Early bird: The future of Syrian migration in Germany is uncertain. A Czech woman in Ukraine was sentenced to 13 years in Russia
No reason for asylum in Germany anymore, says Merz
The future of Syrian migrants in Germany is now uncertain, after the German government, which has hardened its stance on immigration in response to the rise of the far right, hinted that it may be time for some of them to return home, whether voluntarily or involuntarily.
Approximately 1 million Syrians arrived in Germany during the height of the refugee crisis in 2015-2016, under the leadership of former Chancellor Angela Merkel. Currently, there are approximately 1.3 million Syrians living in Germany, 25,000 of whom were born there. Now, Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other conservatives in his coalition government are calling for their repatriation. Merz said this week that "there are no longer any reasons for asylum in Germany, so we can also start with repatriations," reported CNN.
Czech woman fighting in Ukraine was sentenced by a Russian court
A Russian court has passed a verdict in absentia on a Czech woman for her participation in a mercenary army. In the territory of the Russian Federation, she therefore faces the start of a 13-year imprisonment sentence
"We pay focused attention to the case of the Czech citizen sentenced in absentia in Russia. In general, there can be considerable doubt about the independence of Russian justice, which is strongly influenced by the executive branch and suffers from a significant deficit in the rule of law," said the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Daniel Drake, according to ČTK.
