Britain's proposed new laws to deal with migration have been criticized by a group of lawyers, commissioned by the NGO Freedom from Torture. The bill has already passed its second reading in parliament.
The Greek government has taken over the management of the cash assistance programme for asylum seekers in Greece from the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR).
Two international bodies, United Nations agencies IOM and UNHCR, have called for "immediate access" to the Polish and Lithuanian borders with Belarus. Their demand comes after four migrants were found dead at Poland's border with Belarus over the weekend.
A former Danish immigration minister is on trial on rare impeachment charges. Inger Stoejberg is accused of illegally separating couples who arrived in the country to claim asylum.
A record number of migrants have crossed the English Channel from France on a single day, pushing annual figures beyond last year's numbers. At least 482 people made the trip across the Channel in the latest instance.
The UK government is set to introduce new laws which will enable it to send asylum seekers abroad to have their claims dealt with offshore. Critics have called the proposal "cruel" and "inhumane".
Europe's highest court has ruled that German authorities may not rely simply on numbers of casualties when deciding whether to grant subsidiary protection.
Greece aims to send back asylum seekers from Somalia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria and Bangladesh who arrive from Turkey. The government says they are not in danger in Turkey and have no need of protection in Europe.
An Iranian asylum seeker has been cleared of smuggling charges in the UK after spending 17 months in prison. Fouad Kakaei had helped to steer a boat across the English Channel.
Lawyers working with the German Foreign Office have allegedly revealed the sexual identity of gay, lesbian and bisexual refugees to their home countries. The Lesbian and Gay Association of Germany (LSVD) referred to these instances as "human rights abuse" that has to be stopped immediately.
Applying for asylum in the United Kingdom has become a complex maze full of mixed messages for those in need of protection -- especially since Brexit. In this article, we discuss the risks and opportunities involved in lodging your asylum case in the UK.
A German court has ruled that a monk's action in a case of church asylum was protected by the freedom of faith and conscience laid out in the German constitution. The monk in Bavaria had provided refuge to a man born in the Gaza Strip.