natasha mellersh

• Afghanistan
• Austria

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.

• Afghanistan
• Germany

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.

• Canary Islands
• Morocco
• Spain

Almost 2,100 migrants are estimated to have died trying to reach Spain by sea during the first half of 2021. The death toll is close to figures for the entire previous year, according to the non-governmental organization Caminando Fronteras.

• United Kingdom

The British sea rescue charity Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) remains defiant amid criticism following a rescue operation in the Channel shortly before new restrictive immigration legislation was published by the government.

• European Union

The European Commission has created a page to self assess which immigration category different workers fit into, providing access to key information on residency and immigration requirements. Here's an overview.

• Afghanistan
• Germany

In light of the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan, refugee charity Pro Asyl has urged the German Federal Foreign Office to prepare a new status report and take into account the developments of the past few weeks.

• Burkina Faso
• Germany

After fleeing political violence in Burkina Faso almost 20 years ago, Hamado Dipama ended up in Germany entirely by chance. Now that he has made Munich his home, he remains politically active and dedicated to social justice.

• Ceuta & Melilla
• Morocco
• Spain

Morocco is to facilitate the re-entry of stranded unaccompanied minors who recently entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, after thousands crossed the border in May.

• Libya
• Tunisia

At least 23 migrants have been found dead in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia. Seventy of their fellow passengers were rescued by the Tunisian navy, according to an NGO.

• Germany

More than 60 organizations and associations are calling for the abolition of the reporting requirement for people without residency status in Germany seeking healthcare.

• Croatia
• Greece
• Italy

In an article published on Wednesday, the British newspaper revealed that at least 40,000 people seeking asylum in the European Union have been pushed back illegally. These operations have led to the deaths of more than 2,000 people.

• Denmark
• Rwanda

Denmark and Rwanda have signed a memorandum on asylum and migration, setting out plans to shift asylum procedures outside of the EU. Thereby the signatories aim to change the current "unfair and unethical" asylum system.