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"My students threatened to rape and murder me; I had to leave South Africa"

People from many different countries come to Ireland to seek asylum. Over the past number of week...

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11.32 27 Nov 2019


"My students threatened to rape and murder me; I had to leave South Africa"


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11.32 27 Nov 2019


People from many different countries come to Ireland to seek asylum.

Over the past number of weeks our reporter Barry Whyte has spoke to dozens of asylum seekers from various countries.

Now yesterday we had a report on from inside to Direct Provision centres in Mosney and Ballyhaunis, and we had quite a few text messages in questioning why someone from Albania would seek asylum here.

Asylum can be sought on grounds of religious and political persecution.

And these asylum seekers from South Africa, Nigeria and Albania have been telling our reporter Barry Whyte why they came to Ireland….

 


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