Tag: seekers
Asylum seekers have been warmly welcomed in Leersum for 35 years: ‘Support comes with being honest’
From the beginning, in 1989, the residents of the asylum center in Leersum were warmly welcomed by the community, says Frits Naafs, mayor of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, which includes Leersum. “It…
Woerden agrees to asylum seekers’ center for 400 asylum seekers
It is striking that coalition party Lijst van der Does (LvvD) does not support the plans. Party leader Lenie van Leeuwen thinks fifteen years is too long. She also has…
Lopik takes in zero asylum seekers: ‘We don’t have much space’
Lopik – Lopik should actually accommodate 93 asylum seekers, but so far, none have been accommodated. The King’s Commissioner is therefore giving the municipality a stern talking-to, because the deadline…
Utrecht arranges its own reception of 100 asylum seekers because ‘direction is lacking’
In addition, the reopening of the HUB is also a response to what is happening in Ter Apel, says Sjoukje Volten, spokesperson for the municipality of Utrecht. The HUB is…
Haaretz: Israel recruits African asylum seekers for Gaza war | News in brief
So far, none of the asylum seekers involved in the operations in Gaza have been granted permanent residency. Israel’s security authorities are offering asylum seekers who arrived in the country…
Nieuwegein wants to accommodate 200 asylum seekers in the Celsiusbaan office building
This emergency shelter location is an additional shelter location, next to Newtonbaan 3-4. According to the municipality, both locations are needed to accommodate the requested number of asylum seekers from…
Cooking their own food: young asylum seekers now in Eemnes for six months
“We let them settle in here quietly,” Van den Bosch explains. The COA offers bed, bath and bread, as well as guidance. The asylum seekers stay for a year in…
An uncertain time begins for Malikzai and Safi after the closure of the asylum seekers’ center: ‘Where should I go?’
Mrs. Malikzai and Mrs. Safi sit there dejected. Outside on the terrace of the ADRA foundation, where they are taking language lessons, they pour out their hearts. “Where am I…
Uncertain times begin for Afghan refugees after the closure of the asylum seekers’ centre: ‘Where should I go?’
Mrs. Malikzai and Mrs. Safi sit there dejected. Outside on the terrace of the ADRA foundation, where they are taking language lessons, they pour out their hearts. “Where am I…
In Italy, the reception of asylum seekers under great pressure
Accents d’Europe returns to Italy today, to once again examine the fate reserved for asylum seekers. There were more than 130,000 of them last year (2023) at the gates of…