A group of migrants rescued from a boat in the Channel arrived on Dungeness beach in southern England on May 15, 2022 | Photo: Stuart Brock/AA/picture alliance
  • United Kingdom

UK: Calm seas and warm temperatures see hundreds cross Channel

Calm seas and warm temperatures on Tuesday provided conditions in which at least 120 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK. More than 600 reportedly made the journey in small boats over the weekend.

Rocca's criticism came after 6 million Ukrainian refugees were welcomed in Europe | Photo: Cecilia Fabiano/ZUMAPRESS/picture-alliance
  • Nigeria
  • Ukraine
  • European Union

Europe criticized over 'double standards' on migrants
Matteo Salvini with his lawyer Giulia Bongiorno, during a break in the hearing of the Open Arms trial in the bunker hall of Ucciardone, caused by a technical failure, May 13, 2022 | ANSA
  • Italy
  • Libya
  • Tunisia

Open Arms: Mission chief describes desperation of refugees

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From file: a small boat carrying migrants off the southeast coast of Spain, north of the Moroccan-Algerian border, in the Mediterranean Sea | Photo: ARCHIVE/EPA
  • Algeria
  • Spain

Shipwreck off Algerian coast claims 11 lives
Ukrainians in Brescia, Lombardy, return home by bus, on May 3, 2022 | Photo: ANSA/Filippo Venezia
  • Italy
  • Ukraine

Ukrainian refugees start to return home from Italy
A fishing vessel with migrants on board intercepted by coast guards off Crotone in Calabria | Photo: Archive/ANSA/Guardia Costeria
  • Italy

Migrant boat to commemorate deaths at sea

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Features

From file: A bombed out building in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv | Photo: Reuters
  • Bulgaria
  • Ukraine

The psychologist's tale: Loss, trauma and the refugee condition
Ukrainian children in the Padre Lais elementary school in Rome | Photo: archive/ANSA/Massimo Percossi
  • Italy
  • Ukraine

Rome school offers support to Ukrainian refugee children

A deportation stamp issued by German authorities | Photo: Picture-alliance
  • Germany
  • Kosovo
  • Russia

Germany: Human stories of deportation
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Personal stories

Daoud's story: He lived his whole life in Libya, yet can't become a citizen

Daoud was born and raised in Libya to parents originally from Guinea. His fiancé Aisha was also born in Libya and grew up there, but holds Malian nationality. Despite spending their entire lives in Libya, they doubt they have a future there because there's no path to citizenship for them.

Rama’s story: 'Employers always say the same thing, no asylum seekers here'

Rama* left Guinea almost three years ago because she feared for her life. She arrived in Cyprus to begin again. This is her story.

'If we complain, they fire us': Samir, an undocumented worker in France

Samir* worked for over a year using false papers for the DPD delivery group in the Paris region. Frustrated by the working conditions, which he describes as "slavery", the Algerian started a strike with 70 other colleagues, who were also undocumented. For four months, the strikers have been demanding to have their situation regularized.
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Understanding Europe

At least 1,500 migrants are living in Calais. Many had hoped to reach the UK but since the UK/Rwanda deal, more want to find out about how to apply for asylum in France | Photo: Emma Wallis / InfoMigrants
  • France

France: How to ask for asylum in Calais
From file: Migrants at the former camp for asylum seekers in Samos island, Greece | Photo: EPA/Michael Svarnias
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy

EU: When an asylum claim is 'inadmissible'
Around 15,000 Ukrainian refugees arrive daily in Berlin | Photo: Michael Kuenne/PRESSCOV/Zuma/picture-alliance
  • Germany
  • Ukraine

Ukrainian arrivals in Germany: Questions and answers
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The European Union

Credit: European Commission
  • Ukraine
  • European Union

Are you seeking refuge from the war in Ukraine? Beware of human traffickers when on the move
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  • Ukraine
  • European Union

Information for people fleeing the war in Ukraine
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  • European Union

Fighting migrant smuggling: 2021-2025 EU action plan

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