The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says at least 8,565 people have lost their lives on migration routes across the world in 2023, making it the deadliest year on record. According to data collected by IOM’s Missing Migrants Project, the 2023 death toll represents a tragic increase of 20 per cent compared to 2022, highlighting More
The United States is likely to stop issuing the Special Immigration Visa for Afghans known as “SIV” by the end of this year. The program that resettles in the United States Afghans who worked with the US government could grind to a halt later this year. The congressionally-authorized limit of 38,500 Special Immigration Visas (SIVs), More
Special representatives of Pakistan and Denmark have discussed cooperation in addressing problems of Afghan refugees. Pakistan Special Envoy for Afghanistan Asif Ali Durani wrote on X: “I welcomed my Danish counterpart Mr Lars Bo Moller, and his delegation to the Foreign Office yesterday.” Durani added he discussed with his Danish counterpart the need for cooperation More
Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Wahidi has said undocumented migrants residing in the Islamic republic must return to their countries. Wahidi said in a message on X: “Illegal migrants in Iran should return to their countries and the rest of them should contribute to the development of their country under a regular programme.” Foreign citizens had More
Canada has evacuated 273 more Afghan nationals from Pakistan to Vancouver, the Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said on Thursday. IRCC wrote on its X handle: “Today (Thursday), 273 Afghan nationals arrived in Vancouver on a charter flight from Pakistan.” They will continue their journey to approximately 27 communities across Canada, including Abbotsford, Kelowna and Toronto.” According More
Turkish police have arrested 39 illegal Afghan migrants in northeastern Duzce province, media reports said on Thursday. The migrants were hiding inside a car among boxes of paper towels and were arrested in Chilamli district of Duzce province, Anatolia news agency reported. It said: “Security forces stopped a car in Arabaji area during an operation More
An Afghan refugee has committed suicide in the Baharakoh area of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, according to police on Saturday. Police said that Mohammad Shifae, 28, and Afghan national migrated to Pakistan two years ago. He said Shafae filed asylum request to Canada and after two years he received a negative response after More
Over 4,000 Afghans deported or returned voluntarily from Pakistan and Iran in the past seven days, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday. On its Twitter handle the MoRR, wrote 729 persons accounted for 190 families have been deported from Pakistan via Torkham and Spinboldak crossing. In the same period 3,352 individuals More
Iranian border forces arrested more than 2,000 illegal refugees in border areas with Afghanistan and Pakistan in the past 72 hours, an official said on Tuesday. Ali Reza Fazli, deputy head of social affairs at Sistan and Balochistan Border Command, told Fars news agency that Iran’s border security forces identified and arrested 2,285 immigrants trying More
Afghan refugees recently returned from Pakistan said they did not have own houses and have to live rental houses which is difficult for them to pay rent. Although repatriation of Afghan refugees via Spinboldak has been declined now comparing to the past but families that retuned in the past three months complained against high rent More
