Asylum seekers
Egypt approves bill promoting Asylum of Foreigners Law
Egypt
June 8, 2023
Egypt approves bill promoting Asylum of Foreigners Law
The Egyptian cabinet approved a draft law promulgating the Asylum of Foreigners Law, which stipulates that refugees and asylum seekers…
Egypt hosts 6 million refugees and migrants, and keeps doors open
Egypt
December 18, 2021
Egypt hosts 6 million refugees and migrants, and keeps doors open
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday that Egypt hosts six million immigrants and refugees. In a statement…
Hungary illegally held asylum seekers, ECJ rules
World
May 14, 2020
Hungary illegally held asylum seekers, ECJ rules
The EU’s highest court has ruled that Hungarian authorities circumvented EU law by holding Afghan and Iranian asylum seekers in…
Greece to “shut the door” to migrants not entitled to asylum, PM says
World
November 22, 2019
Greece to “shut the door” to migrants not entitled to asylum, PM says
ATHENS (Reuters) — Greece said on Friday it was deploying more border guards to “shut the door” to migrants not…
Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees
Middle East
May 31, 2019
Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Stuck in a former Dutch prison housing asylum seekers, Syrian software trainer Tey el-Rjula conjured…
Australian election May 18 to be fought on refugees, economy
World
April 11, 2019
Australian election May 18 to be fought on refugees, economy
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister on Thursday called a May 18 election that will be fought on issues…
Russia tells Syrian asylum seekers: You need to go home
Middle East
March 3, 2019
Russia tells Syrian asylum seekers: You need to go home
MOSCOW (Reuters) – In pre-war Syria, Safaa al-Kurdi sold wedding dresses. Fed up with the conflict, the mother-of-three fled Damascus…
Braving dangerous waters, Iranians seek better life in Britain
Middle East
January 23, 2019
Braving dangerous waters, Iranians seek better life in Britain
LIVERPOOL (Reuters) – The traffickers told Fardin Gholami that a fishing boat would take him from France to England at…
Mexico deports scores of Central American migrants
World
November 27, 2018
Mexico deports scores of Central American migrants
Mexico deported scores of Central American migrants arrested after hundreds forced their way through a Mexican police blockade and…
Mexico opposes U.S. plan to make it take asylum seekers – document, source
World
July 13, 2018
Mexico opposes U.S. plan to make it take asylum seekers – document, source
Mexico is opposed to a U.S. request to make people seeking asylum in the United States apply in Mexico instead,…