95 refugees reach Italy from Libya via humanitarian corridors
At least 95 refugees from various African countries and Syria have arrived in Italy on a UNHCR charter flight. The migrants were victims of torture and other serious forms of abuse.
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In pictures: Migrants in Tunis stage protest outside UNHCR
In front of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the Tunisian capital, dozens of migrants have been camping for several weeks in plastic tents. They want the UN to process their requests to be evacuated from the country.
Eritrean migrant found dead in Calais
A young Eritrean man has been found dead inside a trailer at a parking lot in the French port city of Calais. He is believed to have taken his own life.
Migrant landings doubled in Italy in 2021: report
A Jesuit center for refugees in Italy has noted that 67,040 migrants arrived in Italy in 2021 by sea, almost twice as many as the year before. Among them were nearly 10,000 unaccompanied minors.
Home Office report confirms record number of UK migrant arrivals via the English Channel
More than 28,500 people arrived in Britain by crossing the English Channel from France in small boats in 2021. These irregular journeys to the UK across one of the world's busiest shipping lanes have been sharply on the rise in recent years.
More integration initiatives open up to Afghans in Germany
Going forward, Germany will allow Afghan asylum seekers to pursue language and integration classes even before a decision is granted on their applications. The change in law came as government assessments showed that refugees from Afghanistan are likely to be allowed to remain in Germany for the time being.
UN human rights office 'deeply concerned' at Libya migrant expulsions
Libya has been forcibly expelling groups of migrants, transporting them to the border and leaving them stranded there, the UN human rights office says. It has called on Libya to stop the practice immediately.
63 refugees from Ethiopian camps brought to Italy via humanitarian corridors
Some 63 refugees from the Horn of Africa arrived in Italy on Friday from Ethiopian refugee camps as part of a humanitarian corridor project.
'Cruellest' Eritrean people smuggler placed on Dutch wanted list
An Eritrean man accused of running a camp in Libya and subjecting migrants to "severe beatings, kidnapping, rape and or unlawful deprivation of liberty," has been put on a wanted list in the Netherlands. He has already been sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia in Ethiopia for similar crimes.
Migrant and refugee crossings of English Channel increasing, despite risks
Despite tougher measures on both sides of the English Channel, asylum-seekers are still trying to make the dangerous crossing from France to the United Kingdom, in an attempt to find a better future.
Tigray: UN warns refugee camps are 'running out' of food
The UN World Food Programme chief is calling for supply trucks to be allowed to deliver food to thousands of refugees in Tigray, saying current rations will run out on Friday.
Two migrants dead, 178 rescued by Tunisian navy
The Tunisian navy has rescued 178 people who were trying to cross the Mediterranean by boat. The bodies of two other migrants were also recovered.