EU to step up pressure on countries to take back rejected asylum seekers
EU leaders have agreed to take action to make sure migrants who are not allowed to stay legally in Europe are returned to their countries of origin.
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Bangladeshi migrant found dead near Slovenia-Croatia border
The body of a migrant from Bangladesh has been found in Slovenia near the border with Croatia. Police say it is the first such death in this part of the border region.
Ending statelessness: UNHCR calls on world community to do more
The UN refugee agency UNHCR has urged governments around the world to do more to help stateless persons on the seventh anniversary of their #IBelong campaign.
Greece to return migrants to Bangladesh and Pakistan after cargo ship docks at Kos island port
Greece is seeking an agreement with Pakistan and Bangladesh to take back migrants who are 'not entitled' to asylum. Around 250 people from the two countries were on a Turkish cargo ship that broke down off Crete.
France: Many Bangladeshi asylum claims rejected without hearing
Many Bangladeshis in France have complained that since the start of the year their asylum applications have been dismissed by order without a hearing at the National Asylum Court (CNDA). Lawyers say these automatic rejections have become commonplace.
Climate: 30 million newly displaced by disasters in 2021 -- IOM
The director of the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Coordination Office for the Mediterranean has denounced that disasters were responsible for 30.7 million newly internally displaced people in 149 countries this year alone. More than 98% of these movements were the result of risks linked to meteorological phenomena.
Hundreds of Bangladeshi asylum seekers in Germany fear deportation
As Germany resumes deporting failed asylum seekers after a slowdown during the pandemic, fear is growing among hundreds of Bangladeshi migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected.
'Greatest challenge to human rights' – UN demands support for rising number of 'environmental migrants'
The UN human rights chief has called on countries to take in people uprooted by natural disasters. According to a new World Bank report, climate change could cause some 216 million people in six regions to move within their countries by 2050.
EU: Failure to return migrants encourages irregular migration, watchdog
The EU effort to return unsuccessful asylum seekers is failing, the EU policy and financial watchdog has warned. Half a million people are ordered to leave the EU each year, but less than a fifth are actually sent home.
At least 17 migrants dead off Tunisian coast
At least 17 Bengali migrants have drowned in a shipwreck off the Tunisian coast as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy from Libya. Some reports say that the number of deaths may yet rise.
Asylum seekers facing rejection in Greece: 'We cannot clap with one hand'
"Stress, nightmares and no future": this is the impact of Greece’s latest twist in migration policy on one young Afghan asylum seeker. A new law passed in June means thousands like her could be left without a home or status, or held in detention as they wait to be sent back to Turkey.
Deadly bus crash in eastern Turkey kills 12 migrants
At least 12 people died and many others were injured on Sunday when their minibus overturned and caught fire in Van province in eastern Turkey. The region near the border with Iran is a common route for migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran.