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Around 8,000 Afghan refugees are living in tents in the US air base Ramstein, September 8, 2021
  • Afghanistan
  • Germany
  • United States

90 Afghans at US base apply for asylum in Germany

About 90 Afghan nationals who had been evacuated by the US Army and taken to the Ramstein US air base have applied for asylum in Germany. The number of Afghan asylum applicants in Germany continues to rise sharply.

Hundreds of minors arriving in Ceuta | Photo: Reuters
  • Ceuta & Melilla
  • Morocco
  • Spain

Morocco to re-admit unaccompanied minors from Ceuta

Morocco is to facilitate the re-entry of stranded unaccompanied minors who recently entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, after thousands crossed the border in May.

The Afghan Embassy in Berlin has not yet commented on the case | Credit: Afghan Embassy in Berlin
  • Afghanistan
  • Germany

Senior Afghan diplomat in Germany applies for asylum

Azimullah Sahaag, first secretary and acting consul at the Afghan General Consulate in Munich, has applied for asylum in Germany after finishing his tenure at the diplomatic mission. The case could prove tricky for Germany, as deportations of rejected Afghan asylum seekers have been increasing.

The ship belonging to Proactiva Open Arms has been seized by Italian authorities | Credit: ANSA
  • Italy
  • Libya

Proactiva Open Arms' migrant rescue ship seized in Italy

Prosecutors in Italy have seized a ship used for migrant search and rescue operations and operated by the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms. Investigations are being conducted into crew members' alleged criminal association for illegal immigration purposes.

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