Numbers of asylum seekers in France close to pre-Covid record
Nearly 131,000 people asked for asylum in France in 2022 – a 27 % increase from the year before and close to the record high from before the Covid pandemic.
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German parliament recognizes Yazidi 'genocide' in Iraq
The German Bundestag recognized the massacre of Yazidis by jihadists from the so-called Islamic State in Iraq as "genocide."
More church asylum cases in Berlin
The number of cases of church asylum has been on the rise in Berlin in recent months. The German capital has a long history of hosting people seeking protection in churches.
More deaths on Eastern Mediterranean route to Greece
The UN refugee agency said that 326 people have died or gone missing in the attempt to reach Greece via the Eastern Mediterranean from Turkey and other states in 2022. That's nearly three times as many as in 2021.
Italy: Migrantes chief speaks out against sea rescue decree
A prominent Catholic bishop and leader of the Migrantes foundation is among NGO leaders to call on the Italian government to scrape their new decree regarding the rescue of migrants and refugees by humanitarian ships.