The Guardian (UK): A Hazara asylum seeker is set to be forcibly deported from Australia back to Afghanistan on Monday, after a last-minute plea to the immigration minister, Peter Dutton, to consider Afghanistan’s worsening security situation was rejected. Click here to read more (external link).
Press TV March 13, 2016 Hundreds of refugees have staged a protest on Greece’s border with Macedonia, demanding the opening of the border. Stranded for days, refugee men, women and children in hundreds braved the rain in the Greek village of Idomeni, near the Greece-Macedonia border on Sunday, calling for the border to be opened.
1TV: In an exclusive interview with 1TV, Markus Potzel said that less than half of total Afghan refugees in Germany will get asylum. He noted that the process of voluntary return had started adding those who refuse will be deported. As many as 154,000 Afghans sought asylum last year in Germany as Europe struggles with unprecedented flow of
Tolo News: Many of the Afghan asylum seekers stuck in Greece’s Idomeni are pleading for the borders to be opened and are worried that they will be sent back to their home country. The vast majority of asylum seekers that have funneled into bottlenecks in Idomeni are languishing at the border with little prospect of crossing. Click
Press TV March 11, 2016 Two refugees in Germany have been injured in a suspected arson attack at a refugee center in the southeastern city of Regensburg. The victims were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after fire broke out at the center in the city’s Grunthal district on Thursday. A total of 15 asylum seekers were at the premises at
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 9, 2016 Frud Bezhan Arian made the treacherous journey to Europe from Afghanistan, lured by promises of readily available jobs, immediate citizenship, and generous welcome payments. But nearly a year after arriving in Germany, the 25-year-old realized that human smugglers had fed him lies about the life of luxury he
March 8, 2016 TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The head of the UN refugee agency Tuesday said he was “deeply concerned” by a proposed deal between the EU and Ankara to curb the migrant crisis that would involve people being sent back to Turkey. “As a first reaction I’m deeply concerned about any arrangement that would involve
Reuters: Largely denied the chance for legal resettlement in Europe and struggling to find work or support in Turkey, Afghans account for around a quarter of the migrants risking their lives in the small boats leaving Turkey’s shore. Click here to read more (external link). Related EU Leaders ‘To Declare Balkan Migrant Route Closed At Summit’
Press TV March 6, 2016 Macedonia has imposed new restrictions on allowing refugees in, saying only refugees from cities that are at war can get into the country. Greek police officials said on Sunday that Macedonia imposed the new limitation earlier in the day. Under the new limitation, Syrians from the northern city of Aleppo can
Tolo News: Elyas, 17, is an unaccompanied migrant. He said him and his brother were taken to Russia by a powerful man in his village, who promised them work so that they could send money to their parents. “For poor people, when they see a little goodness in life, they quickly accept that,” he said from the