Asylum seekers
Pro-Hamas Palestinian who entered UK illegally now living in taxpayer-funded asylum housing
Also known as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, he pleaded guilty to trying to enter the UK on a small boat without leave or valid entry clearance and served a 9-month sentence.
Spain plans stricter rules on asylum seekers in Ceuta after border crisis, draft decree shows
Eritrea's Blue Revolution: Inside the movement challenging one of Africa's longest-serving rulers
Switzerland rejects asylum application from Iranian refugee pursuing Judaism
Sudanese nationals in Israel fear deportation after peace deal
Many in country illegally worry about their fate – which could include death.
Right to asylum, recognized after Holocaust, may be at its end
On June 15, the Trump administration proposed exhaustive new asylum regulations that, if implemented, could mark the end of asylum as we know it.
The Eritrean cooking course teaching Israelis about asylum seekers
Kitchen Talks is a social project that aims to connect different groups in Israeli society.
Struggling asylum seekers call on government to release withheld funds
"Most asylum seekers aren’t eligible for any of these things. The government must release our money now, to prevent a real humanitarian disaster."
140,000 refugees flee Turkey for Europe, despite coronavirus fears
Turkey sends flights to evacuate its own citizens while it denies health care to asylum seekers who flee to Greece amid unprecedented EU closures
Sudanese asylum seekers say Netanyahu 'shook hands with murderer'
The war in Darfur has been going on since 2003, with close to three million citizens being displaced and at least 300,000 being killed as of 2013.
Iranian gymnasts denied Australian visas due to fears of asylum requests
The Australian embassy in Tehran said the decision was made because of Iran's "economic situation" and the possibility that the gymnasts could seek asylum in Melbourne.
Mexican children shiver in tents at US border as temperature freezes
Weather forecasts predict freezing temperatures in the Ciudad Juarez-El Paso area through the weekend.
Female Afghani pilot flees, dreams of serving in the US Air Force
After becoming the first woman to pilot a fixed-wing jet in the Aghani Air Force, Captain Niloofar Rahmani was forced to flee to the US where she hopes to one day serve her new country.
Church nativity scene depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph as caged asylum seekers
The American Civil Liberties Union estimated that more than 5,400 migrant children are currently in government custody, and separated from their families.
