Refugees will compete in the 2020 Olympic games in Japan
The Olympic Refugee Team gives athletes who fled violence and war a chance to show off their skills. Here's a look at what the team does and what's in store for them when they compete in 2020.
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Switzerland: Why asylum seekers are put off
In Switzerland, faster asylum procedures introduced several years ago have led to fewer 'unjustified applications', authorities say. But a Swiss asylum lawyer argues that the system as a whole is far from efficient.
Germany urged to follow Swiss, Dutch asylum model
Germany should adopt asylum procedures similar to those in Switzerland and the Netherlands, a migration expert says. Dietrich Thränhardt says fewer migrants would claim asylum in Germany if the system were faster and more efficient.
What is a German alt-right NGO doing in Lebanon?
Why did an Identitarian German NGO visit a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon? Are they really about charity or are they putting the desperate in a predicament? Anchal Vohra met some of those refugees to find out.
Eastern Europeans filling hundreds of thousands of new German jobs
Hundreds of thousands of new jobs in Germany are being done by workers from eastern Europe, according to government figures. Employment figures in July were 700,000 higher than in the previous year.