A wave of anger swept Tunisian politicians and human rights advocates after Algeria’s president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and his government handed opposition MP and lawyer Seifeddine Makhlouf over to the regime of President Kais Saied.

President Donald Trump recently denigrated immigrants from shithole countries, reviving a comment he used during his first term in office that sparked criticism.

German policy is gradually shifting towards a stricter approach to the Syrian refugee issue, amid growing calls for intensified voluntary or even mandatory repatriation.

As European countries welcome refugees fleeing war and persecution, they stress they are "not naive" about the potential misuse of international protection.