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Hungary approves new anti-migration legislation

It will be more difficult for refugees to gain asylum

20 June, 20:57
(AP-ANSA) - PARIS - Hungary has approved a constitutional amendment making it more difficult for refugees to gain asylum in Hungary and passed legislation which threatens people helping asylum-seekers with up to a year in prison. The amendment of the constitution also includes a ban on homelessness, creates new courts to handle public administration cases and says the state must defend Hungary's Christian culture. The amendment was approved 159-5, with lawmakers from Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party and a small ally joined by the nationalist Jobbik party. Parliament also passed the so-called "Stop Soros" law, which says people aiding refugees and asylum-seekers can be imprisoned for up to a year. Orban blames financier George Soros for fomenting mass migration into Europe, charges he denies.

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