EASO Report on the situation of asylum in the EU in 2012

On July 8, EASO released its Annual Report on the situation of asylum in the European Union in 2012. In 2012, 335,365 asylum applications were filed in the EU, which constitutes an increase of 11% compared to 2011. According to the report, applicants from Afghanistan...

A Sanctuary for Snowden? Op-ed by Colin Yeo

By Colin Yeo, Specialist immigration barrister at Renaissance Chambers and editor of the Free Movement blog. Is Edward Snowden an international fugitive from justice? Or is he a refugee? Can he perhaps be both? His plight highlights several difficult issues in refugee...