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1、奥地利采取严格法律来阻止难民进入Austria adopts strict laws to keep out refugees Austria has capped the numbers of refugees it will accept this year to 37,500 Reuters Austria has adopted one of Europes toughest laws on refugees, days after a far-right politician surged to victory in the first round of a presidential
2、 election. Under the terms of the new law, which the parliament passed by 98 to 67 on Wednesday, the government can declare a “state of emergency“ if refugee numbers suddenly rise and reject most directly at the border, including those from war-torn countries like Syria. Rights groups, religious lea
3、ders and opposition parties have condemned the legislation - the latest in a string of hardline measures against refugees - as violating international human rights conventions. “These are extremely dangerous tools that are being sharpened here, especially if they fall into the wrong hands,“ warned M
4、athias Strolz, the leader of the NEOS opposition party, ahead of the vote. The controversial bill comes just days after Norbert Hofer, a candidate of the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe), won the first round of a presidential ballot. According to analysts, the FPOe is set to do well in the next schedu
5、led general election in 2018. Wedged between Europes two main refugee routes - the Balkans and Italy, Austria received around 90,000 asylum requests in 2015, the second-highest in the bloc on a per capita basis. After initially welcoming refugees, the government capped the number it would accept this year to 37,500. It has received more than 16,000 claims since the beginning of 2016. Many brave a short but dangerous se