The UK's asylum system, which has dragged its feet on granting asylum to a number of endangered gay refugees, including Iranian Mehdi Fazemi, comes under official fire this morning. A detailed independent commission's report details a "culture of disbelief" within the branch's ranks and blasts their "oppressive," "adversarial" attitude toward asylum seekers, which prefers incarceration to freedom. [Independent]
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