On Monday, the long awaited security update on Afghanistan was leaked to German news channel ARD. It sets out the deteriorating situation since the withdrawal of NATO forces in 2014. The report highlights refugees and deportation as key issues. Deutsche Welle notes...
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) 15.000 migrants have been returned from Libya to their country of origin and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has assisted in the evacuation of more than 1,300 refugees from Libya...
Various organisations providing daily support to refugees and asylum seekers in Croatia have recently published a new report pointing to a substantial increase of the number of pushbacks and police violence at the Croatian border. The report is the result of thousands...
Last week a fifteen year old Afghan boy (ZS), was challenging the Secretary of State in high court over failing in her duties over the ‘Dubs Amendment’. ZS was one of the vulnerable children denied entry to the UK under the ‘Dubs Amendment’, following the eviction of...
Italian elections taking place on 4 March look very unpredictable however, we can say for sure that migrants won’t be the winner. The largest “party” is likely to be Movimento Cinque Stelle (M5S) the anti-establishment outfit of Beppe Grillo, although Grillo himself...
An interview with Michaela Teigelmeister and Ansgar Rudolf, both Diakonie Sieg & Rhein, Germany. Approximately 374 people are currently hosted in church asylum across Germany, including one case facilitated by your counselling office. How come you opened...
In the context of the High Level Conference on the Sahel, an international commitment of 414 million Euro’s was announced by the European Commission on February 23. The ambition of tackling root causes of instability and irregular migration resembles the focus areas...
By Hélène Soupios-David, Head of European affairs and studies, France terre d’asile Last week the French government presented a new Asylum and Migration Bill. This text comes only two years after a major reform took place, the effects of which have yet to be...
In its recently published report the Global Detention Project documents the increased use of detention and deportation amid a decline of lodged asylum applications. In contrast to the usual practice, a family hosted in church asylum was arrested and is to be deported....
The updated AIDA Country Report on Cyprus documents key developments in the area of asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and content of international protection. Findings include serious gaps in asylum procedures, deteriorating reception conditions and...
