Interview with Nidzara Ahmetasevic, activist with Are You Syrious? Bosnia has had a troubled recent history. What is the current political, social and financial situation? We are one of the most corrupt countries in the world, where rule of law isn’t enforced,...
The Serbian Act on Asylum and Temporary Protection (ATPA) was adopted on 22 March 2018. The Act brings about wide-ranging modifications to the Serbian asylum system as part of EU accession negotiations commitments, mirroring the structure and procedures laid down in...
According to a ruling from the Federal Administrative Court in Switzerland from August 2017 the return of Eritrean nationals is lawful provided they have completed their military service. On that basis the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) will examine the cases...
Statistics from the General Directorate of Security reveals that around 20,000 undocumented Afghan migrants have arrived within the last three month and 17,847 have been captured by security foces in Turkey between January 1 and 29 March 2018. According to media...
In recent weeks, significant numbers of asylum seekers in the UK have been informed that they are prohibited from studying, including some who had been preparing for important examinations. Legislative changes brought in under Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016,...
Save the Date 24th April, 12:00-14:00 European Parliament The increase in numbers of people seeking international protection in Europe in 2015/2016 has led certain policy-makers and commentators to argue that the large-scale return of persons to countries of origin...
The updated AIDA Country Report on Ireland tracks legislative, policy and practice-related developments in the area of asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and content of international protection throughout 2017. With the rollout of the new procedures...
The new AIDA Country Report on Germany details developments in asylum procedure, reception conditions, detention and content of international protection throughout 2017. Numbers of newly arriving asylum seekers decreased significantly in comparison to 2015 and 2016,...
The report ‘Under watchful eyes – biometrics, EU IT-systems and fundamental rights’ published by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) concludes that EU IT systems for collecting personal data poses significant risks to the rights of people in need of...
On 30 March 2018, French border guards raided the NGO Rainbow for Africa, which operates at the train station of the Italian city of Bardonecchia at the Alpine border with France. The guards, who were armed, entered the NGO facility, forced a migrant to take a urine...
