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VIENNA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is warning of "growing xenophobia" as he criticizes increasing restrictions on safe havens for refugees in Europe.
Ban did not name any country in his speech to Austria's lower house of parliament. But considering the venue, his comments appeared to refer at least in part to ongoing Austrian moves to tighten and reduce the entry of migrants.
The upper house of Austria's parliament is scheduled to vote today on a law that would allow authorities to stop accepting asylum requests at borders if they decide such a move is necessary to "maintain public order and ... protect internal security." Asylum-seekers would instead be turned back.
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APPHOTO XRZ104: U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during the 20th anniversary celebration of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization, CTBTO, at the UN headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, April 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) (27 Apr 2016)
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