EU asylum applications down but Iran concerns mount
Brussels – Asylum applications to the EU dropped by almost 20 percent in 2025, the bloc’s asylum agency said... Read more
3 Mar
Nigeria grants asylum to Guinea-Bissau opposition leader
Abuja – Nigeria has granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau opposition leader Fernando Dias da Costa, who ran against ousted president... Read more
2 Dec, 2025
New border control plan could harm asylum seekers, say critics
Parliament recently heard submissions on the One-Stop Border Post Bill. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks By Jan Bornman South Africa’s... Read more
12 Jun, 2025
Court declares asylum ‘filtering’ system unconstitutional
Supporters of the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town chanted “Ubuntu knows no borders” during a picket outside the Western... Read more
18 May, 2025
Court ruling on asylum seekers welcomed
The Scalabrini Centre in Cape Town and other immigration rights activists welcomed a High Court ruling on Friday prohibiting... Read more
18 Sep, 2024
Constitutional Court win for asylum seekers
The Constitutional Court has struck down provisions in the Refugees Act which dictate that asylum seekers who have not... Read more
13 Dec, 2023
Malaysian killer freed from Australian immigration detention – lawyer
Sydney – A Malaysian former bodyguard convicted in the 2006 murder of a Mongolian translator has been released after... Read more
13 Nov, 2023
Hosting Britain’s migrants: The view from Rwanda
Kigali – Britain’s controversial deal to send migrants and asylum-seekers to Rwanda has attracted a flood of criticism in... Read more
22 Apr, 2022
UK archbishop raises ‘ethical questions’ on Rwanda migrants plan
London – The Church of England’s most senior cleric, Justin Welby, on Sunday criticised the British government’s plans to send... Read more
18 Apr, 2022
