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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German cities 'at their limits' in managing refugee accommodation
A shortage in accommodation across Germany is pushing some local authorities to set up temporary housing for migrants in school gymnasiums or industrial parks. Some officials have also called on the government to limit the influx of migrants.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Suicide of Afghan asylum seeker in Switzerland raises questions about deportation policy
Some 500 people gathered in Geneva on Thursday to highlight the suicide of an 18-year-old Afghan asylum seeker. He reportedly had taken his own life last week after being informed that he was to going be deported from Switzerland to Greece.
Italy welcomes 178 Afghan refugees from Pakistan, Iran
Two groups of Afghan refugees have arrived in Italy through humanitarian corridors recently: 26 people landed in Rome from Tehran on Tuesday and 152 people from Pakistan arrived last week.
Paris police again clear makeshift migrant camp
Security forces in Paris have once again cleared a migrant camp and moved nearly 1,000 people into emergency shelters, Paris police said Thursday. According to police, more than a dozen evacuations have been carried out in the French capital so far this year.
Afghan migrants beaten and illegally expelled by Turkish authorities
Refugees from Afghanistan are being violently pushed back when they try to enter Turkey, Human Rights Watch says. According to disturbing new testimonies, Turkish authorities are also deporting migrants to Afghanistan in growing numbers.
Afghan refugee recalls chaos and despair at Kabul airport
The chaotic scenes at Kabul airport last year have come to symbolize the pivotal moment of the violent Taliban takeover in August 2021. But not everyone who scrambled to get onboard a flight succeeded at the time -- even if they qualified.