Armenians leave their motherland
Newly released data confirm that the numbers of Armenians leaving the country are comparable to previous periods of economic and political crisis
Migration crisis in Europe
Pope: "Without change in migration sphere there's a risk that civilisation itself would find itself shipwrecked"
He condemns treatment of migrants in Europe
Some migrants still try to enter Poland after Belarus camps cleared
Migrants still tried crossing overnight from Belarus, although in smaller numbers and smaller groups, Polish authorities said on Friday, a day after Belarus cleared the main camps where people from the Middle East had huddled at the border. …
Germany refuses to admit refugees from Belarus-Polish border
Germany will not take in refugees stranded on the Belarus-Polish border, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said after talks with his Polish counterpart. "If we took in refugees, if we bowed to the pressure and said 'we are …
Belarus border crisis: Poland detains 100 migrants
The Polish Defense Ministry reported Thursday that there had been numerous attempts to cross the border from Belarus. It said on Twitter that around 100 migrants had been detained. As regional leaders consider the next step in …
Polish border guards unleash tear gas on Belarusian border
The Polish border guards used a water cannon and unleashed tear gas on the border with Belarus in response to actions by migrants who started to pelt them with sticks and stones. A group of about 100 migrants on the border with Poland …
Lukashenko pleads for migrants to go home
Belarus is ready to facilitate the repatriation of refugees stranded on the border with Poland back to their homeland, but they do not want to return home, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus said on Monday according to BelTA news …
Merkel blames migration tensions on Belarusian authorities
Germany’s acting Chancellor Angela Merkel in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the current worsening of the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border and the influx of migrants should be blamed on …
People leaving Armenia in record numbers
In the three quarters of 2021, 103,000 more Armenians left the country than entered it, according to official data. Armenia's population is 2.963 million people, so this is an extremely alarming figure, because that amounts to about …
Ankara denies involvement in bringing illegal migrants to Belarus
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu refuted claims of Ankara's involvement in bringing migrants to Belarus in a recent phone conversation with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, a source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on …
Central Asia is running out of time to mitigate the effects of climate change
Without immediate, substantial action, climate change is projected to have major consequences not only on the economies of Central Asia, but also for regional stability and security
Greece boosts border guards over Afghan migration fears
Greece will increase the number of border guards on the country's border with Turkey, fearing a spike in illegal migration linked to the crisis in Afghanistan, officials said Monday. An additional 250 officers will join the …
EU to support Afghanistan neighbors to prevent illegal migration
The European Union should strengthen its support to third countries to prevent illegal migration from Afghanistan, according to a draft of a statement that the interior ministers of the 27 nations released after an emergency meeting in …
Asylum and migration in the EU: Facts and figures
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on migration flows in the EU. Movement restrictions put in place in light of the coronavirus pandemic have led to a reduction in migration, both legal and illegal, as countries have closed …
Biden's migration dilemma is reminiscent of Merkel
People who have fled very real dangers now live in catastrophic conditions directly on the border, on the Mexican side. The migrants sleep on concrete close to the bridges that lead to the US. Their only hope is that they can manage to cross …
How Europe outsourced the Syrian refugee crisis to Lebanon
In recent years, the European Union has protected itself from migrant flows from poverty-stricken and conflict-ridden countries by building what has come to be known as Fortress Europe, including policies of remote …
Migrant crossings into EU spiked in May
The number of migrants seeking to enter the EU tripled in May compared to the previous month. It's a sign traffic along Europe's migration routes is picking up again after a lull brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Coronavirus forces people to migrate
Calling for a global ceasefire during the pandemic was ignored
Turkey: Migrants will return to border after coronavirus outbreak ends
Ankara had evacuated an estimated 5,800 migrants from the Greek border area
Erdogan: Turkey seeks NATO support in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on NATO members to show their alliance with Turkey at this critical time. "NATO is in a critical period in which it should clearly show the alliance’s …
