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Political asylum

The right of asylum (the word derives from the Ancient Greek) is an ancient juridical concept, under which a person persecuted by his own country may be protected by another sovereign authority.

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December 20, 2024

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Will Syrian refugees stay in Germany?

Will Syrian refugees stay in Germany?

There are currently 974,000 Syrian nationals living in Germany where they have built new lives after fleeing civil war.
BusinessDecember 23, 202403:00 min
the inside of a mosque that has been converted into a shelter for refugees

Syria: Assad's fall triggers a new flow of refugees

Syria: Assad's fall triggers a new flow of refugees

Assad loyalists from the country's Shiite minority are leaving Syria fearing persecution by the new leaders.
ConflictsDecember 23, 202403:19 min
Andrea and Tino Wohlmacher with three of the Colombian staff members who care for dementia patients in Wilstedt

Germany: Colombian care workers will not be deported

Germany: Colombian care workers will not be deported

The case of 10 Colombian care workers has caused outrage in Germany where there's a desperate shortage of nursing staff.
PoliticsDecember 23, 2024
Türkei Syrien 2024 | Rückkehr von Syrern in ihre Heimat

In data: Syria after the war

In data: Syria after the war

The war in Syria has left a trail of destruction. The country is devastated, fragmented, and economically ruined.
PoliticsDecember 22, 2024
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Syrians return to neighborhoods resembling wasteland

Syrians return to neighborhoods resembling wasteland

After more than a decade of civil war, many returning Syrians find their neighborhoods unrecognizable.
ConflictsDecember 22, 202402:20 min
Türkei | syrische Geflüchtete in Gaziantep

Turkey: Syrian refugees at a crossroads

Turkey: Syrian refugees at a crossroads

The downfall of Assad leaves Syrian refugees in Turkey at a crossroads: Return, or stay?
PoliticsDecember 20, 202405:14 min
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Dhanmaya Muktangtamang sits beside her 'thuncha' basket ouside her hut in the Beldangi II refugee camp

Bhutanese refugees in Nepal: 'We want to return home'

Thousands of Nepali-speaking Bhutanese fled their homeland in the 1990s. Decades later, many remain in limbo.
MigrationDecember 19, 2024
Cars in a long line at a border checkpoint between Germany and the Netherlands ahead of a 2024 European Championship soccer match in June.

Is the rise in internal border controls ending the EU dream?

More EU countries bring in internal border checks even as Bulgaria, Romania set to become full Schengen Area members.
PoliticsDecember 15, 2024
A white shoe, an item of red clothing and a yellow net bag lie on clumps of brown, dried-out grass. There are patches of snow on the ground, Croatia, November 2024

Passing through: Croatia's 'invisible migrants'

Over 26,000 migrants have entered Croatia since January, but only a tiny number of them have applied for asylum there.
PoliticsDecember 12, 2024
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Afghanistan refugees in Germany: 'Sport is freedom'

Athletes Nazima and Nazira Khairzad fled Afghanistan — now they are trying to help their countrywomen.
SportsNovember 28, 2024
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Immigrants and recruiters get together at Berlin job fair

Germany has over 2 million refugees and a job market in need of recruits. Now a job fair is trying to link the two.
SocietyNovember 25, 2024
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Frustration grows at Germany's largest refugee shelter

The shelter in Berlin was only meant to be temporary. But some residents have been there for over a year now.
SocietyNovember 23, 202404:28 min
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