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Are more asylum seekers going to be rejected, turned back or even deported if calls to change the ECHR succeed? | Photo: picture alliance/AP
How many Syrians in Germany are actually keen to return home to Syria? | Source: Screenshot DW video
Rana Kassem Al-Khobi, is 34 years old, pictured here in the family's front room in Deraa, where several families came together to talk on September 24, 2025 | Photo: Valentina Camu / Divergence
Youssef is 17 and from Egypt. He said it took him three months to travel the Balkan route to Italy, arriving just after his 17th birthday. When he leaves the community house for unaccompanied minors, he hopes to find work as a car mechanic | Photo: Emma Wallis / InfoMigrants
Karoum Aryoubi, a 17-year-old Afghan, spent nearly 11 months detained in North Macedonia after being accused of being a migrant smuggler. He says he is innocent and was 'traumatized' by this experience. Like others, he wanted to reach Western Europe. Vizbegovo, North Macedonia, October 2025 | Photo: InfoMigrants