Ali Alzein, CEO and Founder of Bees & Refugees, is a Syrian activist living in London. He arrived in 2014 to escape the brutality and destruction caused by the Syrian government and was awarded asylum. In 2019, he quit his work in London’s fashion industry to...
Amid new waves of arrests of migrants, Spain provides another 30 million Euros to Moroccan authorities for migration control on top of hundreds of millions from the EU. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) documents thousands of lives lost on the...
Border Violence Monitoring Network’s (BVMN) latest regional update confirms an increase in systematic pushbacks and violence across the Balkans. The European Commission increases support for the Western Balkan to tighten border controls and stop migrants from...
Suella Braverman returns to the role as a Home Secretary six days after her resignation. Home Office’s top chief quits her post amid rapidly changing governments, allegations of failing to protect child asylum seekers and victorious campaign against Rwanda...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports of an increasingly hostile environment in Turkiye and hundreds of deportations from Türkiye to Syria urging the European Commission to push Greece to repeal the Joint Ministerial Decision deeming Türkiye a safe third country for main...
Grant Shapps Assigned as the New Home Secretary After Braverman’s Resignation Amid Signs of a Collapsing Government, Challenges and Critique of Unworkable Rwanda Policy Continue as Asylum Seekers Face Miserable Reception Conditions Suella Braverman resigned from her...
The recovery of 92 bruised and naked men in the Evros region after they crossed from Türkiye has sparked condemnation from the Greek government that paradoxically deems the country safe for asylum seekers. The crack-down on NGOs supporting asylum seekers and refugees...
The Court of Appeal in the Hague refuses the Dutch authorities’ appeal demanding the delay of implementing reception measures expected to improve the housing conditions of asylum seekers. Belgium responds to the hundreds of people including families with babies and...
On 18 October, the European Parliament voted to refuse the approval of the 2020 Frontex budget. Home Affairs Commissioner, Johansson expresses “shock” over findings in the leaked report by EU watch-dog OLAF but has confidence in the Management Board. Frontex states...
As Spain and Morocco continue to stall a thorough investigation of the deadly ‘Melilla tragedy’, Moroccan authorities add 25 people to its wave of arrests and the Ombudsman raises critique of Spanish authorities. Sea-Watch 3 remains blocked in Italy despite a ruling...
