A 14-year-old Kurdish boy is the latest casualty in the ongoing crisis in the border region between Belarus and Poland, where thousands of migrants and refugees are stuck in brutal conditions. The boy was reported to have frozen to1
Western nations on the UN Security Council have said Belarus is putting people "in danger for political purposes." Russia, a regional ally of the Belarusian government, has rebuked the allegations.
The Norwegian Refugee Council says some 300,000 Afghans have sought shelter in Iran since the Taliban took power in August. Meanwhile, the UN Migration Agency IOM reports show over a million Afghans have already been sent back from1
On Wednesday, November 10, the Republic of Cyprus announced that it was submitting a request to the European Commission in order to suspend applications for asylum for all those who arrive in the country without the correct papers.
EU is ramping up efforts to stem the flow of irregular migrants attempting to enter the bloc from Belarus. Flight companies that connect Minsk to destinations in the Middle East could be a target of the EU's punitive measures.