UK: Hotels may continue to house asylum seekers due to backlog
Migrants in the UK may be housed in hotels for up to three more years due to delays in clearing the country's asylum backlog.
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Flemish government to punish migrant parents who refuse to learn Dutch
Migrants with school-aged children in Belgium’s Flemish region are to lose a financial bonus if they fail to learn the Dutch language under new government rules.
Djibouti: At least 45 dead, dozens missing after smugglers forced migrants off boats at sea
More than a hundred people are missing after they were reportedly forced to jump into the open sea off Djibouti’s coast. The incident makes 2024 the deadliest year on record for the route from Yemen to the Horn of Africa.
First refugee deported from church asylum in Hamburg
In Hamburg, a 29-year-old Afghan was deported from church asylum on Monday. Both the Catholic and Protestant churches have criticized the latest breach of church asylum, and Hamburg factions of the Left and Green parties also condem1
'Attacks on civilians pile fresh misery on Lebanon' – UNHCR
Ivo Freijsen, UNHCR representative in Lebanon, spoke about a "humanitarian catastrophe" and a "staggering" human toll after Israeli strikes hit civilians in the country.