Berlin: The German authorities have announced that the country is planning to make changes to the asylum process. According to the Special Commissioner for Migration of Germany, Joachim Stamp, the government is currently assessing options for transferring asylum procedures to the continent of Africa. At the same
London: Almost half of asylum seekers in the UK facing deportation to Rwanda are married, including a significant number from Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan, and Syria, The Guardian reported. More than one-fifth also have children, the survey by charity Care4Calais found. The study was published by charity coalition
Washington: Everyday Americans will be able to help refugees adjust to life in the U.S. in a program being launched by the State Department as a way to give private citizens a role in resettling the thousands of refugees who arrive every year. The State Department
Warsaw: Filled with sadness and hopes of a victorious 2023, hundreds of Ukrainian refugees celebrated their first Christmas since fleeing the Russian invasion at a contemporary theater in Warsaw. The celebrants at the Nowy Teatr, a former truck repair workshop, were among the 1.5 million Ukrainians
N’djamena: A 37 year-old Central African Republic refugee, Henriette Batnan, could not afford buying a Christmas present for her son Edouard, who fled home with her in 2017.
Kuala Lumpur: Calls are mounting on Malaysia’s government to allow the safe disembarkation of Rohingya stranded on a boat within its waters, amid concerns that a number of them have already died from starvation and dehydration according to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Arsal: Syrian refugees living in Lebanon returned home amid concerns from rights groups that the repatriation scheme may involve elements of coercion. Amnesty International had warned that returning refugees may not have accurate or complete information on the level of risk in their hometowns, meaning the
Paris: Iran and Turkiye are preventing entry of Afghan refugees or forcibly returning them to face life-threatening risks under the Taliban regime, in violation of international law, Amnesty International said in a report. Hundreds of thousands fled Afghanistan in August 2021 after the US left the