Migration

Refugees

Greece’s new asylum law ‘poses continuous traps’ for refugees

The World

November 05, 2019

The law includes sweeping changes that narrow the criteria for eligibility for refugee status and introduces several stringent provisions that, if not strictly followed, would render one’s asylum’s application void. This is the latest in a series of measures taken by the government to crack down on asylum-seekers.

Displacement

The world closed its doors to Syrian refugees. Now Turkey wants to send them back. 

The World

October 29, 2019

Turkey extended a deadline for Syrians to update their registration cards or move until Oct. 30. But many say they’ve run into problems getting their papers in order, and registrations in larger cities, including Istanbul, have been completely blocked.

Syrian refugees in Turkey are there to stay, at least for now

The Conversation

October 24, 2019

Since the start of the conflict in Syria more than seven years ago, Turkey has hosted a steadily increasing number of refugees from that civil war.

Gender

Deportation to Syria could mean death for women, children and LGBTQ refugees in Turkey

The Conversation

October 22, 2019

After eight years of welcoming people fleeing Syria’s civil war, the Turkish public is beginning to turn against Syrian refugees. But if the Turkish president does deport Syrian refugees, he won’t be sending them to a “safe zone,” as promised. These extremely vulnerable people would be deported into the lines of combat in this contested, oil-rich zone.