A labor integration program by the German rail network will soon see 13 refugees become fully-qualified train drivers. It won't solve the country's critical labor shortage, but for the migrant trainees it's a dream come true.
Italy has welcomed more than 300 migrants via humanitarian corridors over the past two weeks. The new right-wing government has said it says 'yes' to the corridors and 'no' to traffickers and "illegal immigration".
In Germany, the interior minister, some regional governments, and refugee organizations want Iranian asylum seekers to be exempt from deportation. But the conservative opposition argues that criminals must be sent back.
The body of what appears to be a stowaway has been found following an inbound flight from Iran. Germany is planning to impose entry restrictions on Iranians amid ongoing protests.
Germany’s interior minister Nancy Faeser has called for a national stop to expulsions to Iran because of a violent crackdown on protests there.
Following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iranian police custody on September 16, protestors have taken to the streets demanding change. Fears are mounting that those opposing the government this way might suffer persecution. A German politician has now called for those fleeing the country to be granted asylum.
Among the almost 90 million forcibly displaced people around the world are tens of thousands of scientists. In their new homes, they often face discrimination, precarious working conditions and difficulties getting their degrees recognized. But some also find new opportunities and peace, as a photo exhibition about researchers in exile shows.
Medical evidence in a report shows that the risk of suicide among asylum seekers in the UK has risen ever since the policy of sending them to Rwanda was first floated earlier in 2022.
Iran and Turkey are repeatedly carrying out illegal pushbacks of Afghan refugees or forcibly returning them to life-threatening risks under the Taliban regime, Amnesty International has said. Migrants who managed to enter Turkey or Iran have been subject to arbitrary detainment and torture before being returned, the rights group found.
Nilofar arrived in Turkey on an evacuation flight from Afghanistan. She already had a residency visa for Turkey, but when it ran out, and finding no work, she attempted to travel the Balkan Route to Europe. This is her story:
A year after the Taliban took over Kabul, a US-trained captain of the Afghan Air Force remains in limbo on the Greek island of Lesbos, waiting to be granted refugee status.
Dozens of migrants remain missing after their boat sank off the Greek island of Karpathos. Meanwhile in northern Greece, reports are mounting of migrants being shoved back and forth between Greek and Turkish authorities.