asylum
There’s a New Group Helping Trans People Flee the US
TRANSport launched its website about two weeks ago, and 30 people have already applied, the nonprofit’s founder told VICE News.
The UK Will Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda. No, Really.
The controversial scheme was announced after 28,500 people arrived on British shores in small boats last year. Critics call the plan ‘inhumane and outlandish.’
27 People Drowned Trying to Reach the UK
“This tragedy must represent a turning point,” the Joint Committee for the Welfare of Migrants told VICE World News.
A Jan. 6 Rioter Crawled Through Swamps to Seek Asylum in Belarus
Evan Neumann, who’s facing five felony charges, appeared on Belarussian TV over the weekend in a segment called “Goodbye, America!”
They Fled Sexual Violence. The UK Made Their Trauma Worse
Women don't feel able to share their trauma with border authorities and so don't get a fair hearing for their asylum claims, a survey shared with VICE World News says.
Olympic Sprinter Whose Own Team Tried to ‘Kidnap’ Her Now Seeking Asylum
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, a 24-year-old sprinter, refused to fly back to her authoritarian homeland, citing fears for her safety after she publicly criticised Olympic team officials.
Pregnant Woman Who Set Herself on Fire Could Face Arson Charges
The heavily-pregnant Afghan woman set her tent in a Greek migrant camp on fire with her inside it, in desperation over what she believed was an unsuccessful asylum decision against her.
Life After 4 Years of Detention Hell on Nauru
Australia's offshore immigration detention centres are now 'closed'. Here's one former detainee's story of rebirth.
Singapore Blogger Faces Child Pornography Charges After Settling in US
Amos Yee, who was jailed in Singapore, could be sent back to Southeast Asian country if convicted.
Here’s Why Sikh and Hindu Minorities are Leaving Afghanistan
There were around 200,000 Sikhs in Afghanistan before the start of the conflict in 1979
Asylum Seekers Describe 'Gang-Style Violence' in Europe's Biggest Migrant Camp
Migrants and aid workers in Greece’s Moria migrant camp say residents are living in fear after the second fatal stabbing in recent weeks.
VICE News Shares a Pulitzer for Reporting on Kidnapping and Extortion of Asylum-Seekers in Mexico
A VICE News story by Emily Green about a Honduran migrant kidnapped in Mexico was turned into a radio piece by This American Life. And it won the first-ever Pulitzer for audio reporting.