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UNHCR criticises Danish asylum policies as Syrians and Afghans fear being told they cannot remain in the country.

Six months after Denmark airlifted 956 Afghans from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of their country in August last year, they learned that their

How Denmark’s hard line on Syrian refugees is an aid group’s ethical dilemma - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world

DENMARK voted to offshore refugee processing today in a move condemned by human rights campaigners, the UN High Commission for Refugees and the European Union. The country’s unicameral parliament voted 70-24 to authorise the government to set up an asylum-processing centre in a third country, thought most likely to be in Africa. The country’s Immigration Minister, Mattias Tesfaye, said that talks were underway with “a handful of countries” over establishing such a centre. Rwanda has been identified as a potential base. Social Democrat Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen campaigned on a ...

Denmark asylum: The Syrian refugees no longer welcome to stay BBC 27th May, 2021 04:37:49 Faeza Satouf, here speaking at a protest in Copenhagen, is one of the refugees who has had her status revoked When Denmark became the first European country last month to revoke residence status for more than 200 Syrian refugees, it faced condemnation from EU lawmakers, the UN refugee agency and human rights groups. Authorities in Copenhagen argue that parts of Syria are now safe enough for refugees to return. But the issue has proved divisive and activists and community groups have planned protests in s...