Justice for Rita – that's what a few dozen activists demanded from the Brandenburg state interior ministry in Potsdam. The 32-year-old migrant had been found dead in the woods near a secluded refugee home in July, more than two months after she had gone missing.
Everybody gets sick sometimes or accidentally breaks things. That’s why health and private liability insurance are vital. But what do asylum seekers and recognized refugees need to bear in mind when taking out insurance in Germany? Here we look at the basics and the ins and outs of key insurance for refugees and asylum seekers in Germany.
Being a refugee with a regular income can be expensive: German municipalities make refugees with personal earnings pay part of the rental fees if they live in shared accommodations. Hundreds of euros for a bed in a shared room are the norm. Researchers and refugee advocates criticize a lack of transparency and asylum seekers' little influence on their accommodation due to the difficulty of finding a regular apartment.
The charity Migrateful was set up two years ago to help refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants in the UK teach cooking classes in a bid to help them on their journey to integration. It currently operates in London and Kent and is about to launch in Bristol.
The Times of Malta has published a report claiming that migrants were subjected to ill treatment on a film set for an Italian production. Among them was a pregnant women. Several crew members reportedly resigned following the incident.
A media report that Hamburg footballer Bakary Jatta is playing under a false name has sparked investigations by the DFB (German FA) and city authorities. The report claims there are also doubts about Jatta's age.
One year after the introduction of family reunifications for refugees who have been given subsidiary protection in Germany, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called for the German government to also recognize siblings as family members that could become eligible for reunification.
21 African migrants were detained by French police Saturday after they surged into the Pantheon mausoleum in Paris to push their claims for regularized status. The detainees will be held pending investigation into potentially "violating legislation on foreigners," the local prefecture said.
It’s hard to imagine life without a bank account. In Europe, everyone, including refugees, asylum seekers and those with a tolerated stay have the right to a payment account with basic features. We look at the ins and outs of opening a bank account in Germany and everything that goes with it.
Migrants, refugees and trafficking victims have become “emblems of exclusion,” Pope Francis said in his message for the 2019 World Day of Migrants and Refugees which will be celebrated on September 29 this year. The attitude is “sounding an alarm bell for the moral decline we will face if we continue to give ground to this throw-away culture'', he added.
Each individual country in Europe has its own set of rules to naturalize into the country. No matter where you end up, it will take years and some money. In part 2, InfoMigrants takes a look at Poland, Finland, Greece, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary and Luxembourg.
The Italian Supreme Court of Cassation has ruled in favor of a homosexual migrant from the Ivory Coast. He had been denied refugee status in Italy even though he said he faced serious threats from his family back home.