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24.07.2026, taz.de
A Frontex video leaked to right-wing outlets including Le Figaro and Il Giornale triggered new investigations against the Sea-Watch 5 captain over alleged cooperation with smugglers. Sea-Watch denies the allegations and describes them as a far-right defamation campaign. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
24.07.2026, Info Migrants
Spanish rescue services brought 165 migrants to shore off one of the smallest of the Canary Islands archipelago, El Hierro earlier this week. The rescue comes in the wake of hundreds of "tragic maritime incidents," in which at least 144 migrants are believed to have died or remain missing off the Mauritanian coast, at the start of the journey towards the Canary Islands. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Spanien
24.07.2026, taz
The German government has withdrawn its blanket offers of asylum to Afghans at risk. The Federal Constitutional Court is now calling for cases to be assessed on an individual basis. read more
Case workers have a great deal of power over the fates of asylum seekers. This is illustrated by the case of a head of department at the Landshut Immigration Office. read more
Following more than a week of zero arrivals, at least 97 migrants were reportedly rescued in the English Channel, while 172 migrants reached British shores, setting off in three boats from France. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Frankreich, Großbritannien
23.07.2026, Migazin
From August, refugees from Ukraine and EU citizens are to be able to take part in integration courses on a voluntary basis once again. However, this relaxation is only partial. Asylum seekers and those granted temporary leave to remain are largely excluded. Criticism remains fierce. read more
23.07.2026, Frankfurter Rundschau
The federal government is making deportations to Afghanistan significantly easier. In future, nationals required to leave the country who have no previous criminal convictions may also be affected. read more
22.07.2026, infoMigrants
Europol reports the arrest of seven suspects in Greece, Bulgaria and the Netherlands, linked to at least twelve smuggling incidents between February and July 2026. The group allegedly moved people along the Balkan route using rented and stolen vehicles. Experts note that tighter border controls are paradoxically pushing migrants to rely more heavily on smuggling networks. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union, Griechenland / Türkei
22.07.2026, The new humanitarian
Not that long ago, Lesvos was constantly in the news – first as the main gateway in 2015 for people forced to flee their countries who were searching for safety and stability in Europe, and then as a potent symbol of the inhumanity of European policies aimed at stopping that migration. I wanted to see how the situation on the island has changed, and what that says about Europe’s ongoing efforts to try to stop migration. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
22.07.2026, Info Migrants
Latvia has reportedly detected an increasing number of irregular attempts to enter its border from Belarus. Latvian border security forces used tear gas to prevent the irregular crossing of five people trying to enter from Belarus, the army said on Wednesday (July 22). read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Osteuropa
22.07.2026, Tagesspiegel
Germany plans to admit up to four additional Taliban diplomats to speed up passport issuance for deportations and enable up to three charter flights per month to Afghanistan. Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt confirmed to the Tagesspiegel that technical-level talks are ongoing with Taliban representatives. PRO ASYL described the deportations as a violation of the international non-refoulement principle, given the risk of torture or inhuman treatment upon return to Afghanistan. Greens MP Marcel Emmerich called it a scandal that the federal government is making itself an accomplice of a regime internationally recognised as a terrorist actor. read more
21.07.2026, Info Migrants
Nach Angaben des UNHCR wurden vor der Küste Mauretaniens mindestens 144 Menschen als tot oder vermisst gemeldet, nachdem zwei Boote auf dem Weg zu den Kanarischen Inseln im Atlantik in Not geraten waren. Die Vorfälle ereigneten sich zu einem Zeitpunkt, an dem Deutschland seine Zusammenarbeit mit Mauretanien in den Bereichen Migration, Sicherheit und Entwicklung vertieft. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland, Nordafrika
20.07.2026, Amnesty international
31 civil society organisations call on EU institutions and member states to urgently end their migration cooperation with Libyan authorities. The appeal comes as the EU plans to deepen cooperation with rival authorities in eastern and western Libya, despite systematic human rights abuses and repeated attacks on search and rescue vessels. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union
20.07.2026, Info Migrants
The crew of the Ocean Viking, a ship operated by the humanitarian NGO SOS Mediterranée, has rescued 38 migrants in the Tunisian search and rescue zone. Among the 38 survivors are 14 unaccompanied minors and eight women, at least six of whom are themselves minors. Most on board originate from conflict regions, including Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Tunisia
20.07.2026, migazin.de
Three years after the EU-Tunisia deal, 46 human rights organisations are calling for a halt to funding of Tunisian border enforcement, citing violent interceptions, arbitrary detention, and collective expulsions into desert areas. read more
20.07.2026, junge Welt
Sudan: Investigations have fuelled suspicions that Washington has provided logistical support to the rebel RSF militias. Companies owned by former US soldier Steven Shaulis are alleged to have operated cargo flights for years to key supply points of the militia in Sudan, which has been engaged in a bloody war with government forces since 2023. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Sudan
19.07.2026, taz
Angel has been in detention pending deportation in Hof, a small town in northern Bavaria, since the end of May. The 23-year-old asylum seeker from Uganda is due to be sent back to her home country on a deportation flight on Monday. As a lesbian, she faces the threat of violence, imprisonment and, in the worst-case scenario, the death penalty there. read more
18.07.2026, perspektive-online.net
Up to 100,000 refugee children in Germany are affected by the Bezahlkarte, which restricts access to food banks and clubs. A study finds AsylbLG benefits fall up to 30 percent short of the level needed for social participation. read more
17.07.2026, Info Migrants
According to data from the European Commission, Italy blocked 12 attempts in the first three weeks of the new EU Migration and Asylum Pact to return asylum seekers to Italy, even though they had been registered in Italy and Italy should have been responsible for processing their applications. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union, Italien / Malta
16.07.2026, Human Rights Watch
The European Union and its Member States should publicly condemn human rights violations in Tunisia and cease funding abusive migration control measures, according to 46 human rights and aid organisations in a joint statement published today. The statement comes three years after the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the EU and Tunisia in July 2023. Its primary aim is to secure Tunisia’s cooperation in preventing irregular departures of migrants and asylum-seekers to Europe. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union, Tunisia
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