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David Chater

Refugee families stranded in Cyprus win right to settle in UK

Refugee families stranded in Cyprus win right to settle in UK

Six refugee families stranded at a British military base in Cyprus for more than 20 years have won a legal battle to settle in the UK.

The asylum seekers had arrived in a fishing boat operated by smugglers. They have been living in disused military housing on the island in Dhekelia ever since.

Al Jazeera's David Chater reports from Cyprus.

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