Asylum
latest news & developmentsJudge slams home affairs department for ‘unintelligible, illogical babble’ in gay case
An immigration official rejected the asylum application of a man from Chad who was jailed solely for homosexuality in his home country
SA politicians also weaponise migration
South Africa must rid itself of issues that prevent a fair, rights-based approach to people’s mobility
Ramaphosa to press Trump on attending G20 summit, racial redress
The presidency believes the US president knows his invective against South Africa is devoid of truth
The 49 that left and the 64,749,951 who stay
We debated the reasons the Afrikaners left their culture, friends and family – fear, uncertainty, disillusionment. But life in South Africa continued as usual
Dear Aaron Motsoaledi, please give me South African citizenship
In 2001, my mother immigrated to South Africa from the DRC and applied for asylum. I was two years old. Now I must apply for asylum even though I know no other country
‘Courageous reinvention’: an extract from Mark Gevisser’s ‘The Pink Line’
In this extract from Mark Gevisser’s new book, Aunty, fleeing abuse and witchcraft, treks to northern Malawi
Durban refugee office turns away asylum applicants
A staff shortage means asylum seekers are unable to make appointments to apply for refugee status
Australia to ‘carefully consider’ Saudi woman’s asylum plea
Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qunun, fleeing alleged abuse by her conservative family, says she tried to reach Australia on a tourist visa
Swedish student delays deportation of Afghan man with in-flight video stream
Activist Elin Ersson disobeyed authorities to delay the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker, saying it is not right “to send people to hell”
Queer Ugandans struggle with the complexities of seeking asylum from repression
In the week that the first Pride parade was held at a refugee camp in Kenya, a commentator assesses the situation for LBGTI asylum-seekers from Uganda
Mugabe has not requested asylum yet— Dirco
Dirco has not received a formal request for asylum from ousted Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, Parliament has heard
Sierra Leone vice-president asks US for asylum
Sam Sumana was expelled from the governing All People’s Congress party for what is described as "his anti-party activities".
Atheists: Excluded and overlooked
It’s not just refugee law. The low status accorded to unbelievers has now become a matter of systematic civic exclusion, writes Zoe Williams.
Russia says ‘not thinking about’ asylum for Syria’s Assad
Russia has made no agreement to grant Bashar al-Assad asylum and is "not even thinking about" doing so, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.
Rights body urges SA to stop deporting Zimbabweans
HRW on Thursday urged SA to stop deporting Zimbabweans fleeing the humanitarian disaster in their country and grant them temporary shelter instead.