Asylum seekers

Turkish officials say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as the two…

Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants are living in camps in Libya, often under “inhuman” conditions, the chairman of the…

The European Union, United Nations and African Union have agreed to an emergency plan to dismantle people smuggling networks and…

Papua New Guinea authorities on Thursday removed dozens of asylum seekers and ratcheted up pressure on more than 300 others…

Australia turned down on Sunday an offer to take 150 asylum seekers being held in an Australian-run detention center in…

The United Nations human rights office called on Australia on Friday to restore food, water and health services to some…

Over a dozen human rights groups and aid organizations wrote to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday urging him…

Hundreds of protesters marched through Sydney on Sunday to call for detainees, being held in controversial centers for asylum seekers…

Germany deported eight Afghans with criminal records after their applications for asylum were rejected, said Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere.…

Canadian health authorities and aid workers are using an Olympic stadium to shelter asylum seekers, as a growing number of…