees-flights/)
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