The story of French migrant activist, Cedric Herrou, has been made into a documentary film titled "Libre." The militant farmer said he does not feel like a hero, and that we must stay human in the face of the migratory situation, despite everything.
The two leaders came together during a time of increased tensions. Macron had criticized Conte's decision to not let the migrant rescue ship Aquarius dock in Italy.
Oxfam has claimed French police have cut the shoe soles of migrant minors, altered their age on documents and forced them back to Italy. The report comes as Italy and France exchange harsh words over migrants.
The UN agency International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that migrant arrivals in Europe this year dropped significantly from the same period last year, amid the European crisis over the case of migrant-rescue vessel Aquarius.
Italy has remained firm in its decision to shut its ports to a ship carrying more than 600 migrants. But Rome insisted it is still willing to help asylum-seekers — under certain conditions.
Organized in collaboration with UNHCR, the photo exhibition No Stranger Place tells the stories of refugees who European citizens welcomed into their homes. The exhibition opens in Paris on Wednesday and runs until July 29.
The website, Mediafugees, provides a place for migrants to tell their stories. They can describe their journeys and paths to integration using their own words. The goal is to give migrants a voice and challenge prejudice.
Asylum seekers who reach France are deprived of their freedoms and in some cases "are unable to access asylum procedures," according to a recent report from the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE).
A recent report warns that the number of vulnerable child refugees that go missing between France and the UK is rising, signaling that they may have been trafficked.
French police evacuated two migrant camps near the Canal Saint Martin and Porte de la Chapelle in northern Paris on Monday morning, less than a week after clearing out a another larger migrant camp. Many of the people who have been evacuated are worried about their futures. Under EU legislation, they could be sent back to the first EU country that they entered and, in some cases, deported to their countries of origin.
A trio of foreign activists appeared in French court on Thursday for illegally assisting a group of migrants trying to cross into France from Italy. French society is divided over the crackdown on activists trying to help migrants on the move.
The chief of Refugees International says Europe is not living up to its promises on human rights. And if closing that gap means creating awkward moments, he's ready.