"According to data of the [Netherlands] Ministry of Justice the number of asylum requests amounted to 26,000 in the first half year of 1994, almost twice as many as in the corresponding period of 1993. In the first half of 1994, most asylum seekers (almost 30%) had a nationality of one of the former Yugoslav republics, followed by persons from Somalia, Iran and the former Soviet Union." (SUMMARY IN ENG) excerpt

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