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• Afghanistan
• Germany

Afghan asylum seekers in Germany are increasingly succeeding in their appeals to German courts to be allowed to remain in the country, according to government data.

• 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.

• Germany
• Greece

A group of charities and NGOs has said Germany needs to take in more people from Greek refugee camps, which are notorious for being over capacity and lacking necessary facilities.

• Germany

More than 60 organizations and associations are calling for the abolition of the reporting requirement for people without residency status in Germany seeking healthcare.

• Afghanistan
• Germany

The deportees landed in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, February 9. They departed the German city Munich earlier that day.

• Afghanistan
• Germany

There are renewed calls in Germany for a freeze on deportations of rejected asylum seekers to Afghanistan. Several groups are warning that as Afghanistan’s security situation worsens, the risks from COVID have become acute.

• Germany

The number of asylum applications in Germany continues to decrease. According to the German interior ministry, there were over 30% fewer applications last year than 2019.

• Afghanistan

After a forced nine-month interruption due to the coronavirus pandemic, a deportation flight with 11 Afghans landed today in Kabul. NGOs and politicians sharply criticized the practice amid the tense security situation in Afghanistan.

• Ethiopia
• Germany
• Somalia

Ten men were deported from Germany to Ethiopia last week. Asylum seeker support groups say deportations should be stopped during the COVID pandemic.

• Afghanistan
• Germany

Germany sent back 31 rejected asylum seekers to Afghanistan. They arrived in Kabul early on Thursday morning -- just two days after the most recent attack in the Afghan capital, which claimed six lives.

• Afghanistan
• Germany

The deportation of 36 Afghan asylum seekers from Germany has been met with criticism amid the deteriorating security situation in their home country. The Afghans arrived in Kabul Thursday morning.

• United Kingdom

Migrant aid organizations, former victims and politicians have reacted with shock and outrage to the grim discovery of 39 dead bodies inside a truck near London on Wednesday. Italy’s Sant'Egidio called the incident "unacceptable," Germany’s Pro Asyl condemned European policies for being partly responsible for the alleged human trafficking incident.