Why are one-fifth of the world’s migratory species facing extinction? | Wildlife News
The flocks of birds that fill the skies during their long migrations and the herds of animals that make their way across vast expanses of…
Finland moves to block asylum seekers from entering via Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News
The Nordic nation closed all border crossings with Finland last year after registering a surge in asylum seekers. Finland plans to adopt temporary legislation that…
Japan’s bid to cancel residency of foreigners who dodge taxes stirs unease | Migration News
Tokyo, Japan – For foreigners in Japan, permanent residency has long been a much sought-after assurance of security in a country that has historically shunned…
Survivors of rescued Mediterranean ship say dozens died during the voyage | Refugees News
At least 60 people died as the boat spent about a week lost at sea after leaving Libya, survivors tell rescuers. Survivors from a deflating…
UK plans to pay asylum seekers to move to Rwanda | Migration News
Plans are separate from the ‘Rwanda bill’, a stalled plan to forcibly deport most asylum seekers to the African country. The United Kingdom’s government is…
Fears of mass migration from Myanmar as military plans to draft thousands | Conflict News
Ko Naing* is just the sort of young man Myanmar’s military is looking for. Hoping to make up for recruitment shortfalls and battlefield losses against…
‘Incendiary and wrong’: Biden spurs anger for calling migrant ‘an illegal’ | Joe Biden News
Rights advocates have slammed United States President Joe Biden for referring to an undocumented immigrant as “an illegal” during his State of the Union address,…
Government growth plan ‘relies on migration’ – Starmer
Labour said a "long-term plan, a strategic plan” was the best way to grow the economy.Reacting to Wednesday's Budget, Sir Keir Starmer told broadcasters the…
They fled Ukraine to the Netherlands. Why are they being expelled? | Russia-Ukraine war News
Thousands of third-country nationals who found refuge in the Netherlands after Russia’s February 24, 2022 invasion have been told to leave the country by Monday.…
Seven-year-old girl killed in English Channel crossing attempt | Migration News
Deadly incident is the third fatal English Channel crossing attempt this year. A seven-year-old girl has drowned after a small boat carrying 16 people trying…
A woman has to be ‘stronger than a lion’ to cross the Mediterranean | Migration
Mediterranean Sea - On the open sea, thousands of kilometres from land, on a flimsy blue wooden boat, 21-year-old Linda* from Daraa, Syria, didn’t care…
Relief as Italian court says rescued refugees cannot be sent back to Libya | Migration News
Tunis, Tunisia – News that an Italian court had blocked the country’s vessels from returning refugees and migrants to Libya was welcomed by the tens…
Five drown as migrant boat capsizes during rescue operation off Malta | Migration News
Eight other people were injured and 21 were rescued by Malta’s armed forces. Five people have died and eight others were injured after the boat…
‘Disillusioned about China’, more Chinese aim for US via risky Darien Gap | Migration
Necocli, Colombia – Shortly after 8am, about a dozen Chinese migrants rush out the doors of Mansion del Darien, a rundown hotel a few blocks…
Albania approves contested deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy | Migration News
Rights groups criticise agreement that could see up to 36,000 people a year held in Italian-run asylum-processing centres. Albania’s Parliament has approved a deal signed…
U.S. expands visa restrictions on transportation operators aiding irregular migration
The United States on Wednesday expanded a new vis restriction policy that aims to curb the number of migrants and asylum seekers attempting to illegally…
Donald Trump just did Europe a favor – POLITICO
OK, now what? The truth is, Europe only has itself to blame for the morass. Trump has been harping on about NATO’s laggards for years,…
Egyptians accused of Pylos shipwreck deny smuggling charges, blame Greece | Refugees News
Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. Athens, Greece – Saeed* cannot understand why he is in the Avlona prison, a…
‘Overtly racist’: Lawsuit challenges Canada’s migrant farmworker system | Workers’ Rights News
Montreal, Canada – “It would be contrary to the whole Canadian belief in freedom of the individual.” The year was 1952, and Canada’s then-minister of…
In Tunisia, the families of El Hancha’s disappeared fight to find them | Migration News
The families of 37 Tunisians from El Hancha near Sfax who went missing at sea have taken their protest to the capital over what they…