Film 'Bar Giuseppe' tells an unconventional love story
The film 'Bar Giuseppe' tells the story of an Italian widower and an African migrant who fall in love. It was recently screened at the Rome Film Festival.
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NGOs, Council of Europe decounce situation for migrants in Balkans
A group of NGOs in Italy and the Balkans have denounced that migrants along the Balkan migrant route continue to be illegally expelled from one state to the next. The Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe meanwhile has warned of a "humanitarian emergency" due to squalid conditions at the Vucjak migrant camp in Bosnia.
IOM resettles 154 Somalis in Germany from Ethiopia
154 Somali refugees were sent to Germany from Ethiopia last week. The resettlement was made possible through a program run by the German and Ethiopian governments, the UN migration agency, and the UN refugee agency.
Lampedusa hotspot on verge of collapse, Schengen committee
An Italian parliamentary committee that monitors the Schengen system visited the island of Lampedusa. It found that the migrant hotspot on the island is on the verge of collapse.
Fewer migrants issued new stay permits in Italy last year
The number of new stay permits issued to migrants and refugees in Italy decreased in 2018, according to the Italian statistics bureau ISTAT. The number of stay permits issued to asylum seekers went down over 40%.
Two men arrested in Italy after attacking migrants with stones
Italian police has arrested two men in Foggia on hate crime charges. They allegedly threw stones at foreign farmworkers last summer., injuring several migrants.
Iran recognizes 800,000 'invisible' children
A new law gives Iranian mothers who are married to foreign citizens the right to pass their citizenship to their children. 800,000 children of Iranian women and Afghan men can now become citizens. One of them -- 27-year-old Soheila -- told us her story.
App helps migrants find free cancer screenings in Marche region, Italy
The app is available in 12 languages. It is part of a program that aims to convince immigrants to enroll in breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening programs.
Syria: UNHCR boosts aid in northeast
The UN refugee agency has increased humanitarian aid in northeastern Syria after violence intensified in the area due to the military operation launched by Turkey last week.
Controversial migrant legislation scrapped in Slovenia
The Slovenian Constitutional Court has scrapped an article of an immigration law that allowed the country to limit foreigners' access after a vote in parliament in the event of a migrant crisis.
Over one million Italians are without citizenship - IDOS
Over one million second-generation immigrants were born in Italy or travelled to the country at a very young age but are not citizens, according to a 2018 study conducted by the IDOS Study and Research Centre. The study will be presented to the public on October 24.
Italy: Richard Gere receives honor for his work in favor of migrants
US actor Richard Gere on Monday was honored by the Italian city of Florence for his humanitarian work in favor of migrants and human rights.