UK: High Court ruling on asylum hotel ― 50,000 Channel crossings since 2024 general election ― More deaths of people on the move in Channel and northern France ― First people detained under recent UK-France deal ― NGOs urge political leaders to end divisive rhetoric fuelling anti-refugee protests

UK: High Court ruling on asylum hotel ― 50,000 Channel crossings since 2024 general election ― More deaths of people on the move in Channel and northern France ― First people detained under recent UK-France deal ― NGOs urge political leaders to end divisive rhetoric fuelling anti-refugee protests

The High Court has ruled that asylum applicants who are being accommodated in a hotel in Essex have to be moved out. The number of people who have crossed the Channel in small boats since the change of government in July 2024 has exceeded 50,000. One person has died...
MEDITERRANEAN: Rise in crossings on two routes ― More deaths of people on the move ― NGO aircraft detained in Italy ― Greek government proposes new migration legislation ― Greece’s asylum suspension faces legal challenge

MEDITERRANEAN: Rise in crossings on two routes ― More deaths of people on the move ― NGO aircraft detained in Italy ― Greek government proposes new migration legislation ― Greece’s asylum suspension faces legal challenge

There has been an increase in the number of irregular crossings on both the Central- and Western Mediterranean migration routes. The International Organization for Migration has recorded at least 1,011 deaths in the Mediterranean so far in 2025. The Italian government...
AIDA Country Report on Malta – Update on 2024

AIDA Country Report on Malta – Update on 2024

The updated AIDA Country Report on Malta provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. A number of key...
AIDA Country Report on Slovenia – Update on 2024

AIDA Country Report on Slovenia – Update on 2024

The updated AIDA Country Report on Slovenia provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. It is accompanied by...
AIDA Country Report on Türkiye – Update on 2024

AIDA Country Report on Türkiye – Update on 2024

The updated AIDA Country Report on Türkiye provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. It also includes a...
AIDA Country Report on Italy – Update on 2024

AIDA Country Report on Italy – Update on 2024

The updated AIDA Country Report on Italy provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. It is accompanied by an...
UK: High Court ruling on asylum hotel ― 50,000 Channel crossings since 2024 general election ― More deaths of people on the move in Channel and northern France ― First people detained under recent UK-France deal ― NGOs urge political leaders to end divisive rhetoric fuelling anti-refugee protests

UK: ‘Groundbreaking’ agreement with France to reduce irregular Channel crossings ― Government to resume processing of Syrian asylum claims ― NGO report reveals ‘devastating violence’ experienced by children on UK-France border ― Hundreds of asylum-seeking children wrongly classified as adults

The UK and France have agreed a migration deal aimed at reducing the number of people who cross the Channel in small boats. The government has announced that it will resume the processing of Syrian asylum claims. A new NGO report has revealed the violence to which...
MEDITERRANEAN: Rise in crossings on two routes ― More deaths of people on the move ― NGO aircraft detained in Italy ― Greek government proposes new migration legislation ― Greece’s asylum suspension faces legal challenge

MEDITERRANEAN: Rise in arrivals on Crete ― Greek Parliament votes to suspend asylum ― Increasingly hostile discourse about people on the move in Greece ― More deportations from Cyprus ― Italian authorities accused of ignoring boat in distress ― Italy’s top court backs NGO ship detention ― Italian PM and senior ministers facing more scrutiny over release of war crimes suspect ― New Council of Europe report on immigration detention facilities in Malta

There has been a rise in the number of people arriving in Greece irregularly in recent weeks. The Greek Parliament has approved a three-month asylum suspension on arrivals from North Africa. The Racist Violence Recording Network has raised concerns about the...