Interview with Aleksejs Ivashuk from Apatride Network
How would you describe yourself and your organisation? Mostly composed of stateless or formerly stateless individuals. Apatride Network works on addressing the overlooked human rights issue of statelessness in the EU and beyond. It is one of the most impactful...
BALKAN ROUTE: EU-Western Balkan Summit held in Brussels ― UK invests £10m to fight people smuggling in Western Balkans ― State authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina preparing to take over management of migration reception centres from IOM ― Frontex report blames Bulgarian authorities for minors’ deaths in 2024 ― Three dead after tragedy on Croatia-BiH river border ― New analysis predicts implications of EU Pact on Migration and Asylum for Serbia
EU and Western Balkan leaders held a high-level summit on 17 December in Brussels. The UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has hosted a meeting with her counterparts from the Western Balkans. State authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are preparing to take over...
UK: Government announces major changes to asylum policy ― Another damning assessment of Brook House detention centre ― New report makes economic case for ‘fair and humane’ asylum system
The government has unveiled a number of draconian changes to UK asylum policy. A media investigation into the operation of one of the UK’s immigration detention centres has painted a damning picture of drug abuse and violence set against the backdrop of private...