A Syrian national applied for asylum in Denmark on 1st July 2016 and was issued a temporary residence document pursuant to Paragraph 7(3) of the Law on Foreign Nationals, by decision of 29 August 2016. That residence document was initially valid for one year and further extended automatically for the same duration until on 17 November 2020 the Danish determining authority decided not to renew it, pursuant to Paragraph 11(2) of the Law on Foreign Nationals.

The...

A Russian applicant, of Chechen ethnic origin, complained before the ECtHR against the removal decision issued by the Swiss authorities following the negative decision on his asylum claim. He alleged that his removal would lead to a violation of Articles 2 and 3 of the European Convention because he would be exposed to a risk of ill-treatment and risk for his life.

The court noted that the applicant first attempted to travel to Switzerland in 2015 and unsuccessfully requested a visa...

According to the ECtHR press release of 14 October 2025:

"The applicant, Mr B.F., is an Iranian national who was born in 1980. Mr B.F. entered Greece in August 2012. He was arrested immediately on arrival, subsequently released, then arrested again in July 2013 and placed in administrative detention for his irregular status. He applied for asylum...

Two Afghan nationals (the first and third applicants), and two Iraqi nationals (the second and fourth applicants), complained before the ECtHR on grounds of Article 2 of the Convention, both substantive and procedural limbs and argued that the Greek authorities failed to conduct a proper investigation into the sinking of a boat near the Greek coast, in the maritime area southeast of Agathonissi island, in March 2028.

The first and second applicants and the fourth...

A stateless woman from Palestine* originating from Lebanon and registered as a refugee with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), requested international protection in the Netherlands. By decision of 12 May 2023, the Minister for Asylum and Migration rejected her request, finding that the ground for exclusion of Article 1(D) of the Geneva Refugee Convention and Article 12(1)(a) of the recast Qualification Directive did not apply. The...

A national of North Macedonia applied for international protection in Luxembourg on 1 July 2025, accompanied by his spouse, their two children, and his spouse’s daughter. A EURODAC search revealed previous asylum applications in Germany (2016 and 2024), the Netherlands (2016 and 2024), France (2017), and Belgium (2025), as well as entries in the Schengen Information System (SIS) concerning a Dutch return decision and a French entry ban.

A Syrian national from the village of Mas'adah in the governorate of Al-Hasakah, requested international protection in Austria on 11 October 2022. On 12 January 2024, the Federal Office for Immigration and Immigration Asylum (BFA) rejected granting international protection, did not issue a residence permit, issued a return decision, declared removal to Syria admissible and set a period of 14 days for voluntary departure. The applicant lodged an appeal against...

A French national originally from an overseas department, applied for asylum in Switzerland on 21 July 2025, claiming that he had to leave the region due to persecution on social media and local radio stations, as well as harassment at work. He alleged that he had been defamed, humiliated and threatened with death in songs broadcast on the radio because of a previous romantic relationship he had. He held that he had filed a complaint with the gendarmerie on 6...

The applicants, A., and her brother B., both Sudanese nationals, entered Switzerland legally on 11 May and 20 May 2023 respectively. On 1 November 2023, they jointly requested humanitarian visas, stating that in view of the outbreak of armed conflict in Sudan in April 2023, they would be in danger in case of return. On 21 November 2023, the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) notified them that given their arrival to Switzerland in May 2023, their visa...

On 20 May 2016, the Prefect of Pescara issued an expulsion order against a Senegalese national. In view of its enforcement, on 28 April 2025 the Head of the Police Headquarters of Ancona ordered his detention in the Bari Repatriation Detention Centre (CPR). The Justice of the Peace of Bari validated the detention on the same day. On 9 May 2025 he was transferred to the CPR of Gjader in Albania. When he arrived there in the transit zone in Schengjin, he applied for international protection on...

GB, an Algerian national, applied for international protection in the Netherlands on 11 September 2025. On 7 October 2024, the Minister for Asylum and Migration rejected his application because GB did not appear at the interview to examine the grounds for this application. On 26 March 2025, GB applied again for international protection in the Netherlands, which had the effect of suspending the enforcement of the return decision. After hearing GB on the grounds for...

A Vietnamese woman, residing in the Czech Republic with her minor daughter, applied for international protection. Her primary motivation for the application was to remain in the Czech Republic, where her daughter — born in the country — attended school, had friends, and held a valid residence permit until December 2025. On 24 September 2024, the Ministry of the Interior rejected the application.  

The applicant challenged the decision before the...

The applicants, a married Syrian couple from Rif Damascus, entered Denmark in 2019 and applied for international protection. They claimed to fear persecution upon return to Syria because several of their sons had evaded compulsory military service, one of whom had joined the Free Syrian Army and was reportedly killed by a sniper. The applicants alleged that Syrian authorities had questioned them about their sons, that the male applicant had been detained several...

The applicant, a male Armenian citizen of Christian faith, entered Denmark in 2023 and applied for international protection. He claimed that he feared persecution by the Armenian authorities due to his desertion from the military. He also stated that he feared social exclusion and humiliation resulting from his former spouse’s infidelity with a family member.

The Danish Immigration Service rejected his application in spring...

A family of third country national, including young children, first applied for international protection in Italy. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) rejected their subsequent application in Germany as inadmissible because it found Germany the Member State responsible to process the application. Upon appeal the regional administrative court allowed the action of the applicants but upon onward appeal by the BAMF, the Higher Administrative Court rejected the action and allowed...