This research – provided by the European Asylum Support Office [EASO] – forms the background for EU countries, when drawing…
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Tag: Refugees
Norway: Government to review asylum status of Eritreans who celebrate conscription
The Norwegian government has announced that it will re-consider the asylum status of Eritreans who participated in celebrations of the…
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I asked young Eritreans why they risk migration. This is what they told me
Source: the Conversation July 22, 2019 3.31pm BST Author Milena Belloni Post-doctoral researcher, University of Trento Disclosure statement …
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How to solve the Libya question: send refugees to Rwanda
Source: New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN News) EU-Rwanda plan: Another short-sighted answer to Libya migration crisis ‘The new plan comes with…
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EXCLUSIVE: UN probe finds Sudan staff member solicited bribes from refugees
“Dozens of refugees interviewed by TNH in those countries said when they witnessed corruption they were frightened to speak out,…
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Halfway round the world by plane: Africa’s new migration route
Source: Deutche Welle Migrants using traditional routes from Africa to Europe often fail to reach their destinations. Smugglers now offer…
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UN confirms Egypt is holding five Eritrean refugees
Teklemariam Bekit Source: BBC Tigrinya The office of the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) in Egypt has confirmed that authorities there…
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The UN refugee agency “called Egyptian police rather than hear grievances”
This is not the first such demonstration. Eritreans have been calling on the UNHCR to act for years. HOW UNHCR…
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Why Migrant Detention Centers in Libya Won’t Be Closed
Source: The Global Post by Martin Plaut July 19, 2019 in Opinion African migrants in a packed room at the…
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MSF Libya: Attack on detention centre “horrific tragedy, easily avoided”
MSF says the detainees were from mainly from Mali, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Bangladesh and Morocco. MSF visited the camp yesterday,…
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