Family members of 2 deported Kurds given status to stay

Family members of 2 deported Kurds given status to stay

TOKYO, Japan - Zeliha Kazankiran (2nd from R), a Kurd seeking asylum in Japan, answers reporters' questions Jan. 24 before entering the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau. The same day, the bureau renewed her monthly provisional status to stay in Japan along with that of four other members of her family. Her father, Ahmet Kazankiran, and brother, Ramazan, were deported Jan. 18.

Kurdish asylum-seekers submit over 3,000 signatures to UNHCR

Kurdish asylum-seekers submit over 3,000 signatures to UNHCR

TOKYO, Japan - Ahmet Kazankiran, one of 12 Kurdish asylum-seekers, speaks near the United Nations University in Tokyo on Aug. 13, seeking support for their asylum requests. Japanese immigration officials have rejected their application for refugee status.

Kurdish asylum-seekers submit over 3,000 signatures to UNHCR

Kurdish asylum-seekers submit over 3,000 signatures to UNHCR

TOKYO, Japan - Ahmet Kazankiran, one of 12 Kurdish asylum-seekers, speaks near the United Nations University in Tokyo on Aug. 13, seeking support for their asylum requests. Japanese immigration officials have rejected their application for refugee status. (Kyodo)

Family members of 2 deported Kurds given status to stay

Family members of 2 deported Kurds given status to stay

TOKYO, Japan - Zeliha Kazankiran (2nd from R), a Kurd seeking asylum in Japan, answers reporters' questions Jan. 24 before entering the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau. The same day, the bureau renewed her monthly provisional status to stay in Japan along with that of four other members of her family. Her father, Ahmet Kazankiran, and brother, Ramazan, were deported Jan. 18. (Kyodo)