German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Algiers has been called off, with possible repercussions for Germany's deportation policy for Algerian asylum seekers and Germany is planning to check refugees' phones as a part of its crac1
Berlin is under pressure to deport refugees from so-called "safe countries of origin" back to their homelands. But a country like Algeria has other challenges to overcome before it takes back its people.
One form of protection granted to persons fleeing from harm and dire conditions is called subsidiary protection. It does not entail the same rights as an entitlement to asylum or a refugee protection status.
Fighters for the "Islamic State" terror group are raping and torturing Sunni Arab women in areas they control in Iraq, Human Rights Watch reports. Similar abuses against Yazidi women have been well documented.
Freedom Party head Geert Wilders has pledged to crack down on "Moroccan scum" as he kicks off his election campaign. Wilders leads polls but would struggle to form a government, having been shunned by mainstream parties.