#asylum seekers

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  Greece replaces term ‘Irregular Migration’ with ‘Illegal Migration’

  September 13, 2025

  A new directive by the migration minister mandates stricter wording in all official documents and sets prison terms of two to five years for rejected asylum seekers who remain in the country.
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    Europe

    EU asylum applications drop 23% in first half of 2025

    September 9, 2025
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    Europe

    Germany’s extended border controls: Symbolic politics over real migration solutions?

    August 28, 2025
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    Greece

    Greece to use X-rays, medical exams to verify age of asylum seekers

    August 26, 2025
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    Greece

    Greece to maintain borders as migration declines

    August 20, 2025

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  Greece

  Greece to introduce ankle tags for migrants awaiting deportation

  August 19, 2025

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  Europe

  EU court to rule on Italy's country list for faster asylum procedures

  August 1, 2025

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  Greece

  Plevris: Greece will no longer tolerate boatloads arriving from N. Africa

  July 11, 2025

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  Europe

  Southern EU states oppose France-UK migration deal

  June 28, 2025

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  Europe

  EU immigration growth slows in 2024

  April 23, 2025

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  Balkans

  EU moves to legalize 'return hubs' in 3rd countries despite human rights concerns

  March 15, 2025

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  Europe

  EU moves to legalize controversial migrant return centers

  March 14, 2025

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  Europe

  EU needs 'more than ever' to reinforce security on its external borders: Commissioner

  March 6, 2025

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  Greece

  Migration Min Panagiotopoulos: We do not accept mass returns from Western Europe

  March 2, 2025

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  Europe

  Britain's King Charles praises communities' response to far-right riots in summer

  December 26, 2024

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  Greece

  Greece temporarily "freeze" the granting of asylum to Syrians

  December 15, 2024

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  Europe

  Hate pushing UK Muslims away but government yet to ‘accept Islamophobia exists’: Rights lawyer

  November 28, 2024

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  Europe

  1 in 3 Muslims in UK consider leaving due to far-right riots: Survey

  November 20, 2024

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  Türkiye

  Türkiye leads in managing migration as asylum numbers stabilize

  November 14, 2024

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  Europe

  Italy’s plan to screen migrants in Albania hits another snag with 2nd group returned

  November 12, 2024

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  Europe

  Italian ship heads back to Albania with eight migrants

  November 7, 2024

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  Greece

  Greece seeks EU policy for repatriation of asylum seekers whose applications are denied

  October 19, 2024

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  Greece

  Pressure mounts amid surge in migrant flows

  October 17, 2024

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  Greece

  Asylum seekers face delays in getting aid

  October 9, 2024

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  Greece

  Migration min: Greek-Turkish collaboration necessary to manage migration flows

  September 26, 2024

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  World

  Tel Aviv luring 30,000 African asylum seekers for permanent residency to join Israeli army: Report

  September 16, 2024

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  Europe

  Persistent hate crimes, hate speech, and xenophobic incidents by British politicians, public figures raised at UN

  August 24, 2024

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  Europe

  483 arrested, 149 charged in far-right riots across UK

  August 9, 2024

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  Europe

  Muslim Council of Britain urges unity in face of far-right riots, saying that 'thugs' do not represent most Britons

  August 8, 2024

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  Europe

  Anti-racism counter-protesters gather in north London to condemn recent riots

  August 8, 2024

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  Türkiye

  Türkiye rescues 67 irregular migrants pushed back by Greece

  June 22, 2024

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  Greece

  Decongestion in asylum seeker facilities continued to drop in April 2024

  May 10, 2024

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  Greece

  Racist violence surges in Greece, report finds

  April 24, 2024

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  Greece

  Athens pushes back against US rights report

  April 24, 2024

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  Greece

  Number of irregular migrant arrivals from Turkiye fell in March, ministry reports

  April 9, 2024

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  Europe

  Attacks on refugees doubled in Germany last year: Report

  February 21, 2024

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  Europe

  Spain’s refugee commission slams ‘inhumane’ conditions for asylum seekers at Madrid airport

  January 23, 2024

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  Türkiye

  Türkiye rescues 187 irregular migrants in Aegean Sea

  January 20, 2024

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  Europe

  UK lawmakers vote in favor of controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

  January 18, 2024

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  Europe

  UK reiterates commitment to reducing number of migrants arriving by legal routes

  January 16, 2024

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  World

  Massive migrant caravan in Mexico heads toward US

  December 28, 2023

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  Türkiye

  Türkiye rescues 122 irregular migrants in Aegean Sea

  December 12, 2023

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  World

  Rwanda ‘disagrees’ with UK court ruling on migrant deportation plan

  November 16, 2023

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  World

  Austria has most asylum-seeking children in EU: Report

  June 9, 2023

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  World

  EU resettled only 0.1% of Afghans in need of protection: Report

  June 5, 2023

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  Türkiye

  Türkiye rescues over 130 refugees pushed back by Greece

  April 4, 2023

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  World

  Number of first-time asylum applicants in EU rose over 60% last year: Eurostat

  March 24, 2023

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  World

  European countries closing doors to refugees, anti-migrant wave obvious, widespread: Human Rights Watch

  March 12, 2023

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  Greece

  Contentious trail of refugee rescuers to begin on Lesvos

  January 10, 2023

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  Western Thrace

  140 km steel fence on the Turkish-Greek border

  January 7, 2023

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  World

  European rights court to take precautionary measure against Belgium over asylum seekers' lack of shelter

  December 19, 2022

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  World

  EU rolls out new action plan to curb irregular migration via Central Mediterranean route

  November 22, 2022

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  Greece

  23 confirmed dead after boat carrying asylum seekers sinks in Aegean Sea

  November 5, 2022