The Dutch government announced that in 2023, almost 8 percent of rental properties administered by housing associations in the country were used by asylum seekers. The Netherlands, like several other European countries, has for year1
Since the beginning of fighting in 2023, the war in Sudan has displaced nearly 13 million people. Half a million people have crossed the border with Chad, west of Sudan, to shelter from the violence. Sarra Majdoub, independent resea1
Ten years ago, many refugees arrived in Germany. The northern village of Boostedt shows how integration can succeed — and where it still falls short.
The heated debate about whether Syrians should return to their homeland to help rebuild after more than a decade of war is upsetting those who came as refugees — and their children, many of whom were born in Germany.
A group of female migrants has written an open letter to the German authorities in Lower Saxony, complaining that they are being treated "like prisoners" in the accommodation provided for them. The authorities deny the accusations.