Heated debate over compulsory work scheme for asylum seekers
'Racist and inhumane', or a step closer to integration and social acceptance? The move to force asylum seekers to work continues to provoke fierce debate in Germany.
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UK: Asylum seeker accommodation costs rocket, despite government promises
A new report from Britain’s National Audit Office has found that the cost of new forms of asylum accommodation on 'large sites' has actually increased government spending by as much as 46 million pounds, compared to the spending on1
Administrative detention: A form of unlawful violence against migrants
Aid organizations and rights groups have called for the closure of migrant detention centers and an end to administrative detention in Italy. Eleonora Celoria, a lawyer and researcher at the migration think tank FIERI, explained to1
UK dispute over deportations to Rwanda heats up
The British House of Commons is once again about to negotiate the controversial Rwanda bill, which is intended to enable deportations to Africa regardless of asylum-seekers' origin.
Refugees in Greece are seeking asylum again -- in Belgium
Increasing numbers of refugees are leaving Greece where the lack of an integration policy leaves them unable to find shelter and work. Belgium has emerged as a new destination, but the host country argues that asylum cannot be shift1