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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
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
02.07.2026, Human Rights Watch
Libyan authorities in the east and west, who govern separately, have used incendiary rhetoric and pursued a campaign of mass detention and expulsions of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, sparking anti-migrant protest. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Libya
01.07.2026, Inter Press Service
In May, Tunisian lawyer and journalist Sonia Dahmani was handed her second conviction of the year. Her latest sentence, a two-year jail term, came in reaction to her criticism of poor prison conditions. She previously received an 18-month sentence for calling out the government’s anti-migrant policies. Dahmani is one of several victims of President Saied's increasing repressive behavior. Since 2023 Saied's crackdown targets anti-racism campaigns, branding organizations that stand up for migrants' rights as traitors and foreign agents. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Tunisia
01.07.2026, nd
More than a million migrants living in Spain have applied for residence permits. The government’s forecasts have been far exceeded. The question now is how many applications will actually be approved. This is because, as civil society organisations have pointed out, the deadline was too short for many people to provide the required documents. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europa
01.07.2026, Al Jazeera
Sweden is implementing the EU Asylum Pact with maximum severity while additionally introducing from 13 July a so called informer law requiring six state agencies including the tax authority and social services to report undocumented people to police. From 12 July onwards permanent residence permits can no longer be issued in asylum cases, only temporary ones. Legal expert Sofia Ronnow Pessah describes the combined measures as a fundamental redefinition of what it means to live in Sweden without a Swedish passport. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union
01.07.2026, taz
The day of protest against “illegal” migrants in South Africa escalated into violence in many places. Many foreigners are fleeing, but it’s not that simple. Xenophobic groups had set June 30 as a deadline for departure, triggering a fear of death among migrants. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Afrika
01.07.2026, MiGAZIN
On average, about 40,000 asylum seekers arrive on Lampedusa each year. However, many stay only 24 to 48 hours, isolated from the island’s residents and tourists, before being transported on to Sicily. With the visit of Pope Leo XIV, they are once again in the spotlight. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta
01.07.2026, netzpolitik.org
The Ministry of the Interior plans to allow government agencies to train automated systems using data from asylum and residency proceedings. This applies not only to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) and immigration authorities, but also to the police. In addition to general data protection concerns, experts warn in particular against the perpetuation of discrimination through the use of AI. read more
01.07.2026, Frankfurter Rundschau
In Sudan, a large-scale attack on the strategically important city of Al-Obeid is looming. The ‘Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) militia, backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has virtually surrounded the city and is attacking civilian targets with drones. Around half a million people live in the region and could be subjected to violence, torture and murder. During the siege of the city of Al-Fashir, the RSF is accused of crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Sudan
01.07.2026, Amnesty International
In the report, “City Under Siege, Children Under Fire”, Amnesty International documents crimes against humanity committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during the siege of the Sudanese city of Al-Fashir in North Darfur between early 2024 and October 2025. Amnesty refers to this as an ethnic cleansing campaign against the city’s non-Arab civilian population. Civilians were systematically prevented by force from fleeing, abducted and killed. Children were also specifically targeted by the RSF. read more
01.07.2026, Spiegel
Donald Trump has immigrants detained in the U.S. and then rigorously deported. But not all of them can return to their home countries. They can still be deported, however—for example, to a small island nation in the Pacific. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Amerika
30.06.2026, Al Jazeera
Anti-migrant groups in South Africa had set an unofficial deadline of 30 June for undocumented foreign nationals to leave the country, falsely threatening arrest otherwise. Thousands of foreign nationals are camping outside consulates and in emergency shelters. Several African countries have already sent aircraft and buses to repatriate their nationals, while President Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the threats as unlawful vigilantism. The events reflect a broader pattern of political instrumentalisation of anti-migration sentiment ahead of South Africa's November elections. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Afrika
30.06.2026, Kosmo
The United Kingdom plans to require asylum seekers to contribute to the cost of their housing—in the midst of a political crisis for the Labour Party. The Social Democrats are being pushed further to the right by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Großbritannien
30.06.2026, euronews
Members of the Greens/EFA report that staff ignored their questions, blocked access to cells, and refused to provide any information during their visit to Gjadër. The center is also incurring high costs, even though it houses far fewer people than originally planned. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Europa, Europäische Union, Italien / Malta
29.06.2026, t-online.de
Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt plans to establish a permanent deportation airlift to Afghanistan with up to three charter flights per month and additional individual returns via scheduled flights. In June 2026 Germany already deported 32 Afghans by charter, including those convicted of rape, homicide and serious sexual abuse of children. According to BAMF at least 100 further Afghans in detention are ready for deportation. PRO ASYL Director Helen Rezene criticised Germany for normalising an internationally ostracised regime through the deportation deal, describing it as devastating for human rights and foolish for foreign policy. read more
29.06.2026, International Organization for Migration (IOM) / UNRIC
At the start of Ireland's EU Council Presidency on 29 June 2026, the International Organization for Migration called on member states to translate the hard fought Asylum Pact reforms into credible, evidence based results. While irregular arrivals to the EU have declined, the human cost along migration routes remains high, with the rate of fatalities in the Central Mediterranean underscoring persistent risks faced by migrants. IOM Director Lukas Gehrke stressed that the EU now faces the task of turning hard fought reforms into credible results. The organisation calls for strengthened evidence driven governance and warns against advancing return agreements without sufficient safeguards for fundamental rights. read more
28.06.2026, MiGazin
The European Commission plans to extend protection for Ukrainian war refugees until March 2028. Men between the ages of 23 and 60 who do not have a Ukrainian exit permit will be excluded from this protection in the future—they are expected to fight for their country. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union, Osteuropa
27.06.2026, Le Figaro
Le Figaro published a commentary on 27 June analysing why Emmanuel Macron's rejection of EU deportation centres outside the bloc is leaving France increasingly isolated within Europe. Macron had stated that France would not establish return hubs, describing them as neither effective nor consistent with European values. The paper describes Macron as Europe's laggard on this issue and contrasts France's position with faster-moving neighbours Germany, Denmark, Austria and the Netherlands, all of which are already in negotiations with African third countries. Le Figaro argues that France's reluctance reflects weakness rather than principle and is leaving the country behind in shaping EU migration policy. read more
Language(s): Französisch / Français Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union, Frankreich
24.06.2026, Bundesregierung.de
The German federal government has passed two new migration law measures entering into force in stages. From February 2026 the process for designating safe countries of origin was simplified. From July 2026 the mandatory appointment of legal counsel in proceedings concerning the ordering of pre-removal detention and departure custody is abolished. Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt described these measures as essential elements of the migration turnaround. Human rights organisations criticise the abolition of the mandatory legal representation requirement as a serious curtailment of procedural rights for people in pre-removal detention who are in a particularly vulnerable position. read more
24.06.2026, ECRE (Asylum Information Database)
ECRE published the updated AIDA Country Report on Germany for 2025 on 24 June 2026, providing a comprehensive overview of legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in Germany. The report appears immediately after the GEAS reform entered into force on 12 June, documenting the state of the German asylum system at the moment of its greatest legal overhaul in decades. AIDA reports are used by civil society and legal practitioners across Europe as a reference document for comparing protection standards between member states and identifying violations. For Germany the report is particularly relevant given the introduction of secondary migration centres, extended asylum procedure detention and accelerated border procedures. read more
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