Asylum seeker killed in Iraq weeks after repatriation from Finland

15.02.2018 11:56:00

The daughter of deceased asylum seeker Ali is also awaiting deportation back to Iraq with her Finnish-born infants.

Europe’s Waiting Room for Refugees: Negotiating Borders and Performing Resilience in Serbia

06.02.2018 10:59:00

Guest post by Kathryn Metz, Outreach Coordinator at The Ohio State University’s Center for Slavic and East European Studies. Her research examines the human dimension of EU migration laws and policies, specifically the policy of border externalization in the Western Balkan countries. In her...

Appreciation Award Plaque from SOS Children’s Village Macedonia

03.02.2018 14:10:00

The president of Legis received an appreciation award plaque from the Director of SOS Children’s Village Macedonia.

Child refugees who fled Nazis plead for UK to take in more migrants

02.02.2018 12:57:00

Five former child refugees who fled Nazi persecution have urged Theresa May to welcome more young migrants into Britain.

Macedonian prime minister’s reply to Pope Francis’ letter

03.01.2018 11:57:00

Macedonian prime minister’s reply to Pope Francis’ letter: In 2018 the global humanitarian crisis shall be solved on the basis of the UN Declaration for Refugees and Migrants

'10,000 refugees' to be relocated from Libya to EU in 2018

27.12.2017 11:21:00

Up to 10,000 people stranded in refugee camps and detention centres in Libya could be relocated to Europe in 2018, the Italian government said on Sunday.

Violation of Article 3 during detention: ECHR rules against Bulgaria

19.12.2017 09:51:00

On the 7th of December 2017, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled against Bulgaria a violation of Article 3 (inhuman and degrading treatment) concerning a family with its three children during their detainment in 2015. The press release of the ECHR reads as follows:

UN: EU cooperation with Libya has led to 'unimaginable horrors' for migrants

17.11.2017 10:06:00

EU-backed agreements between Italy and Libya have reduced the number of migrants reaching EU shores. But the cost has been "unimaginable horrors," according to the UN human rights commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein.

The Road for Refugees: Rejected, Refused, Returning Home

16.11.2017 15:00:00

Last week, my friends and I went on a road trip around the Balkans, armed with a tiny rental car and the world’s most powerful passport. At the recommendation of our other friends, we contacted LEGIS, an NGO based in Skopje, and organised a visit to a refugee camp in Tabanovce. There, we met...

How xenophobic rhetoric failed

10.11.2017 12:00:00

The Opposition in Macedonia wanted to mobilize voters with the initiative against refugees. It even collected signatures for referenda against migrants.

Volunteer Story

07.11.2017 09:47:00

At the dawn of my thirties, I wanted to see the world. A genuine bicycle touring enthusiast, I took my bike in March 2016 with my friend David and we left France toward Eastern Europe, not knowing what exactly lay in store. When we arrived in Belgrade, Serbia, we realised what the situation of...

Call for refugee protest on Syndagma Square

01.11.2017 15:02:00

We are more than 4,000 refugees awaiting our transfer to Germany – most of which are families who are waiting already more than 18 months in Greece under deplorable conditions.

Volunteer Story

25.09.2017 14:30:00

My name is David Jordan and I have been volunteering with migrants and refugees along the Balkan route for ten months. I have spent time in Greece, Serbia, and Macedonia volunteering both inside official camps and with those who prefer irregular migration outside official camps.

Unlawful death of refugees and migrants Note by the Secretary-General

22.09.2017 14:00:00

The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, submitted in accordance with Assembly resolution 71/198.

Smugglers make test runs with migrants across even more deadly Black Sea route

13.09.2017 10:30:00

Rise in boats intercepted by Romanian coastguard fuels fears that smugglers are trying to reactivate dangerous transit passage to Europe

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