German study finds gender gap in refugee employment chances
A study from the Institute for Employment Research in Germany has found that female refugees face more obstacles to joining the job market than their male counterparts.
A study from the Institute for Employment Research in Germany has found that female refugees face more obstacles to joining the job market than their male counterparts.
An independent inquiry has concluded that the suicide of 19-year-old Eritrean refugee Mulubrhane Medhane Kfleyosus in 2019 was due to a failure to address his mental health condition, The Guardian reports. Three of his fellow teenage refugees had already taken their own lives in the previous 16 months.
UNHCR has launched a social media campaign with a video to support the Refugee Olympic and Paralympic teams.
Norlla Amiri, a refugee in Sweden since he was a child, is the first Afghan to become a professional football player in the Swedish top league. This is his story.
In recent months, numerous fires have broken out in migrant camps across Europe, totally or partially destroying living spaces. Although some of these fires are caused by arson attacks, the majority are accidental, say the NGOs involved.
In France, refugee status can be divided into two categories: The conventional refugee, whose protection is granted under the Geneva Convention, and the constitutional refugee, based on the French constitution. InfoMigrants takes a look at the requirements for this little-known second category.
A German court has ruled that two refugees granted asylum in Greece could not be sent back there because of a "serious risk of inhumane and degrading treatment." The court said the men would likely be unable to meet their most basic needs if they returned to Greece.
Ethiopian refugee Agitu Gudeta, the founder a successful agricultural company and a role model for successful integration in Italy, has died. An employee has confessed to her murder.
2020 has been a difficult year for many people the world over. A global health pandemic, economic problems and even more people displaced than before were just some of the challenges we all faced. But to try and spread a bit of cheer as the year comes to a close, InfoMigrants decided to look back at some of the positive stories we featured. Here’s a few focusing on how migrants helped their communities pull through the dark times.
2020 has been a difficult year for many people the world over. A global health pandemic, economic problems and even more people displaced than before were just some of the challenges we all faced. But to try and spread a bit of cheer as the year comes to a close, InfoMigrants decided to look back at some of the positives that people who work with migrants found in this most challenging of years.
In 2020, a global health pandemic, economic problems and even more people displaced than before were just some of the challenges we all faced. But there were some positives too, including these stories of sporting achievement.
More than four months ago the Greek government evicted around 11,000 recognized refugees from camps and reception facilities. Today, many remain homeless in central Athens.