Unaccompanied refugee children sexually exploited in Sweden
Unaccompanied refugee children who sought asylum in Sweden are forced to sell sex, a popular Swedish daily claimed on Wednesday. According to a report by…
Refugees
Merkel says refugees didn’t bring terrorism to Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday refugees had not brought terrorism to Germany, adding that Islam belonged in the country as long as it was…
Australia’s Manus Island refugee detention center to close
While Australia has agreed to shut the Manus centre, it is unknown where the 800 refugees in it will ultimately end. Australia and Papua New…
Germany: 136,000 refugees found jobs in spring
More than 136,000 refugees found jobs in Germany this spring, the country’s Federal Employment Agency announced. Of those employed in May, 99,000 obtained regular jobs…
Nearly half of US-accepted refugees are Muslim
The U.S. has accepted more Muslim refugees than any other religious group during the current fiscal year, according to data compiled by the Pew Research…
The way Google Maps refocused attention on Palestinian border
Google found itself at the centre of a social media firestorm last week, accused of erasing Palestine from its maps. The company said it had…
Jordan, Germany sign 20 million-euro grant agreement in support of education sector
The Jordanian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation signed a financing agreement with the German KfW Development Bank in Amman for the amount of 20…
Austria to send back migrants
Austria can enter emergency mode due to the influx of refugees. It involves the closure of the border and deport migrants on the simplified procedure. This…
UN commissioner criticizes Bulgaria on refugee policies
The UN high commissioner for human rights raised concern Thursday about Bulgaria’s policies and practices relating to migrants and refugees. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein’s remarks came…
The Nauru files: cache of 2,000 leaked reports reveal scale of abuse of children in Australian offshore detention
Thousands of abuse and assault cases outlined in documents leaked to the Guardian paint a grim picture of life in Nauru. More than 2,000 incidents,…