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05.03.2026, ekathimirini
Coast Guard vessels have rescued 42 migrants in a small boat that ran into trouble off Crete on Wednesday and arrested a teenager suspected of having steered the vessel over from the north African coast, authorities said. It was the second incident in as many days involving migrants heading for Crete from eastern Libya. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
05.03.2026, Frag den Staat
The European Union wants to stop asylum seekers in North Africa and is relying on military leader Haftar, who tortures and disappears people. This is revealed in internal documents that Frag den Staat are publishing for a first time. According to these documents, the EU and its member states are planning “structured, in-depth cooperation” with eastern Libya. The eastern part of the country is controlled by General Khalifa Haftar. Until now, cooperation with him was unthinkable. In his sphere of influence, he has people tortured, abused, and disappeared, as documented by the human rights organization Amnesty International in 2022. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union, Libya
04.03.2026, Migreurop
As part of her volunteering mission with Migreurop in partnership with Euromed Rights in Brussels (2025-2026), Jeanne Olivet publishes a trimonthly column in which she summarises the latest news on European migration policies. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union
03.03.2026, InfoMigrants
Britain's Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced a new 30-month asylum claim review on Monday among other major changes to the asylum system. Family reunion arrangements will also be tightened and subject to financial and integration requirements. The reforms will apply to new asylum claims made, with transitional provisions ensuring that existing claims will be considered under the current framework. Unaccompanied children will continue to receive five years’ leave to remain for the time being, pending further policy decisions. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Großbritannien
03.03.2026, Spiegel
Numerous Afghans continue to be denied entry to Germany, despite having been promised it previously. Around 500 lawsuits have apparently been filed against the revocation. The federal government sees no reason to change course. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
02.03.2026, taz
Germany is cooperating with Tunisia to prevent migration. In doing so, the government admits to being aware of human rights violations. At least in principle. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Tunisia
02.03.2026, InfoMigrants
The suspension of the provisions on family reunification and asylum assistance comes in response to complaints brought before the court by affected asylum seekers and rights groups. Belgium’s Constitutional Court has temporarily suspended parts of two new asylum measures adopted in July 2025. One is the policy tightening rules on family reunification, and the other is about limiting reception rights for certain asylum seekers. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa
Amnesty International has accused the Egyptian authorities of arbitrary arrests and illegal deportations of refugees, especially those of Sudanese origin. "In recent months, the Egyptian authorities renewed their campaign of arbitrarily detaining and unlawfully deporting refugees and asylum seekers solely based on their irregular immigration status in blatant violation of the principle of non-refoulement and Egypt's own asylum law," it noted. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Egypt, Sudan
02.03.2026, meta-watch
In Sudan, both the regular armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces resort to extreme brutality in order to achieve complete victory over their opponents. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Sudan
02.03.2026, MiGazin
According to the UN, at least 7,667 people died or went missing on migration routes worldwide in 2025—because there are no safe escape routes. Instead of providing protection, isolationist policies are driving desperate refugees into the hands of human traffickers read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europa
02.03.2026, Arab News
Four migrants have died at sea and 10 are missing after an incident involving a boat off the coast of Tobruk, in eastern Libya, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced Sunday. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Libya
27.02.2026, taz
The Bundestag is adapting German law to the EU asylum reform—and going even further: detention centers for refugees could soon be established. read more
26.02.2026, InfoMigrants
The Asylum and Immigration Roundtable (TAI) in Italy has denounced an increase in forced transfers from Italian CPR detention centers to Albania following its access to the Gjader facility on February 23 and 24. On those dates, a delegation from the Asylum and Immigration Roundtable (TAI), together with Democratic Party MP Rachele Scarpa, carried out a new inspection visit to the Gjader center. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta
25.02.2026, FragDenStaat
Security authorities are to be given more powers of surveillance. To this end, the interior minister wants to relax European AI regulations. This is evident from a protocol that we are publishing. read more
23.02.2026, The Guardian
Deadliest start to a year in more than a decade, according to the International Organization for Migration read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Griechenland / Türkei, Italien / Malta, Nordafrika
23.02.2026, DIE ZEIT
EU countries will now find it easier to deport asylum seekers to countries outside the EU. The list of safe countries of origin has also been expanded. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union
21.02.2026, DIE ZEIT
A boat has capsized just under 28 kilometers off the coast of Crete. Refugees who had set off from Libya are believed to have been on board. Many people are missing. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europa, Griechenland / Türkei, Libya
19.02.2026, Welt
Minister Dobrindt (CSU) is extending border controls by six months—even though the new European asylum system will come into force in June. Migration experts say this is legally tricky. What is behind this move? read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europa, Europäische Union
19.02.2026, DIE ZEIT
The Sea-Watch 3 was seized for months in 2019, and now the sea rescuers are to receive compensation for this. Giorgia Meloni criticizes the ruling. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta
18.02.2026, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
A new UN report finds that migrants in Libya are trapped in a brutal system of killings, torture, sexual violence and trafficking that has become a normalized “business model.” Based on interviews with nearly 100 survivors, the report documents arbitrary detention, slavery-like exploitation and forced returns that expose people to repeated cycles of abuse. UN officials are calling for the immediate release of detainees, an end to dangerous interceptions and deportations, and stronger international safeguards to stop complicity in the violence. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Libya, Nordafrika
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