The updated AIDA Country Report on Austria documents numerous legislative, policy and practice developments relating to the asylum procedure, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers, and content of international protection. It draws particular attention to...
‘Restore legality to protect refugees and the society at large amidst the pandemic’ Open letter signed by 121 Organizations To The President of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou The President of the Hellenic Parliament, Constantine An. Tassoulas The Prime...
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and IOM, the International Organization for Migration, announce a temporary suspension of resettlement travel for refugees due to the COVID-19 global health crisis. Reduced entry into territories and restrictions around air travel led to...
On 16 March 2020, the Spanish police released eight people from the Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros (CIE) in Valencia, recognizing that operating returns is not possible due to the movement restrictions put in place across the globe due to the COVID-19...
In a statement the platform for civil society conducting search and rescue operations in the central Mediterranean, Mediterranea, regrets that it has to suspend rescue operations due to practical and health challenges resulting from the Corona virus. Departures have...
