EU policies partly to blame for 3,000 deaths in Mediterranean last year, say rights groups
Rescue organisations warn decree requiring their boats to return directly to a given port – often far away – prevents them from helping others in...
Category : Refugees
‘The only option is to be patient’: Sudanese refugee waits on Spanish asylum claim filed from Morocco
Lawyers see Basir’s case as test of European policies that fail to provide safe routes to sub-Saharan asylum seekers For 25-year-old Basir, it was a...
Albanian court to rule on migration deal with Italian government
Judge to determine whether agreement criticised by human rights groups violates constitution A court in Albania is due to rule on whether a deal with...
Average of 18 people a day died trying to reach Spain in 2023
NGO’s figure is nearly triple that of 2022, making last year deadliest on record along migration route An estimated 18 people a day died or...
EU migration package risks racial profiling and discrimination, NGOs say
Seventeen groups issue statement sounding alarm at migration laws agreed by most EU members The EU risks opening the door to increased discrimination and racial...
EU leaders clash with Hungary over proposed laws on migration
Viktor Orbán used provocative language at summit, saying EU had gone ahead without his or Poland’s support EU leaders have clashed again with Hungary after...
Prize-winning Polish film on refugees opens to government backlash
Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border tells story of brutal treatment of a Syrian family trying to get to Europe A prize-winning film sharply critical of the...
Afghan refugee wrongly jailed in Greece wins thousands in compensation
Akif Rasuli spent more than two years behind bars after being accused of people smuggling A Greek court has awarded thousands of euros in compensation...
Niger observers link coup to president’s support for EU migration policies
Experts say army received bribes from people smuggling until 2015 law associated with Mohamed Bazoum Observers have linked Mohamed Bazoum’s support for European Union policies...
French coastguards mobilise six boats and a helicopter after Channel deaths
Improving weather and sea conditions have raised fears of further attempts to reach the UK on small boats French coastguards have mobilised six patrol boats...
