Written by Dozens of Italian police officers and social workers deployed by Italy’s far-right government in migrant centres in Albania have returned home, after it emerged that the facilities, praised as a model to reduce refugee arrivals, have been empty for weeks. Just over a month after the much-publicised opening of the multimillion-euro detention centres for asylum […]
Since Donald Trump’s re-election, Canadian immigration lawyers have seen a surge in inquiries that inspired one firm to create a website dedicated to American “refugees.” To serve disillusioned U.S. voters, Vancouver immigration lawyer Ryan Rosenberg launched a website called “Trumpugees.ca” with the tagline, “Tired of Trump? Thinking about Canada? We can help.” The site provides […]
It is wise of Canada to scale back the number of new refugees it plans to resettle if that helps stabilize the housing market and prevents backlash against newcomers, the head of the UN refugee agency said during a visit to Ottawa this week. Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, met with Prime […]
Mel Stride appointed shadow chancellor, and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary Mel Stride, the former work and pensions secretary, has been made shadow chancellor, the BBC is reporting. And Priti Patel, the former home secretary, is shadow foreign secretary. This suggests Kemi Badenoch is serious when she says she wants to unite the party. Stride […]
The recent QLD Election only exemplified our broken, violent “democratic” system. Neither women nor children stood to be protected — not by the Liberals and not by Labor, writes Tom Tanuki. THE LNP WON the recent Queensland State Election with a campaign marked by proposals to criminalise abortions and introduce “adult time, adult crime” laws, which would contravene international […]
Israel has banned the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. That could be devastating for millions CNN Israel’s parliament votes to ban UN relief agency from operating in the country The Independent Israel votes to ban UN aid agency, Palestinians say 100,000 residents trapped Reuters LIVE: World condemns UNRWA ban as Israeli forces kill 60 in Lebanon Al Jazeera English […]
The last 12 asylum seekers being held in a new Italian migration hub in Albania must be transferred to Italy, a court has ruled, in a heavy blow to a controversial deal between the far-right Rome government and Tirana aimed at curbing migrant arrivals. The decision casts further doubt on the feasibility and legality of […]
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for an exploration of “return hubs” outside the EU in a letter to the bloc’s national leaders on irregular migration, citing a deal between Italy and Albania as a possible model. EU leaders are to meet on Thursday and Friday for a summit on migration […]
The first people to be intercepted at sea by the Italian navy under a controversial migration deal with Albania are on their way to the Balkan nation to have their asylum claims processed. As part of the pact signed off by Italy’s far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, a navy ship set off on Monday and […]
The image was meant to send a stark message: criticise Hun Sen and you will be punished, even if you’re not in Cambodia. Nuon Toeun appears front and centre in the photograph released by Cambodia authorities, handcuffed and flanked by armed guards outside a Phnom Penh prison. Her crime? Making a social media post critical […]