South Korea to tighten laws amid influx of Yemeni asylum-seekers to resort island of Jeju

June 29, 2018 3:51 PM

SEOUL (REUTERS, WASHINGTON POST, THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – South Korea will tighten laws governing the arrival of refugees, the Justice Ministry said on Friday (June 29), after a rapid rise in the number of Yemeni asylum seekers to the resort island of Jeju sparked anti-refugee sentiment in the almost entirely homogeneous country.

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