According to a report by the European Union Agency for Asylum, asylum applications in Germany decreased by nearly a quarter from early 2024 to the end of September, compared to the same period in 2023. The report also highlighted concerns about refugee movements in Lebanon. The report, according to Welt in Zontag, was released on…
According to the Central Register of Foreigners, the number of asylum seekers, refugees, and those permitted to enter Germany by mid-year of 2024 reached 3.5 million, an increase of 60,000 compared to 2023. Asylum seekers from Ukraine totaled 1.18 million, up by 35,000 from the previous year, marking a record increase. Authorities have ordered 227,000…
A report by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) on extremism highlights a rise in xenophobic incidents in Ireland. The report tracks incidents of racial abuse, hatred, intimidation, and violence targeting migrants and asylum seekers. It also points out that social media platforms often fail to enforce their own terms of service, which, in turn,…
Hundreds of migrants have arrived in Ceuta after swimming from Morocco in recent days. They took advantage of dense fog to evade border controls. According to Spanish authorities, thousands of migrants have recently attempted to cross the border from Morocco to the Ceuta enclave. Spanish police have been stopping migrants in the water for days,…
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…
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…
Thirty years ago, the first two young men from West Africa arrived on the shores of Fuerteventura – one of the Canary Islands – on a wooden boat and then requested political asylum. An anniversary that the Spanish islands celebrate at the end of August each year. The Canary Islands route is one of the…
Members of the Green Party in the European, federal, and state parliaments have written a letter to the European Commission. In the letter, they are urging for an end to fixed border controls on Germany’s internal borders. They claim that not only Germany but seven other European countries are in violation of Schengen rules. The…
According to media reports published by the German News Agency (DPA), the Federal Police have recorded fewer illegal border entries since the beginning of the year compared to the same period in 2023. The number of illegal entries has decreased by 6.6%, with 42,000 people entering the country since the start of the year, compared…
The International Olympic Committee’s Refugee Olympic Team has arrived in Paris and settled into the Olympic Village. The team consists of 37 athletes from various countries who will compete in the upcoming Olympic Games, representing over 100 million refugees worldwide. The refugee team honed their skills at a preparatory camp in the historic town of…
Figures from the European Union Agency for Asylum show that asylum applications to Germany decreased by 20% during the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2023. Despite this significant decline, media reports from the Welt am Sonntag newspaper indicate that Germany still remains at the forefront of European countries in…
