asylum seekers

Two teen Afghan asylum seekers learn fate for raping 15-year-old in local park
Two teenage asylum seekers from Afghanistan have been jailed after admitting to the rape of a 15-year-old girl in a U.K. park, officials have confirmed.According to police, the victim...
What is Europe’s role in Sudan’s refugee crisis?
Last week, 42 migrants were presumed to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their dinghy set sail off the Libyan coast.At least 29 of them were Sudanese refugees...
Four killed after two boats carrying migrants capsize off Libya’s coast
At least four people have been killed when two boats carrying migrants and asylum seekers capsized off Libya’s coast, according to the Libyan Red Crescent.In a statement on Saturday,...
Expert says new German government’s migration policy ineffective
Germany's migration policy under the conservative–led coalition government has had little effect on the number of asylum seekers in the country, according to migration researcher Victoria Rietig.The sharp drop...
Thousands of rejected Germany asylum seekers said to be in hiding
Tens of thousands of planned deportations of rejected asylum seekers from Germany are being cancelled due to mass disappearances and the sudden presentation of medical certificates, according to the...
UK-French small boats pilot plan comes into force
The UK-French "one-in, one-out" pilot scheme, aimed at reducing the number of small boats crossing the Channel, has come into force with detentions of illegal migrants due to start...
EU court to rule on Italy’s country list for faster asylum procedures
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UK to return some migrants to France within weeks – PM
The UK will begin returning migrants arriving in small boats to France within weeks under a new pilot scheme, Sir Keir Starmer has said.Under the "one in, one out"...
Why do Channel migrants want to come to the UK?
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed that "new and innovative solutions" are needed to tackle small boat crossings.The UK is paying France hundreds...
10 years after Europe’s migration crisis, the fallout reverberates in Greece and beyond
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Fleeing Iran with her husband and toddler, Amena Namjoyan reached a rocky beach of this eastern Greek island along with hundreds of thousands of others....
UN agency to present annual world refugee report
The number of refugees worldwide has climbed to record highs in recent years, and the trend is expected to persist when the UN refugee agency publishes its latest annual...
Merz sees non-EU countries as an option for asylum procedures
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