Political refugees

World News

EU leaders blast Bosnia after army sets up tents for freezing migrants

The Bosnian army was sent to erect tents as shelter for hundreds of migrants at the burnt-out Lipa camp after protests.

01/01/2021

Bangladesh

Bangladesh navy ships take 1,700 Rohingya to isolated island

The 1,700 refugees were selected because of their willingness to be moved to the island, which the Bangladeshi government said could accommodate 100,000 people.

29/12/2020

Ethiopia

Ethiopia's 'forced returns' of Tigray refugees 'disturbing,' says UN

The UN said the move to return Tigray refugees from the camps they fled from in Eritrea broke international law if confirmed.

12/12/2020

Ethiopia

Ethiopian forces 'blocking' Tigray refugees from entering Sudan

Refugees fleeing the violence in the Tigray region were stopped from reaching the busiest crossing point for refugees on the Sudanese border, according to the latest reports.

03/12/2020

Cyprus

Refugees stranded for 20 years on military base given UK residency

A group of refugee families stranded for two decades on a British military base in Cyprus have been granted permanent residency in the UK

04/12/2018

Niger

Migrants hotspots: the Niger laboratory

Niger is a major transit country for migrants wanting to reach Europe. The EU wants to make it one of the so-called « hotspots » where migration flows towards Europe can be processed. euronews reporter Valérie Gauriat investigated on the field.

25/09/2018

World News

Euroviews. I'm an activist, a mother, a student and a Syrian | View

After fleeing her home, Amal Nasr found asylum in Switzerland. The women's rights activist and PhD student has opened a school with her husband that provides free lessons to Syrian children, with dreams of being reunited with her own daughter who remains in Syria.

20/06/2018

World News

Australia rejects New Zealand refugee offer

The Australian PM has turned down an offer by his New Zealand counterpart to help asylum seekers saying he wants to work with the U.S.

05/11/2017

World News

Artist paints Donald Trump and other world leaders as refugees

How would you react if you saw Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, walking with no shoes?

20/06/2017

Netherlands

Euroviews. Immigrant integration in Amsterdam. Tesfalem's story.

An opinion piece from Amsterdam's Mayor, Eberhard van der Laan, on the city's pioneering integration of immigrants

09/05/2017

World News

"Calais mon amour": how a National Front supporter fell in love with a migrant

The improbable story of how a French National Front supporter fell in love with an immigrant

08/05/2017

Libya

African slaves 'sold in Libyan car parks for $200'

The United Nations’ migration agency says growing numbers of African migrants passing through Libya are being sold as slaves by traffickers or militia groups before being held for…

11/04/2017

Greece

Greece's island refugee camps buckle under the strain

Greece is feeling the first wave of 2017's refugee harvest, but camps on its Aegean islands are already full and the country is ill-prepared to take any more people without help.

11/04/2017

Belgium

Euroviews. How the city of Ghent copes with increased numbers of refugees

As a local government, we believe in a pro-active and two-sided approach, not only speeding up the integration process for the refugees themselves, but also allowing organisations and citizens to get to know newcomers.

28/03/2017

Greece

Euroviews. Why don't migrants want to stay in Turkey or Greece? - view

07/02/2017

United Kingdom

Euroviews. European integration: Will the EU remain a beacon of openness and liberal democracy?

06/02/2017