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A new Gallup poll found that countries around the world have become far less tolerant of migrants, as Europe unveils a new asylum plan.
The EU will announce a plan for member states to share the responsibility for asylum seekers.
Over 240 refugees at new Greek camp have coronavirus
Greek health authorities have announced that over 240 people at a temporary camp for refugees, built after a fire destroyed the notorious Moria camp, are infected with coronavirus
Moria refugee camp: A tragedy waiting to happen
The fire that destroyed Greece's Moria refugee camp highlights the failure of a political calculus designed to create misery.
UK to open first 'migrant camp' in Kent
The UK Home Office has been criticised over plans to house some 400 asylum seekers in disused army barracks near the south coast while their ...
Lebanon's new domestic worker contract: end to 'kafala slavery'?
The economic crisis-hit Mediterranean country is home to around 250,000 migrants, mostly women from Africa and Asia, who toil away in people's homes as housekeepers, carers or nannies.
EU states to take in 400 minors from Moria
Germany, France and eight other EU countries have offered refuge to 400 minors left homeless after a fire destroyed Greece's largest refugee camp
Thousands spend third night outside after Greek camp fire
'We've lost everything, we were abandoned, without food, water or medicine,' a Syrian asylum seeker said after spending three nights sleeping ...
Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Donald Trump has once more been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the US brokered normalisation deal between Israel and the UAE.
13,000 chairs outside German parliament in Greek camps protest
Thousands of chairs were placed outside the German parliament in protest of overcrowded refugee camps in Greek islands.
Haniyeh makes historic trip to Lebanon's largest Palestinian camp
Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh was warmly received by Palestinian refugees in the Ein El-Hilweh refugee camp.
Stranded Syrian teenager dies on Lebanese-Syria border
A teenage girl has died on the Lebanese-Syrian border after being stranded with other Syrians who have been unable to exchange 100 dollars, as ...
Stranded 'Banksy boat' migrants board quarantine ship off Italy
Over 350 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean last week have boarded a quarantine ship in order to undergo Covid-19 checks before being allowed ...
The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah
Book Club: A Palestinian-American woman wrestles with faith, loss, and identity before coming face-to-face with a school shooter in Sahar ...
Syrian refugees still 'finding their way' in Sweden
Sweden - traditionally homogenous and now with a high-skilled labour market - can be challenging for refugees arriving from war-torn countries.
Riot in Sweden after anti-Muslim Danish leader banned
Hundreds took part in protests in Malmo following a quran-burning rally which a Danish far-right politician was banned from attending
Islamophobic Danish leader banned from Sweden
Rasmus Paludan has been banned from Sweden for two years.
Asylum for Sale: The intersection of capitalism and migration
Book Club: Through essays, artwork, and photographs, this explosive new book documents the global asylum regime as an industry characterised by ...
Black Muslims and America's fight for racial justice
Black Muslims are part of the backbone of America's civil rights movement.
Trump's sister slams US president as 'cruel', 'liar'
Maryanne Trump Barry, a former federal judge, slammed her brother as 'cruel' and 'a liar'.
Libya: several understandings which came to nothing
An overview of some of attempted initiatives for peace in Libya, following the fall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Muslim ICE detainees 'forced to eat pork': lawyers
Detainees who complained about the situation to the detention centre's chaplain were allegedly told 'it is what it is'.
Teenage Sudanese boy found on French shore after drowning
A 16-year-old Sudanese teenager who apparently was trying to reach Britain by sea was found washed up on a French beach.
Italy wants no more illegal migrants, minister tells Tunisia
Italy has no more room for illegal migrants, its foreign minister Luigi Di Maio said Monday on a visit to Tunisia, from where many of them cross ...
Boris Prokoshev captained the ship the carried 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate to Beirut.
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