What’s the best way to distribute asylum seekers in Europe?
The fires in the refugee camp of Moria, on the Greek island of Lesbos, sent thousands of people back on the road. Migration expert Etienne Piguet and his team at […]
Refugees are not burdens, they are assets. The pandemic is our chance to reset Britain’s approach to migrants
Having fled the war and torture of the Assad regime in Syria, I now call the UK home. © Provided by The Independent Intolerance is a danger. It’s Hate Crime […]
Egypt town fears worst for local men lost en route to Europe
Journey men took became terrifying ordeal long before they reached shores of Mediterranean By AFP – Oct 07,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Egyptian Karim Farrag displays a photo of […]
Boris Johnson and Priti Patel won’t be as angry over the leaked offshore asylum seeker plans as you may think
The flurry of media reports send precisely the signal they want, that the UK is not a soft touch on asylum and illegal immigration, writes Andrew Grice 1 day ago The […]
Dutch activists want to airlift migrants off Greek island
By MIKE CORDER, Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A group of Dutch refugee activists is planning to fly an empty plane to the Greek island of Lesbos in […]
New camp for refugees in Greece ‘worse than Moria’
As EU members states attempt to agree on a new migration pact, refugees in Lesbos describe the new camp on the island as worse than Moria, as Marianna Karakoulaki reports […]
Europe should take in 1 million refugees, not a few hundred
Source: Daily Sabah By Klaus Jurgens My generation always believed in the idea that post-war Europe stood for something, represented values and defended the common good. Correction: for quite some […]
Danes tap migration envoy as EU eyes asylum system reforms
By JAN M. OLSEN, Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Danish government on Thursday appointed an envoy to “help open doors” for a new approach on migration to Europe and to “ensure that real refugees are helped faster and better in the surrounding areas.” The move comes as the […]
The Truth Behind Seven Myths About Asylum Seekers
AdChoices Sarah Turnnidge 35 mins ago © Andrew Matthews – PA Images via Getty Images A group of people thought to be migrants are brought into Dover, Kent, by Border Force […]
How Angela Merkel’s great migrant gamble paid off
Source: The Guardian By Philip Oltermann in Berlin Mohammad Hallak found the key to unlock the mysteries of his new homeland when he realised you could switch the subtitles on […]
Greece secretly expels over 1,000 refugees, abandoning them at sea
August 17, 2020 at 2:39 pm | Published in: Europe & Russia, Greece, Middle East, News, Syria, Turkey Migrants are seen on a inflatable boat as they try to reach Greece [file photo] August 17, 2020 […]
Asylum seekers facing destitution need homes not cramped hotel rooms
Long stays in hotels can be harder for people with children, who have to use the corridors to play due to lack of facilities Tom McDonald 22 hours ago The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. While […]
Administrative detention. What prison is like for failed asylum seekers
By Marie Vuilleumier Nov 6, 2019 – 11:00 Thousands of unsuccessful asylum seekers are imprisoned each year in Switzerland before being expelled from the country. swissinfo.ch spoke to two of […]
I crashed an airline industry dinner with 13 other anti-deportation activists – and this is why
While executives dined on luxury three-course meals at the Park Plaza Hotel in central London, thousands of migrants were – and still are – suffering Sam Björn The Independent Voices […]
Fear and foreboding in Bangkok – other refugees’ experiences in Thailand (here: Pakistani refugees)
Renewed Thai crackdown has made an already desperate situation for Pakistani Christian asylum seekers much worse ucanews.com reporter, Bangkok Thailand October 12, 2018 The five Pakistani Catholic families, some […]
AfD fails in court bid against Merkel’s refugee policy
The Local news@thelocal.de @thelocalgermany 18 December 2018 Photo: DPA Germany’s top court has rejected complaints by the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group against the government’s refugee policy. The […]
Swiss activists among group jailed for illegally aiding migrants
AFP news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 14 December 2018 JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT / AFP A court in southeast France on Thursday sentenced seven people including three foreigners for illegally helping a group of migrants […]
Housing for asylum seekers is abysmal – but it wouldn’t be if the government stopped relying on profit-driven private contractors
We are failing in our collective duty to people who need it the most this time of year, but bringing contracts back to the public sector could prevent these disgraceful […]
EU agency: More Iranian, Turkish citizens seeking asylum
AP December 11, 2018 3,170 Iranians applied for asylum in the EU in October, the highest number for more than two years October saw a record 2,880 asylum […]
Why so many nations are suddenly following Trump out of the proposed U.N. migration pact
By Rick Noack December 4, 2018 When President Trump pulled out of discussions of a U.N. migration pact almost exactly one year ago, there was an immediate international […]
