Rwanda asylum flight cancelled after legal action
By Joseph Lee & Doug FaulknerBBC News Published25 minutes ago The first flight due to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda was cancelled minutes before take-off after legal […]
Relocating UK’s migrants to Rwanda will not work
MOHAMED CHEBARO June 08, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/yqtez The first flight carrying asylum seekers and migrants from the UK to Rwanda was initially due to remove dozens for processing in […]
A tale of two borders: Poland’s hunt for ‘unwanted’ refugees is still on
NEWS MAGAZINE YLENIA GOSTOLI 8 APR 2022 Families and refugees entitled to international protection are pushed back by Poland as it is simultaneously praised for welcoming Ukrainian refugees. Sokolka, Poland – […]
First Rwanda deportation flight to leave UK on 14 June, says Priti Patel
Group of asylum seekers sent formal notices advising they will be relocated to east African country, say officials Rajeev Syal Home affairs editorTue 31 May 2022 The first deportation flight to […]
Asylum seekers cannot be exchanged for money
YOSSI MEKELBERG April 23, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/965ax Priti Patel, the British home secretary, is right. Yes, you read it correctly, I do agree with Patel on something. I agree […]
Denmark in talks with Rwanda on transfer of asylum-seekers
April 20, 2022 Africa Reuters Danish Minister for Immigration and Integration Mattias Tesfaye attends a meeting at the EU Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), in […]
UN, rights groups alarmed over British refugee deal with Rwanda
MIGRATION Issued on: 15/04/2022 – 16:31 Text by:David Coffey with RFI 3 min The UNHCR and human rights groups have voiced their opposition to a deal signed bewteen London and Kigali […]
UK’s Rwanda asylum plan the ‘opposite of nature of God’ – Welby
By Joseph LeeBBC NewsPublished31 minutes ago The government’s plan to send some asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda is “the opposite of the nature of God”, the Archbishop of […]
Patel personally approved Rwanda plan launch after civil servant concerns
Published14 minutes ago bbc.com Priti Patel had to personally approve a scheme to send some asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda after her officials voiced concern over value for […]
UK to sign deal to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing
Publishe d51 minutes ago BBC.COM Some asylum seekers will be flown to Rwanda to have their applications processed, under UK government plans. Boris Johnson is set to unveil the plans […]
UK hired firm to dissuade Afghan migrants before country fell to Taliban
The British government gave a firm over £700,000 ($947,200) over five years to tell Afghans not to flee the country. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/9kmng ARAB NEWS January 02, 2022 Home Office paid […]
Switzerland. Asylum requests expected to rise in 2022
The outgoing head of Switzerland’s migration secretariat says the country should see around 15,000 applications for asylum next year, up from 14,500 lodged in 2021, as more migrants attempt to […]
Anti-racist demonstrations in 50 cities in France and no to borders bill in Britain
Thousands marched in Paris on Saturday (Pic: antiracisme-solidarite.org) There is a sign of anti-racist hope in France. The run-up to next April’s presidential election has seen a foul competition to talk up hatred of migrants and Muslims between fascists, the far right, the traditional right and the present president Emmanuel Macron. But last Saturday, […]
In search of a home
Rana TanveerDialogue December 5, 2021 Ahmadi refugees from Pakistan continue to experience a host of problems in trying to settle in other countries “Helplessness”, “hopelessness”, “exploitation”, “bleak future”, “insult to […]
The trip could have killed them. But people fleeing economic wreckage in the Middle East say they’d do it 100 times over
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Updated 0808 GMT (1608 HKT) December 12, 2021 (CNN)Four-year-old Azhi hobbles across a makeshift migrant center on the Polish-Belarusian border. Grabbing his mother’s hand for support, he carefully […]
It is time for the ICC to address crimes against asylum seekers
Opinions|Migration Due to botched EU migration policies, the Mediterranean has become the scene of continuous abuse and death of refugees. This needs to stop. Mark KerstenConsultant at the Wayamo Foundation […]
Asylum seeker stuck in Croydon hotel with hundreds of refugees says it’s ‘really hard to survive’
He is one of hundreds of refugees living in Croydon hotels ByTara O’Connor Local Democracy Reporter 13:48, 29 NOV 2021 An asylum seeker stuck in a Croydon hotel has said […]
Pope Francis arrives in Cyprus for landmark trip
AFP , Thursday 2 Dec 2021 Pope Francis arrived on the divided island of Cyprus on Thursday as part of a landmark trip to push two of his priorities: the plight […]
The UK migrant dilemma – its all about Brexit
By Mark EastonHome editor Published5 days agoShare Brexit The almost daily sight of migrants jumping out of an inflatable onto a beach below Kent’s iconic white cliffs is now, we […]
Greece criminalizes migration, prosecutes helpers
Critics: Greece criminalizes migration, prosecutes helpers Short Url https://arab.news/rv58u November 16, 2021 Greek authorities “are essentially baptizing the smuggled as the smuggler”: lawyer https://a090d9506d49d7aaa2c45e6e269d4e60.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html CHIOS, Greece: Among the prison inmates […]