DW-WORLD: EU Presidency Rebuffs Germany's Call to Shelter Iraqi Christians The European Union's Slovenian presidency rejected a German proposal to offer preferential treatment to Christian refugees from Iraq, insisting that asylum decisions could not be based on religion.
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EU Presidency Rebuffs Germany's Call to Shelter Iraqi Christians ... Feels Pressure to Aid More Christian Iraqis Germany is debating whether to give visas to more Iraqi Christian refugees, given their widespread mistreatment at home. But some argue that singling out one minority is unfair. (09.04.2008)
(Deutsche Welle)
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