More than 500 people are feared dead after two boats carrying Rohingya refugees and other migrants may have capsized off Myanmar’s coast in recent days, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Thursday. According to Reuters, the two vessels departed Myanmar’s Rakhine State in More
All Afghan nationals without valid visas in Pakistan will be arrested and the process of their deportation will be accelerated from today, Dawn reported, citing Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior. According to the report, Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior has issued directives to local administrations and security institutions to arrest Afghan citizens residing in the country without More
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 638 Afghan migrants were released from Pakistani prisons last week and returned to Afghanistan. In a statement issued on Thursday, the ministry said the migrants had been detained for varying periods due to a lack of valid residency documents. The ministry added that 518 of the returnees More
German newspaper taz has reported that the German government is considering deporting Afghan nationals without criminal records or security concerns, in addition to those with criminal backgrounds. The report, based on information from refugee councils in several German states, said at least five Afghan nationals are currently being held in special deportation detention centres More
Afghanistan is facing one of the world’s largest displacement crises amid drought, earthquakes and growing humanitarian challenges, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said. In its latest socioeconomic review, the UNDP said a fragile economy, four decades of conflict, the return of 2.7 million migrants, worsening climate-related shocks and reduced participation of women have placed More
Polish border police have announced the detention of 54 migrants, including 15 Afghans, while they were attempting to enter the country “illegally” from the Lithuanian border. In a statement posted on X on Friday, Polish border police said the group included 15 Afghans, 30 Pakistani nationals, and nine Bangladeshi citizens. The statement said: “An attempt More
Simultaneously with the release of 344 Afghan migrants from prisons in Pakistan, the Prison Administration has also announced the transfer of 164 Afghan inmates, including three women, from Iran to Afghanistan. The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday that during the current week, 344 Afghan migrants—families and single individuals—who had been detained More
The government of Belgium has issued visas to five members of Taliban delegation to attend a European Union meeting on migration in Brussels, the visas are highly restricted in duration and geographical validity, and are valid only for a one-day visit to Belgium. The European Commission last month invited Taliban representatives to attend a technical More
The bodies of at least 15 migrants, including a girl, have washed ashore along Libya’s eastern Mediterranean coast over the past week after their boat was believed to have capsized. Reuters, citing security, navy and medical sources, reported that the vessel was carrying around 61 people. The bodies were recovered from several locations along the More
At least 763 Afghan nationals were released from Pakistani prisons and returned to the country during the current week, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said 230 individuals returned through the Torkham crossing, while 533 crossed via Spin Boldak. It added that the individuals had been More
