Lines from an exodus: Sayed El-Mansi Four prisons transformed me from a young man taking his first steps towards achieving his dreams and ambitions, to a homeless and hunted person in the streets of Johannesburg, I thought I achieved freedom after fleeing Cairo, I had no plans, I just wanted to preserve my life and…
Roderic O’Gorman, Ireland’s Minister for Integration, has accused Prime Minister Simon Harris of being misleading in his statements linking the rise in asylum seekers to the increase in homelessness. O’Gorman urged the Prime Minister to present the facts, emphasizing that the public deserves accurate information on both immigration and homelessness. Harris has faced significant criticism…
The Swedish government has announced an increase in financial incentives for the voluntary return of migrants to their home countries, raising the amount to $34,000 per family. This decision is part of a broader strategy to reduce the number of asylum seekers in Sweden. The new grant program is set to begin in 2026 and…
Dozens of Germans protested in the city of Kirchheim in Bavaria after the government constructed a new container village to accommodate refugees. The village was built on a site originally intended for a daycare center, sparking outrage among local residents. They voiced concerns about the presence of refugees in their neighborhood, citing fears of safety…
Stefan Möller, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), stated in Thuringia that the party aims to deport refugees rather than employ them. Möller made the remarks while defending Robert Sesselmann, the AfD’s district director, praising Sesselmann’s efforts to ramp up deportations and reject proposals for asylum seekers to engage in community service. “The public…
The number of refugees at the deportation collection point at Brandenburg Airport’s Central Immigration Office has doubled compared to last year, with 396 individuals set to be deported to their home countries or the first country where they applied for asylum in the first half of 2024. Authorities in Brandenburg are increasing pressure on refugees…
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper unveiled the government’s strategy to combat illegal immigration, which focuses on strengthening border controls, reopening two detention centers, and expanding detention capacity by 290 beds. Cooper also committed to increasing deportations of failed asylum seekers to 2018 levels, aiming to deport 14,000 individuals by the end of 2024. The government’s plan…
According to a police report published by the German News Agency, there were 519 recorded attacks on refugees and asylum seekers in the first half of 2024. These incidents ranged from coercion and incitement to hatred to physical violence. Refugees in Germany face frequent verbal and physical assaults, with Saxony and Thuringia being the regions…
The Stuttgart Anti-Fascist Action Alliance organized a demonstration under the slogan “Together Against Racism” to protest far-right extremism and show solidarity with refugees. The rally was organized in response to a right-wing extremist attack on a refugee shelter in South Stuttgart two weeks prior. A week ago, the police arrested a person who attempted to…
A recent BBC report has revealed that the number of refugees arriving in the UK via the English Channel in 2024 has increased. According to the report, a total of 18,467 refugees have crossed the English Channel since the beginning of the year until August 12. This number is higher than the figures recorded for…
Kansel Kiziltepe, a member of the Senate for the Integration District in Berlin and a member of the Social Democratic Party, has called for reducing the size of refugee accommodation at Tegel Airport, which has become a refugee accommodation center, because refugees are increasingly accommodated in large accommodation facilities in light of the lack of…
The Green Party issued a paper published by the newspaper (Süddeutsche Zeitung). The paper included a demand to eliminate the problems facing refugee employment and work. The party presented fifteen proposals for measures to facilitate access to the refugees to work, in particular lifting the ban on refugees working, According to the German News Agency,…
