EU delivers 2.2 million vaccines to Afghan refugees in Iran
Responding to a request for assistance from Iran, the European Commission coordinated the delivery of 2.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for Afghan refugees in Iran.
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Alhassane's story: 'They see me as a human, a person'
Alhassane came to Italy as a refugee from Niger. An Italian family decided to host him in their home, enabling him to study to become a healthcare worker.
Migrants face uncertain future as Brussels church occupation ends
One year after undocumented migrants started staging a hunger strike at the Beguinage church in Brussels, the church has requested an end to the occupation. The migrants still have not received a ruling on their residency applications.
Ireland's new regularization scheme could prove challenging, say aid groups
An estimated 20,000 undocumented migrants in Ireland will be able to apply for a new regularization scheme from January 31. But is the application process itself too complicated? Fiona Hurley, policy and communications manager for the migrant and refugee rights association Nasc, spoke with InfoMigrants.
Turkey: Undocumented Afghan migrants lack healthcare access
Undocumented Afghan migrants struggle to access healthcare in Turkey, including coronavirus vaccines. With famine looming over Afghanistan, many are forced to take drastic measures to survive.
Ireland: New scheme to regularize undocumented migrants
The Irish government has approved a plan set to regularize up to 17,000 undocumented migrants already in Ireland. The scheme begins in January with a six-month window in which applicants can apply.
Belgium: Former hunger striking migrants continue their protest in freezing church
Four months after ending their hunger strike, about fifty undocumented migrants are still occupying the Béguinage church in the center of Brussels. Despite discussions held with authorities in the summer, most of the migrants are still waiting to have their status officially regularized. They hold little hope that they will one day get papers.
Germany: 'Racist and degrading' identity checks on Sierra Leoneans
Migrants from Sierra Leone who are living in the German state of Bavaria are being made to attend identity 'hearings'. Fearing that the objective is to have them deported, they have been staging a protest in Munich.
Belgium: What do you need to do to reside legally in the country?
This summer's extended hunger strike by undocumented migrants in Belgium revealed the shortcomings of the Belgian administration in terms of integration processes for all foreigners. InfoMigrants looks at the different options for living legally in the country.
Paris: At this school, undocumented minors find their way back to education
The French association Droit à l'école (Right to School) provides daily classes to foreign unaccompanied minors who have had their minority status rejected and are awaiting their appeal with the children's judge. The 'school for those without a school' provides respite for these young migrants and a chance to integrate them in the national education program.
Video: A Senegalese migrant stranded in Turkey
Poverty and lack of opportunities are amongst the leading reasons behind undocumented migration. Salmane’s story is no different. Despite studying law and political science in his native country, he chose to leave Senegal. He ended up in Turkey, but he says this was never his preferred destination.
Life in the shadows? What awaits migrants crossing the Channel to the UK
This year and last have been full of reports of the ever-increasing numbers of migrants who are attempting to cross the Channel for a life in the UK. But as immigration rhetoric hardens, is this pushing migrants and asylum seekers still further into the shadows?