Close to 4.2M who fled Russia’s war on Ukraine have temporary protection in EU
As of August 31 2023, almost 4.2 million non-EU citizens, who fled Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian invasion on
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Refugees
More than 500 000 asylum applications in EU+ countries in H1 2023
By the end of June 2023, EU+ countries received 519 000 applications for asylum. Based on current trends, applications could
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European Court of Human Rights declines religious group’s application against Türkiye
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has declined an application by religious group the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and
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Religious group lodges European court action against Türkiye after pullback at Bulgarian border
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, members of which were pulled back at the Turkish-Bulgarian border in May after
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Number of Ukrainians accommodated in Bulgaria through state scheme doubles in two months
The number of Ukrainians accommodated in Bulgaria through a scheme of state support for accommodation of those fleeing Russia’s war
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Bulgaria intends prolonging humanitarian accommodation scheme for Ukrainian refugees to end of 2023
The programme by which there is state support for accommodation of people displaced from Ukraine and who have temporary protection
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UN refugee agency: Forced displacements hit record in 2022
By the end of 2022, the number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights abuses stood at
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EU ministers reach agreement on key asylum and migration laws
At a June 8 meeting of the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs council, EU ministers agreed on a negotiating
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UK journalists held in Türkiye with would-be refugee group allege torture, physical abuse by Turkish authorities
Two UK journalists who were detained in Türkiye with 104 members of a persecuted US-based minority religion have been released
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