December 2025 – COI research training

We are thrilled to announce that we have once again partnered with Refugee Action. Through their Front Line Immigration Advice Project, we will be delivering the second series of free COI research training webinars, end 2025. These sessions are designed for legal...

Welcoming Three New Trustees to Asylos

We're thrilled to introduce three exceptional individuals who have joined Asylos' Board of Trustees in 2025. Each brings unique expertise and passion to our mission, and we couldn't be more honoured to have them on board.   Teslim Adeyanju – Treasurer Teslim...

Cameroon: The Anglophone Crisis

On this page, you can download our report "Cameroon: The Anglophone Crisis", published by Asylos in October 2025, in response to a query from an asylum professional, and responding to the research questions submitted to us. It examines the Anglophone crisis in the...

Farewell to Dick Oosting: A Steady Hand, a Wise Heart

Today we celebrate and honour one of Asylos’ longest-standing and most cherished trustees, Dick Oosting. After many years of dedicated service, thoughtful leadership, and deep commitment to our mission, Dick is stepping back from his role with Asylos. It’s hard to...

Call to Action: Recognising Lived Experience as Expertise

On June 6th, 2025, Asylos co-hosted a workshop with the Human Trafficking Research Network (HTRN) and the generous support from Clifford Chance, designed to explore how lived experience can be more effectively recognised as vital expertise in research and policy....

We stand for asylum decisions based on evidence

 

researching case-specific information

we research vital information to support people fleeing war, violence, persecution and grave threats claim their right to protection.

producing new sources

we map pertinent information gaps and address these by publishing interviews with experienced individuals.

promoting better procedures

we gather data about the use and impact of evidence in asylum courts and advocate for better procedures and fairer decision-making.

Access research

Our database features over 700 Country of Origin Information reports which are available for free download.

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Latest stories

Gay in the age of Brnabić

Gay in the age of Brnabić

The fifth in a series of posts that portray the complex journeys of individual asylum seekers who come to Asylos by Julia Z. Pohl This edition of our asylum stories brings you the journey of J, a young gay man from Serbia who moved to the UK to escape violent...

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6 Tips for Efficient and Thorough Research

6 Tips for Efficient and Thorough Research

by Daniel Buchman Once a year our volunteers join with the Austrian Red Cross’s COI research department to discuss best practices, reinforce research skills, and explore the future of digital investigations. This year, our intern Dan brought back six essential...

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Latest news

Read our 2022 Annual Report

We have just released our Annual Report and financial accounts for the year of 2022, detailing the activities we conducted to support asylum decisions that are based on fair process and accurate information. 2022 was a particularly meaningful year for Asylos. Through...

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New initiative to increase access to our research

Asylos is launching a new initiative aimed at making a selection of our bespoke research available publicly. By making a selection of our reports - which cover issues in over 100 countries - widely accessible, we hope that they can contribute to fair and...

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