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Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, unhappy with life in Moscow: Report

Asma al-Assad, the wife of Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad, has filed for divorce after she was not satisfied with her life in Moscow, where her family is staying under asylum, according to Turkish and Arab media reports. Earlier this month, Bashar al-Assad and his family, including Asma, were granted asylum in Moscow after the authoritarian leader was dramatically overthrown …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

Faber seeks cooperation to address asylum housing shortfall

NL Times

The Dutch government is working to resolve a housing shortfall for asylum seekers after municipalities failed to meet targets set by the controversial spreidingswet. The law mandates the creation of 96,000 housing spaces, but only 90,000 have been secured, according to Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber. The spreidingswet, enacted to distribute asylum housing obligations fairly across municipalities, allows the minister to …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Putin breaks silence on Syria crisis: 'Haven't met Assad since granting him asylum in Moscow'

India TV News

Moscow: They want to present everything happening in Syria as some kind of failure for Russia but that is not the case, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. He denied that the ouster of key ally Bashar Assad in Syria had hurt Moscow’s prestige, as he took questions at his annual news conference and call-in show Thursday. "In general, …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Leftist opposition withdraws confidence in Faber amid asylum policy controversy

NL Times

Left-leaning opposition parties in the Netherlands have officially withdrawn their confidence in Minister of Asylum and Migration Marjolein Faber. The immediate trigger for the motion was the unrest surrounding Faber’s management of asylum policies, particularly those affecting mentally ill asylum seekers. In September, it was announced that the Veldzicht forensic psychiatric clinic in Balkbrug would eventually close its doors to …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Dutch Cabinet pleased with new strict asylum measures; Plan set to go to Parliament

NL Times

The Dutch Cabinet has approved three asylum reform laws proposed by Minister of Asylum and Migration Marjolein Faber. The proposed legislation includes the introduction of a two-tier system for asylum seekers, the elimination of permanent asylum permits, and stricter rules on family reunification. According to Faber, the measures aim to reduce the number of new asylum seekers and their families …

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3 days, 21 hours ago

Truth about migrant hotels: They host tens of thousands of young men and cost billions. Now our investigation raises disturbing questions about exactly who's in them... and why the government is obses

Daily Mail

A few days ago, I rang to book a room at the Mercure Hotel in central Leeds for a weekend next January. An Afghan ‘teenage’ migrant was convicted last year of sexually touching a 12-year-old boy in the bedroom of his Home Office hotel in Waltham Forest, east London. A request to the Home Office for an independent review of …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

Strict asylum measures to be debated, voted on by Dutch Cabinet members on Friday

NL Times

The Cabinet is expected to move ahead with a set of measures put forward by Minister of Asylum and Immigration Marjolein Faber during the regular weekly meeting of ministers on Friday. The issue of asylum has been divisive even within the coalition, dating back to the early days of discussions between the four parties shortly after the November 2023 election. …

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5 days, 20 hours ago

Sweden plans stricter asylum rules to curb re-applications without leaving the country

Firstpost

The government presented new legislation where a decision would instead be valid for five years “after the person leaves the country.” It also said it would block the ability of those who had their asylum requests rejected to instead apply for a residence permit based on employment while remaining in the country. Representational Image- AP Sweden’s government introduced a bill …

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6 days ago

UK unlawfully detained migrants on Indian Ocean island, judge rules

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A group of more than 60 asylum seekers were unlawfully …

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Wilders threatens to pull out of Dutch coalition over further asylum policy compromises

NL Times

PVV leader Geert Wilders said he will not support any further concessions when it comes to the Cabinet’s plan to approach asylum measures in the Netherlands. That I will no longer tolerate strong opposition, because then I will no longer feel like being in the Cabinet.” Coalition partner NSC has been firmly at odds with the PVV on the measures …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Syria’s new regime brings hope to a million refugees in Europe

CNN

London CNN — “I’ve been thinking in the past few years: Will I die away from my country?” Abdulaziz Almashi said, reciting the question that he and millions of displaced Syrians have asked themselves. “They really ruined the happiness of so many Syrians across Europe,” Almashi of the continent’s leaders. But the UN’s refugee agency said it was acceptable, as …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Europe has a new Syrian refugee problem, they don't want to go home amid HTS takeover

Firstpost

Despite Assad’s departure, Syria remains mired in uncertainty, with widespread destruction, a bankrupt state, and unclear governance. Germany, home to around 970,000 Syrian refugees, has been at the centre of Europe’s refugee response since former Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the doors to asylum seekers in 2015. Austria unveiled plans for a repatriation program, while Sweden’s far-right Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Rotherham rioter who tried to set fire to asylum seeker hotel is jailed

The Independent

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EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Some European Union countries on Thursday doubled down on their decision to rapidly halt asylum procedures for Syrian migrants in Europe, but said that it was too early to consider sending any of the hundreds of thousands of people who have fled since 2011 back home. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, has said that currently “the …

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1 week, 4 days ago

EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, has said that currently “the conditions are not …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Syria's new PM urges refugees to come back and 'rebuild' the country - as many insist they still intend to head for Britain or stay in Europe despite the fall of Assad

Daily Mail

Syria's new transitional prime minister has called for Syrians abroad to return to their homeland and help rebuild it, as Britain and other European countries have rushed to freeze all pending asylum requests from Syrians. Thousands of Syrians in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep celebrate at the news of the fall of the Syrian government in Damascus, on December …

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1 week, 4 days ago

After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, will Germany ask its 1 million Syrian refugees to return?

Firstpost

Amid celebrations over the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Germany faces a heated debate on the future of nearly one million Syrian refugees. They should return to Syria immediately.” Similarly, Markus Söder, leader of Bavaria’s Christian Social Union, stated, “If the reason for asylum disappears, then there is no longer any legal basis to stay in the country.” Jens Spahn, a …

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1 week, 4 days ago

‘Climate of terror’: New York’s migrants and asylum seekers brace for Trump

Al Jazeera

More than 200,000 asylum seekers and migrants have arrived in the US city in the past two years. Dubbed the “new Ellis Island” of New York City, the Roosevelt Hotel has welcomed upwards of 150,000 migrants and asylum seekers from more than 160 countries since reopening as a shelter. “If we can’t get assistance from New York City, we may …

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1 week, 5 days ago

EU says asylum rights can be suspended for migrants ‘weaponized’ by Russia and Belarus

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday gave a greenlight to Poland and other countries on Europe’s eastern flank to temporarily suspend asylum rights when they believe that Belarus and Russia are “weaponizing” migrants to destabilize the bloc. The EU’s executive branch also accuses Russian authorities of “facilitating these movements, given that more than 90% of migrants illegally crossing the …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Rights groups urge European nations not to send Syrian refugees back in haste

The Independent

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1 week, 5 days ago

Asylum seeker boat pilot loses appeal over deadly sinking in English Channel

The Independent

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1 week, 5 days ago

Faber warned strict asylum plans will put strain on legal system

Dutch News

Asylum minister Marjolein Faber’s plans for the “strictest asylum regime ever” will trigger a wave of legal challenges, placing further strain on an overburdened legal system, the Council of State has warned. In a highly critical assessment, the constitutional advisory body said it had “serious concerns” about proposals such as abolishing permanent residency for refugees and creating a two-tier asylum …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Home Office considering disused care homes and student flats to house asylum seekers

The Independent

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1 week, 5 days ago

Dutch far-right asylum minister will not block Bulgaria, Romania from joining Schengen

NL Times

The Netherlands remains in favor of lifting European border controls with Bulgaria and Romania. Asylum and Migration Minister Marjolein Faber, the Cabinet member responsible for this policy, is ignoring a last attempt from her own party, the PVV, to block these plans. Faber also does not like the fact that Bulgaria and Romania are joining the Schengen Area. The PVV …

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Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, unhappy with life in Moscow: Report

Faber seeks cooperation to address asylum housing shortfall

Putin breaks silence on Syria crisis: 'Haven't met Assad since granting him asylum in Moscow'

Leftist opposition withdraws confidence in Faber amid asylum policy controversy

Dutch Cabinet pleased with new strict asylum measures; Plan set to go to Parliament

Truth about migrant hotels: They host tens of thousands of young men and cost billions. Now our investigation raises disturbing questions about exactly who's in them... and why the government is obses

Strict asylum measures to be debated, voted on by Dutch Cabinet members on Friday

Sweden plans stricter asylum rules to curb re-applications without leaving the country

UK unlawfully detained migrants on Indian Ocean island, judge rules

Wilders threatens to pull out of Dutch coalition over further asylum policy compromises

Syria’s new regime brings hope to a million refugees in Europe

Europe has a new Syrian refugee problem, they don't want to go home amid HTS takeover

Rotherham rioter who tried to set fire to asylum seeker hotel is jailed

EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back

EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back

Syria's new PM urges refugees to come back and 'rebuild' the country - as many insist they still intend to head for Britain or stay in Europe despite the fall of Assad

After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, will Germany ask its 1 million Syrian refugees to return?

‘Climate of terror’: New York’s migrants and asylum seekers brace for Trump

EU says asylum rights can be suspended for migrants ‘weaponized’ by Russia and Belarus

Rights groups urge European nations not to send Syrian refugees back in haste

Asylum seeker boat pilot loses appeal over deadly sinking in English Channel

Faber warned strict asylum plans will put strain on legal system

Home Office considering disused care homes and student flats to house asylum seekers

Dutch far-right asylum minister will not block Bulgaria, Romania from joining Schengen