Lebanon is suffering from one of the worst economic crises the world has ever witnessed, forcing many of its citizens to seek a better life abroad. Some are joining other migrants to make the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
In 2021, asylum applications made in Germany increased significantly, as people continue to flee Afghanistan and migration resumes following the coronavirus pandemic.
Hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers, including women and children, were rounded up outside the former UNHCR Community Development Center in Tripoli early on Monday morning and taken to detention centers. Now aid groups are reporting serious violence and injuries took place too.
Cartoonist Hossien Rezaye has spent years depicting life in Afghanistan through his drawings. He uses cartoons to process difficult emotions and events, providing a snapshot of the harsh reality of life in the country.
Migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean took refuge on a Shell oil platform before being handed over to Tunisian authorities on Tuesday. Rescue charities have accused the oil giant of complicity in the 'pullback'.
Riots break out in several migrant camps in Cyprus and police fired warning shots at a group of migrants in the western resort town of Paphos on Tuesday.
Hossien Rezaye arrived in Amsterdam on one of the final flights out of Kabul. A combination of timing and luck allowed him a narrow escape from the Taliban as the extremists encroached on Afghanistan's capital. He was evacuated to the Netherlands with help from The Cartoon Movement – an Amsterdam-based NGO – and the Dutch Foreign Ministry.
Pope Francis has called on countries to share responsibility on migration and refugee issues, and engage in dialogue to solve conflicts throughout the globe.
All 27 migrants who drowned in last month’s boat disaster in the Channel have now been identified. The incident continues to cause diplomatic tensions between France and the UK.
Greek border guards reportedly rounded up a group of migrants, including a Frontex interpreter, and illegally pushed the group into Turkey after beating them and stripping them of their belongings.
The brutal murder of a 13-year-old girl in Austria is at the center of a political debate on deportations to Afghanistan. Rights groups have accused the government of instrumentalizing the crime.
A young Afghan man was taken into custody as he was preparing the paperwork for his wedding. He was deported to Afghanistan as part of a collective deportation on Tuesday, despite the deteriorating security situation in the country, leaving his fiancé in shock.