Governments across Europe have paused asylum applications from Syrians following the fall of President Bashar Al Assad. Germany, which is home to close to a million Syrian refugees, announced this week that it is freezing its asylum application system because the situation in Syria is so unclear. The Austrian government said it is planning a deportation program for Syrians living in the country. The speed at which European countries have announced the change is being condemned by human rights groups. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.
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