Finland tightens criteria for permanent residence permit
The four-party alliance government led by the Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) stiffened criteria for getting permanent residence…
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Canada Statement to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM)
On November 18, 2025, UNHCR Canada was invited to appear before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on…
In Greece, ‘Tough’ Migration Policies Have Replaced Rule of Law
The public debate on irregular migration in Greece has always been tense and toxic. Undocumented people are called…
How a Kentucky artist and poet document local refugees’ stories
Louisville resident Patrick Litanga was a case manager for Kentucky Refugee Ministries in 2015, and he was tasked…
My family fled Ukraine in 2022. Here’s how we’ll spend Christmas
After a year of anti-immigrant and anti-refugee rhetoric, Big Issue spoke to some of the people who have…
The Syrian refugees who changed Germany
Anwar al-Bunni, photographed in his Berlin office in December 2025. Photography for Hyphen by Muhammad Salah Abdulaziz In…
Al-Hermel – A Syrian Refugee Camp Funded by Iran
Iranian soft-power influence efforts in #Lebanon. The Syrian refugee camp “Al-Imam Ali,” located at the eastern entrance to…
Poland has turned on its Ukrainians
“I am afraid to speak Ukrainian on the street,” says Iryna, a 30-year-old Ukrainian refugee living in Warsaw…
1600 turned away at German borders applied for asylum
Close to 1,600 people who had previously been turned back at the German border following intensified checks there…
“Life has turned into hell”: refugees from Sudzha complain to Putin about the arbitrariness of officials
Residents of the Sudzha district of the Kursk region recorded a video message to dictator Vladimir Putin due…
No room at the inn? Many Brits are happy to welcome refugees
When home secretary Shabana Mahmood set out her reforms on the pathway to settlement, many felt her proposals…
Syrian refugees face ‘unbearable’ suffering in Lebanon as Taoiseach to accelerate resettlement – The Irish Times
Syrian refugees in Lebanon say they are facing “unbearable” suffering, with 62 still waiting to travel more than…