Jordan: Syrian refugees receive record number of work permits
Syrians in Jordan received 62,000 work permits in 2021 – a record high number. The country hosts more than 700,000 refugees, most of whom come from Syria.
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Italy: Turin migrant hosting center evacuated due to fire
A fire broke out in a warehouse underneath a migrant hosting facility in Turin, northwestern Italy. Eighty migrants were evacuated.
Shipwreck feared after 4 bodies found in 7 days off southern Spain
An investigation is underway in Spain after four bodies were discovered over the last seven days off the area of Malaga, in the south.
Pope pained by deaths at sea of migrants
Pope Francis on Sunday January 23 expressed pain at the deaths of migrants at sea because they are not allowed to land, he said.
Syria: Three children die due to freezing cold at displacement camp
Three children have died and two others are in life-threatening condition after a wave of storms and freezing temperatures hit northwest Syria, according to UN officials and aid workers. Tens of thousands of displaced people are living in makeshift shelters in the area.
Syrian father and son in iconic photo arrive in Italy
Munzir and Mustafa, a Syrian father and son, both missing limbs due to the war in their home country and featured in a now-well-known photo entitled 'Hardship of Life', are starting a new life in Italy, where they arrived Friday with their family.
Alhassane's story: 'They see me as a human, a person'
Alhassane came to Italy as a refugee from Niger. An Italian family decided to host him in their home, enabling him to study to become a healthcare worker.
Frontex needs be more transparent, EU ombudsman
The EU ombudsman's office has drawn up recommendations for EU border agency Frontex. This follows an assessment on whether and how the EU agency is meeting its human rights and transparency obligations.
Italy: NGO launches website on CPR migrant detention facilities
The Italian Coalition for Freedoms and Civil Rights (CILD) has created a website called 'Buchi neri' (black holes) which focuses on the administrative detention of foreigners in Italy.
Rights groups call on Greece to halt plans to collect biometric data
Greece's plans to collect more biometric information will likely increase racial profiling against migrants and refugees, Human Rights Watch and Homo Digitalis have argued.
Italian court rules in favor of Afghans seeking asylum
A Rome court has ordered Italy to issue humanitarian visas to two Afghans. ASGI said the Italian state created unjustified obstacles for the Afghans seeking safety.
Italy: Migrants exploited and beaten in Foggia, says trade union
A migrant worker employed in the fields of southern Italy has claimed that he and others were exploited and beaten in a video testimony shared by a local trade union.