UNHCR: 120 million people displaced globally
The number of people displaced globally has doubled over the past decade, according to a report published by the UN's refugee agency on June 12.
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UN urges Cyprus to start asylum process for migrants in buffer zone
There is a growing group of migrants stuck in the UN buffer zone between the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish-backed north of the island. Some have been there for two weeks. The UN is urging the Republic of Cyprus authorities to a1
A third of Moroccans want to migrate, according to a recent survey
A June 7 survey conducted by the Arab Barometer institute suggests that 35% of Moroccans are "considering leaving their country." Half of them plan to do so even if they do not obtain the necessary visas to leave regularly.
Russia denies coercing Nigerian students to fight in Ukraine
Moscow has refuted a report that Nigerian students were being "forced" to fight in Ukraine or face deportation from Russia.
EU fines Hungary €200 million for flouting asylum laws
The EU’s top court on Thursday fined Hungary 200 million euros ($216 million) and imposed a daily one-million-euro penalty for failing to follow the bloc’s asylum laws and illegally deporting migrants, a decision Budapest slammed as1