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Austria: Arrivals Plummet – Detention Rockets

14th February 2020 | News

A report by the Global Detention Centre reveals that immigration detention in Austria has tripled since 2015 while the numbers of asylum seekers have plummeted after 2016. The report provides an overview of the legal framework that governs immigration detention in...

Save the Date: ECRE/UNHCR Thematic Report Launch: “Follow the Money III”

12th February 2020 | News

ECRE/UNHCR Thematic Report Launch: “Follow the Money III” Solidarity: The use of AMIF funds to incentivise resettlement and relocation in the EU UNHCR and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) are pleased to invite you to the launch of the “Follow the...

Suspension of UNHCR Work at Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF) in War Torn Tripoli

7th February 2020 | News

In a press release on Thursday, 30 January, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced the suspension of its operational work in the Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF) in Tripoli, Libya due to safety concerns for migrants and refugees and its staff. Despite a...

Latest AIDA Country Update on Turkey Translated into Arabic and Turkish

4th February 2020 | News

The latest AIDA Country Update on Turkey is now out in Arabic and Turkish. The AIDA Update offers the only comprehensive analysis of legislative, policy and practice developments relating to the asylum procedure, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers, and...

Med: NGOs Rescue Almost 1000 people – Pull-backs to Libya continue

31st January 2020 | News

In the course of the last week NGO-run vessels have rescued almost 1000 people in at least of 12 operations at the Central Mediterranean. Italy and Malta provided a safe port in two cases. The rescue vessel ‘Open Arms’, run by the NGO with the same name,...