News of asylum

Ecuador questions Argentina over ex-minister's escape from embassy

14-03-2023 14:18 Ecuador's government summons Argentina's ambassador in Quito to respond to "inconsistencies" in information provided about the alleged escape from its embassy of a ex-government minister convicted of corruption.

UNREST IN PERU

Peru judge extends ex-president Castillo's pre-trial detention to three years

10-03-2023 10:46 A Peruvian judge on Thursday extended former president of Peru Pedro Castillo's pre-trial detention to 36 months for "allegedly being the leader of a criminal organisation," the Supreme Court announced.

European Politics

Asylum applications in EU dived under Covid curbs

29-06-2021 15:36 The number of asylum applications lodged in the EU plummeted by a third last year because of border restrictions thrown up by the coronavirus pandemic, the bloc's asylum assistance agency said on Tuesday.