Being an Afghan women is enough to get refugee status, says EU agency
All women and girls from Afghanistan are eligible for refugee status, the European Union’s agency for asylum has declared. But it's up to each country to decide whether it agrees.
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UK's policy of 'warm welcome' to Afghan families challenged in court
A group of Afghan families evacuated to the UK are challenging in court the implementation of the government's 'Operation Warm Welcome'. Like more than 9,000 other Afghans, their stay in temporary hotel accommodation has been longer than promised, hampering their ability to hold down jobs or continue education.
Asylum applications in Germany on the rise in 2022
The number of asylum applications in Germany has risen significantly in the past year. In addition to around one millions Ukrainians seeking protection, almost a quarter of a million people from elsewhere submitted asylum applications in Germany in 2022.
PEN Germany demands government accept Iranian dissidents as refugees
The PEN writers' association NGO in Germany has called on the government to accept Iranian opposition figures as refugees. It said the government should create a special program similar to the way Ukrainians and Afghans have been treated.
Around 24,000 people brought from Afghanistan to Germany in last few months
According to the head of the German Development Agency GIZ, Germany has managed to bring around 24,000 people out of Afghanistan in the last few months.
300 Afghan children and women held in Pakistani prisons for illegal entry
According to the most recent report issued by Pakistan's National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), Afghan citizens who have entered the country illegally have been held in local prisons. There are many women and children among those who are suffering under this situation, including multiple pregnant women seeking medical attention.
UNHCR calls for lifting ban preventing women to work for NGOs in Afghanistan
UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi has appealed to the de facto Afghan authorities to revoke the directive limiting Afghan women's possibility to work with NGOs. The ban will "temporarily stop critical activities in support of Afghan people, especially women and children," UNHCR stated.
12 months, four countries, one hope: Afghan refugees settle in Latvia after yearlong odyssey
After escaping the Taliban in August 2021, a group of Afghans spent over one year in Kosovo and three other countries, living with great uncertainty before the small Baltic country of Latvia accepted them. InfoMigrants spoke to one of the Afghan refugees who made it to the Latvian capital Riga.
UN: More than 100 million migrants on the run worldwide
Russia's invasion of Ukraine combined with worsening emergencies in African countries, Afghanistan and other regions has pushed the number of refugees globally over the 100 million mark, the UNHCR declared.
Germany to suspend humanitarian aid for Afghanistan
German NGOs have joined dozens of other humanitarian organizations in suspending their work in Afghanistan, after the Taliban banned women from working for the groups.
In Portugal, an Afghan music school tries to survive in exile
In the Afghanistan of the Taliban, listening to or playing music is considered a sin. The Afghanistan National Institute of Music has been closed since the hardline Islamists returned to power in Kabul in August 2021. The students and teachers of the school fled the country and found refuge in Portugal. Despite the difficulties of exile, they hope to revive their school and thus preserve the Afghan musical heritage.
Migrants: The year 2022 in pictures
During the year, millions of people crossed the borders of the European Union, including more than 4.8 million fleeing the war in Ukraine. Here are some of the year's memorable images.