Dozens are feared missing after a boat carrying around 100 migrants capsized off Senegal’s coast near Joal last week, highlighting the ongoing dangers of the Atlantic migration route toward Spain's Canary Islands as well as the grow1
On 18 December 2025, the UN General Assembly elected former President of Iraq Barham Salih as the new High Commissioner for Refugees. He is expected to assume office on January 1, 2026.
As Germany has moved to tighten border controls while also stepping up deportations in 2025,, the number of refugees seeking sanctuary in churches has fallen sharply, highlighting how political decisions are reshaping an age-old hum1
Germany has deported a convicted criminal to Syria. This marks the first such deportation since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011. The move is seen as a major shift in the country's deportation policy, and is likely to raise1
Pakistan is ramping up deportations targeting the over 700,000 Afghans who fled after the Taliban's return to power. Germany recently agreed to take in 160 asylum seekers but has also rolled back earlier promises.