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Inside Europe: Pilot action thwarts German deportations

December 8, 2017

Pilots in Germany have been refusing to participate in the controversial return of refugees to Afghanistan. Over 220 planned flights have been stopped by pilots. Berlin considers Afghanistan a ‘safe country of origin’ but its decision to send rejected asylum seekers back there has sparked major debate among politicians as well as the public. DW’s Elizabeth Schumacher has more.

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Elizabeth Schumacher
Elizabeth Schumacher Elizabeth Schumacher reports on gender equity, immigration, poverty and education in Germany.