Suella Braverman in Washington DC during a three day visit to the US. 25 September 2023 Photo: picture alliance / empics | Stefan Rousseau
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Braverman questions role of UN Refugee Convention

In a keynote speech at a think-tank in Washington DC, the UK's interior minister Suella Braverman has questioned whether the United Nations Refugee Convention is "fit for our modern age".

In a raid across five German states police arrested several Syrians they believe were responsible for smuggling others into Germany. 26 September 2023 | Photo: Hüneke/picture alliance/dpa
  • Germany
  • Syria

Germany: Suspected migrant smugglers arrested in nationwide police raid
One of the NGOs Germany planned to support was SOS Humanity, which operates rescue missions at sea | Photo: Danilo Campailla/SOS Humanity
  • Germany
  • Italy

Italy's Meloni complains to Scholz over migrant NGO funds

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Poland's ruling PiS party has been ramping up its anti-migrant rhetoric ahead of elections in October | Photo: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/picture alliance
  • Germany
  • Poland

Poland to conduct migrant searches at Slovakian border
Waiting for a bus to take them from Kalamata port to a migrant reception facility in Malakasa, Greece, 16 June 2023 | Photo: EPA/YANNIS KOLESIDIS
  • Greece
  • Turkey

Greece will continue 'strict but fair' migration policy, Mitsotakis tells UN
Pope Francis has urged European countries to be humane towards migrants, as far-right nativist parties gain in popularity across the continent | Photo: Abaca/IMAGO
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy

Pope Francis calls on Europe to welcome migrants
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Features

A state of emergency was declared in Lampedusa when thousands of people arrived on the island in 24 hours | Source: DW
  • Italy

Video: Thousands of migrants arrive on Lampedusa
Entire neighborhoods in the Libyan city of Derna were swept away by floodwaters last week | Photo: Karim Sahib / AFP
  • Libya

Libya flood victims: Difficult search for missing migrants
From file: Those in positions of power may demand payments in exchange for trouble-free border crossings or speedier asylum processes | Photo: Picture Alliance / dpa / V. Donev
  • Afghanistan
  • Bulgaria
  • Iran

Exclusive: Corruption and criminal networks permeate Bulgarian migration and asylum

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Personal stories

Nadia, Afghan refugee in France: 'I no longer watch the news from Afghanistan, it makes me too sad'

Nadia is Afghan. This former auxiliary of the French army in Afghanistan was able to leave the country after the Taliban's return to power two years ago. As a refugee in France, she is trying to build a new life far from the Taliban threat but knows she will only be truly at peace when her family is reunited in France.

Kaya Jafari: 'The power is in the detail'

Kaya Jafari, an Afghan artist who grew up in Iran, now wants to teach her skills in hyperrealistic art to artists in Munich. After moving to Germany over two years ago, she realized that the art form may be in need of a revival.

Mustafa Hussein from Sudan: 'Germany, do the right thing, evacuate the people'

Mustafa Hussein is a Sudanese refugee now living in Berlin. He was granted political asylum in Germany on March 10, just over a month before war broke out in his home country.
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Understanding Europe

Posters with pictures of missing migrants are attached to a container at Serbia's border with Hungary near a makeshift camp for migrants in Horgos, Serbia | Photo: Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo
  • Belarus
  • Lithuania
  • Pakistan

Families of lost migrants: Waiting for answers that may never come
From file: Afghan women in Kabul, Afghanistan, in December 2021 | Photo: EPA/Maxim Shipenkov
  • Afghanistan
  • Germany

Afghans at risk: Where to seek help
From file: Many Bangladeshi migrants undertake seasonal agricultural work in Greece | Photo: Arafatul Islam
  • Greece

Greece: How to apply for a seasonal work visa
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The European Union

Credit: European Commission
  • Ukraine
  • European Union

Are you seeking refuge from the war in Ukraine? Beware of human traffickers when on the move
Credit: EU Commission
  • Ukraine
  • European Union

Information for people fleeing the war in Ukraine
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  • European Union

Fighting migrant smuggling: 2021-2025 EU action plan

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