asylum seekers
LGBTQ Immigrants Go to America for Refuge and End Up in Detention Centres
The United States offers a safe haven for LGBTQ asylum seekers, but when they first arrive, many end up facing abuse in immigrant detention centers.
The Refugees Who Refuse Asylum
For some, the ability to travel back home outweighs the protections of asylum status in western Europe.
The Uppsala Pride Parade for Asylum Seekers
People had travelled from all over the country to welcome LGBTQ asylum seekers to Sweden.
What It's Like to Be a Gay Refugee in Germany
Refugees some times carry with them the objectionable convictions of their home countries, so coming out as a homosexual refugee in Germany is out of the question. Many asylum seekers are still afraid of exactly the same people they feared at home.
Australia’s Effort to Dump Refugees on Cambodia has Backfired at a Cost of $40 Million
After resettling four asylum seekers from Nauru at $10 million each, Cambodia's Interior Ministry says they've done enough.
Activists Fought with Riot-Cops to Try and Save an Immigrant from Detention
One officer was knocked out as people threw bricks at police who were helping the UK Border Agency round up an immigrant in London.
We Asked An Expert What Would Happen if the EU Opened Its Borders to Everyone
Economist Michael Clemens is pretty sure that the continent won't collapse.
Photos of Hazara Refugees Trapped in Indonesia on Their Way to Australia
The photographer Mike Read spent time in Indonesia with the people suffering the consequences of Australia's refugee policies.
Europe or Die – Part Four: Italy's Mediterranean Mass Grave
VICE News correspondent Milène Larsson arrives in Italy as the only extensive search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean is replaced with border surveillance, effectively leaving thousands of migrants adrift in the deadly sea.
Europe Or Die: Trapped In Bulgaria – Part Three
In episode three of Europe or Die, VICE News correspondent Milène Larsson visits Bulgaria to see Europe's newest border fence and speaks to Syrians who, because of the EU's Dublin Regulation, are trapped in one of Europe's poorest countries.
Europe Or Die – Part Two: Death Boats to Greece (2/2)
Concluding the second episode of our series, VICE News correspondent Milène Larsson continues her visit to the border between Greece and Turkey to find out what happens to the many migrants who perish while attempting to cross Greece's dangerous Evros...
Europe Or Die – Part Two: Death Boats to Greece (1/2)
VICE News correspondent Milène Larsson visits the border between Greece and Turkey to find out what happens to the many migrants who perish while attempting to cross Greece's dangerous Evros river.