Refugee Crisis News

France08 Oct 2019 02:35 GMT

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says country's asylum system 'saturated' with 22 percent application increase last year.

Europe01 Oct 2019 18:11 GMT

It is the sixth year in a row that more than 1,000 deaths have been registered in a single year.

Rohingya01 Oct 2019 14:00 GMT

Rate of fatalities rises among refugees and asylum seekers who embark on sea journeys in Southeast Asia, report says.

Rohingya26 Sep 2019 11:34 GMT

Go home, begs Bangladesh. We can't, lament the Rohingya.

Refugee Crisis23 Sep 2019 17:43 GMT

People rescued in central Mediterranean to be sent to various EU states within four weeks, Malta summit agrees.

Libya16 Sep 2019 17:21 GMT

Three men detained after migrants identified them in Italy as perpetrators of abuse at a camp in Libya.

Europe14 Sep 2019 09:48 GMT

New government's plan to 'simplify' asylum procedure has been met with concern by human rights and legal aid groups.

Refugees07 Sep 2019 00:29 GMT

Democrats, rights groups slam reported Trump administration plan to possibly make further cuts to annual refugee cap.

Slovenia22 Aug 2019 13:11 GMT

The interior ministry says exact timeline and location would not be made public.

Spain19 Aug 2019 17:58 GMT

On standoff's 18th day, Open Arms calls Spanish offer to allow ship disembark at port 1,000km away 'incomprehensible'.

Migrants25 Jul 2019 03:10 GMT

The ruling by a California court halts the policy across the border in a setback to Trump's anti-immigration policy.

US & Canada09 Jul 2019 05:13 GMT

The UN rights chief says she is 'shocked' that children are kept in camps without access to adequate healthcare or food.

Refugee Crisis13 Jun 2019 07:22 GMT

Rights groups call on US government to stop cracking down on humanitarians at Mexico frontier.