asylum

• Germany

Around 60.4 million people are eligible to vote in the 2021 German national election, including 7.4 million citizens with migrant roots. But the manifestos of the six most popular parties differ greatly when it comes to migration and asylum policy. We summed up where the parties stand regarding integration, deportations and other relevant issues.

• Afghanistan
• Germany

Thousands of Afghan refugees have landed at the Ramstein US Air Base in Germany. The huge tent city is to be evacuated by the end of September. But where they end up is often a question of luck.

• Afghanistan
• Italy

The Italian migrant rights group ASGI is calling on the government to make it easier for Afghans to get a visa for Italy. The call comes as Afghans have reported 'unsurmountable difficulties' in obtaining a visa, even if they have met all requirements.

• United Kingdom

The British government is promoting its plan to resettle 20,000 Afghan citizens in the UK. But it is insisting that people who arrive on its shores seeking protection are far from welcome.

• Germany
• Italy
• Palestinian Territories

Eleven people, including a baby, were found hiding in a freight train traveling from Italy to northern Germany on Sunday. Police said the stowaways were Turkish and Palestinian nationals.

• Afghanistan
• France

Over a period of 11 days, nearly 2,600 Afghan citizens were evacuated from Kabul to France. In Paris, they faced a series of checks and procedures before being relocated to various regions.

• Afghanistan

Amid chaotic scenes of Afghans desperate to flee their country, the international community has said those who wish to leave must be able to do so. But so far, those without ties to foreign forces have few options.

• Belarus
• Iraq
• Latvia

Latvia has become the latest Baltic state to start pushing back migrants hoping to cross its border from Belarus. Dozens were turned back on Tuesday night under a new state of emergency declared by the government in Riga.

• Afghanistan
• Austria

Austria said it will allow an Afghan man, who was denied asylum, to stay in the country until the end of the month. NGOs have asked European countries to stop deporting people to Afghanistan.

• Afghanistan
• United States

The US says it will take on thousands more refugees as the security situation continues to deteriorate in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has blamed the US for the crisis.

• Algeria
• Belgium
• Morocco

The Belgian government announced a breakthrough on Wednesday, as hundreds of migrants stopped their hunger strike in Brussels after authorities signalled their willingness to renegotiate the situation. However, it is not clear if they will ultimately gain the right to remain in the country.

• 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.